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Do you have experience of operating machinery and mobile plant, including loading shovels, 360 excavators and forklift trucks? If you're naturally practical and willing to work outdoors, we have a range of shift patterns to suit you as Recycling Operative, working at Grundon's busy recycling facility at Colnbrook, near Heathrow. You will join a committed team on a permanent contract with a starting hourly rate of £11.55- £13.05 (plus shift allowance if working on a 4-on-4-off pattern), depending on skill level, plus a host of great benefits, including:
- Discretionary company bonuses
- Pension scheme (you contribute 5% of pay, Grundon matches this) with life insurance cover
- Option to buy additional holiday
- Reward and discount shopping scheme
What you’ll be doing as Recycling Operative
Our Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) are plants where materials like paper, cardboard, cans and bottles are separated and sorted from tipped waste, baled and sent on to be recycled.
It's a varied role: you might go from sweeping one minute to operating an excavator the next, to clearing a blockage that would cause downtime, or loading a shipping container with bales of recovered paper.
What we're looking for in our Recycling Operative
- Competent and qualified at operating mobile plant – forklift, loading shovel, 360 excavator.
- A basic understanding of the waste industry, ideally with experience in a recycling processing plant/baler operations.
- Good timekeeping, attendance and teamwork.
Working hours available
**Please tell us your preferred option (1, 2 or 3, below) in the Supporting Statement section of the application form you will be taken to when you click 'Apply here'**
1) Average working week 40.36 hours on a shift system of 4 days on followed by 4 days off. Your normal shift will be 12 hours, 6am-6pm
OR
2) Average working week 40.36 hours on a shift system of 4 nights on followed by 4 nights off. Your normal shift will be 12 hours, 6pm-6am
OR
3) Average 44.75 hours per week on a two-week rotating shift pattern. Week 1: 6am-2.30pm Mon-Fri. Week 2: 2.30pm-12.30am Mon-Thurs, 2.30pm-10pm Fri, plus alternate Sat mornings, 6am-10.30am
Grow with Grundon
Grundon is a leading, long-established and award-winning waste management, environmental and quarrying company that develops and invests in the people that work for us. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our success story as Recycling Operative and strengthen our team. Click apply. No agencies please.
Please note: We don’t use closing dates, but interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match, so do apply as soon as possible
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £11.55-£13.05 per hour
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Work Location: In person
