Waste Operative
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Overview
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Pay rate: £10.65 per hour
Location: Rolls Royce, Sinfin, Derby
Coordinating and planning incoming wastes and materials ensuring they are stored correctly and processed efficiently in line with MITIE and client processes and procedures and to act as the driver/second man on the waste collection vehicle and dealing with legacy and project/PPM wastes.
Main Duties
- Ensure the segregation of varying waste streams into the appropriate containment to maintain expected recycling and landfill diversion targets.
- Operating onsite waste machinery and equipment eg Shredder/baler/ FLT .
- Maintain good housekeeping standards at all times.
- Implement site polices as directed by the site supervisor & Client.
- Liaise with the site supervisor and client as required with a ‘can do' approach ensuring waste is collected in a timely manner.
- To be able to work well on own initiative but more importantly as part of a team.
- Be able to work with and support other MITIE staff on site.
- Monitoring client non-conformances and reporting back to management accordingly.
- Liaise with the projects team to ensure that project waste is collected at source at the time of work completion.
- To undertake bin maintenance and use of small hand tools etc.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Qualifications / Skills Required:
- Customer focused approach
- Reliable, responsible and safe working attitude.
- Must be an effective communicator verbally
- Previous knowledge of the Waste and Recycling sector and relevant experience is essential.
- Ability to work as a team player and to demonstrate individual initiative and promote new ideas.
- Job is hands on; it can be physical and can involve working in adverse weather.
- Fork Lift Certificate is desirable.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Building & Personnel Services
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Waste Operative roles across Mitie's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Building & Personnel Services.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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