- Pay Rate:
£14.97 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 3 months
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire,
NG162HX
Temporary Refuse Loader–Manual Labour
Reference no: Broxtowe RQ825178
Pay rate: £14.97 per hour PAYE
The post holder will remove household, industrial and commercial refuse from scheduled locations using containers provided.
Key responsibilities:
- Travel with Refuse Collection vehicle to and from collection area or refuse disposal point as scheduled.
- Collect and load all manageable household, industrial and commercial waste in accordance with section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Section 76 of the Climate Act 2008.
- Place bins to be emptied at the kerbside making sure no vehicular access is blocked and minimum obstructions to pedestrians, householders or vehicles and then return, ensuring no access is blocked.
- Assist other loaders with heavy bins and loads.
- Undertake a visual inspection of and where necessary reject contaminated bins for the recycling, glass, textile, garden or residual waste streams in line with Council policies.
- Operate powered bin lifting mechanisms in a safe and correct manner in accordance with guidelines and Health and Safety procedures.
- Collect any refuse spillage that occurs from either bins or vehicles to prevent road hazards.
- Communicate with the public in a polite and courteous manner and provide necessary information about the refuse and recycling collection service.
- Act as banksmen assisting the driver, watching out for any dangers which could develop for other road users, parked cars, children and pedestrians.
- Advise team leader of any missing or defective bins, contamination, overfilled, heavy, difficulties of access or other problems.
- Ensure compliance with Council policies and Health and Safety procedures when loading and emptying bins, travelling on vehicle and whilst on site.
“Specific Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
Experience & Knowledge / Technical skills
- Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
- GCSE Grade A-C (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues in relation to Manual Handling.
Skills & Abilities
- Ability to work on own initiative and work as part of a team.
- Ability to maintain work written records.
- Ability to work in all weather conditions.
- Good literacy skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with service users
- Ability to problem solve and work under pressure.
- A good team player.
- Sound numeric and literacy skills
To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD.
If you have previously applied to one of our vacancies and have already sent the required supporting documentation to us, please make this clear when you re-apply as this will help speed up your application.
To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF.
If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
- Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.
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