Telford and Wrekin Services

Role Definition: Waste Operative

Telford and Wrekin Services

Telford and Wrekin Services (TWS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of FCC Environment.

TWS was established in 2001 to provide Environmental Maintenance service to the Borough of Telford and Wrekin Council. These services include Refuse and Green Waste Collection, CRC site Operation, Grounds Maintenance, Street Cleansing, Highway Maintenance and Transport Workshops.

TWS employs around 280 staff, together with over 50 ‘O’ Licence vehicles plus 75 light goods vehicles and approximately 300 items of plant.

FCC Environment

FCC Environment (FCC Environment is the trading name for FCC Environment (UK) Limited and FCC Environment Services (UK) Limited) is a leading UK waste and resource management company, which is part of a global group with a strong heritage in providing services for communities and businesses. Our vision is to be the environmental company of choice, delivering change for a sustainable future.

FCC Environment’s core business focuses on collections, resource recovery and renewable energy providing services for local authorities and commercial customers. To make our skills and expertise easily accessible to our customers, our business is grouped into five core services:

·  Municipal services – household waste collections, street cleansing, parks and gardens maintenance

·  Business waste solutions – waste collection and recycling services for small and large companies

·  Recycling – material recycling facilities, household waste recycling centres

·  Green energy – recovery of energy from waste

·  Waste Processing – industrial waste treatment, hazardous wastes and landfill disposal

We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 2,500 employees. We recycle 1.2 million tonnes of waste each year.

FCC Environment is part of the FCC Group which is a leading international infrastructure, environmental services and green energy company present in more than 50 countries with 90,000 employees.

Role Purpose

To ensure that the Company collects waste in accordance with current legislation and company requirements by loading materials into the vehicle and unloading at the waste disposal point as directed by management of the Company.

Key Responsibilities

·  Work as a member of a crew

·  Observe current legislation and Company safety policies

·  Wear and care for any PPE that is issued

·  Operate any equipment as per instruction and training

·  Load waste/resources into the vehicle as per instruction and training

·  Report any non-conforming wastes on the route

·  Interact with customers/residents in a polite and courteous manner

·  Report any near misses, incidents and accidents to management

·  Undertake any training required for the role

·  Any other reasonable tasks as directed by management

Qualifications and Experience (preferred)

·  Clean UK driving licence

·  Manual handling or any waste industry training would be an advantage

Personal Qualities

·  Must have the ability to push heavy wheeled bin and lift container/bulky items of household waste

·  Ability to work with minimal supervision as part of a team

·  Good communication skills with customers/residents and colleagues

·  The ability to follow pre-planned routes and read maps

·  Flexible attitude towards working additional hours as and when required

·  Must be prepared to wear PPE uniform that will be provided

·  Must be willing to undergo additional training

·  Knowledge of the district would be a distinct advantage

·  An understanding of Health and Safety in the workplace

·  Sufficiently resilient and robust to effectively deal with aggressive/irate customers/residents

Other Information

Location – Telford