Location: Land Fill Site Gremista Lerwick, ZE1 0PX
Salary: £31,355.54 - £32,436.71 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
The Waste Operative will undertake a range of duties required to operate the Gremista Waste Management Facility.
He/she has responsibility, both individually and as a member of a team, for the operation of a waste disposal location, landfill site, transfer site or treatment site.
Duties include:
* Driving associated vehicles eg. JCB excavators, loading shovel and the operation of plant and equipment at the site.
* Traffic control of all site users.
* Ensuring general site tidiness and cleanliness including site offices and facilities.
* Dealing with the public on the weighbridge and raising the appropriate paperwork eg. waste transfer notes in accordance with legislative requirements.
* Instructing contractors and the public on disposal arrangements and ensuring they comply with the rules and regulations.
* Manual handling of waste materials.
Additional Information
* The grade of this post is G.
* Salary shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £2,859 per annum (pro rata).
* Permanent Full Time post for 37.0 Hours per Week, 52.18 weeks per year.
* A relocation package does not apply to this post.
* We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland.
* We are happy to talk flexible working.
During the application process, you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.
This post is based at Landfill site, Gremista, Lerwick.
For further details relating to this post, please contact: Brydon Gray - Team Leader - Contact on: 01595 743961 or email: brydon.gray@shetland.gov.uk
If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.
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