Waste and Recycling Operator

This role is eligible for the Campus Services New Starter Bonus* (£1,000) and Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*. 

About the role

Join our Waste & Recycling Team and help keep the University of Bath campus clean, safe and sustainable.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Collect and empty waste and recycling bins across campus.
• Transport and handle a range of waste streams safely and responsibly.
• Operate waste collection vehicles, compactors and recycling equipment.
• Support the day-to-day running of the Recycling Centre.
• Help improve recycling rates and support the University’s sustainability goals.

Working hours: Typically 8am–4pm, Monday to Friday, with some weekend working as required to meet operational needs.

To find out more about the department - Join the Campus Services team

About you

You will be:

• Reliable, practical and safety-conscious.
• Comfortable working outdoors and undertaking physically active work.
• A positive team player with a flexible, can-do approach.
• Committed to delivering a high standard of service.
• Confident following health and safety procedures and using equipment safely.
• Organised, attentive to detail and committed to environmental sustainability.

Experience in waste management, recycling, vehicle driving or operating equipment such as compactors would be an advantage, but training will be provided.

Further information

This role is offered on a full-time, permanent basis, 36.5 hours per week.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Adrian Price, Cleaning & Portering Operations Manager on ap3491@bath.ac.uk. Please ensure that you submit your application through the University website.

Campus Services New Starter bonus*. In addition to the great benefits Campus Services’ offers, we can offer you a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six months’ probation. Please note this bonus is pro rata for part time roles.

This role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*. If a university staff member has ‘referred’ you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying, that you select ‘Referred by current member of staff’ or note their name when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?'. The referrer must be noted at time of application to be considered.

*Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

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