SALARY: £ 25,744.00 HOURS: 39 hours per week, Monday – Friday- 0600-1430 LOCATION: Lewins Mead Street Cleansing Operative Purpose of the role: We are looking for a Cleansing Operative who shares our vision and values to make Bristol a cleaner and greener place to live and work. You will manually sweep, litter pick and cleanse the allocated route, within required timescales and to agreed standards, whilst maintaining compliance with all aspects of health and safety. Full training will be given and it will particularly suit those who enjoy an outdoor and physical role. Key Responsibilities: Work in all weathers, walk up to four miles per day and lift/carry 10kgs refuse sacks onto a van. Push/pull a wheelie bin/barrel weighing up to 35kgs and manually sweep, litter pick, empty litter bins and dig out weeds. To ensure the designated routes are cleansed to the standard expected and all tasks and responsibilities are completed within the required timescales. Maintain a good level of conduct when communicating with colleagues and the public. Work individually or as part of a team. To ensure the job function is carried out safely and in line with Bristol Waste Company (BWC) health & Safety policy and procedures, comply with all BWCs working practices and procedures, ensure all induction methods are employed and followed. Ensure that equipment used is correct for the job, kept safe and maintained to a good standard. To take part in all relevant working rotas within the current operation. Essential Requirements for the Role: Good communication skills in order to liaise with the public and colleagues Ability to work independently, using initiative and as part of a team Demonstrate technical knowledge of the equipment to ensure its safe and proper use Experience or ability to demonstrate suitability for physical work involving pushing/pulling waste bins and lifting waste sacks up to 10kg Full Job Description can be provided upon request. Our Benefits: Depending on your role we provide an employer contribution of up to 5% into the company pension scheme. Generous annual leave package with 25 days annual leave days plus 8 bank holidays. Support for Mental Health, we have an BUPA Employee Assistance Programme that provides support in a variety of different areas such as Mental Health, Financial and Family related topics. We also have Mental Health First Aiders across the business. Support for your Physical Health with our BUPA Health Cash Plan (we cover the cost of coverage for you), Cycle to Work scheme and an onsite Physiotherapist. All free for our colleagues. Because we value our colleagues so much, we want to recruit more employees just like them. Which is why we have our employee referral scheme. Dedicated learning and development team. We take pride in developing our colleagues and some examples of this include our In-House Driver Development Programme and internal promotions. Many of our Senior Leadership Team have developed from Operational roles, such as one of our Contract Managers who started as a Street Cleanser. Employee recognition awards and long service awards. To celebrate our colleagues wherever they are on their journey with us. We recognise and celebrate talent. Flexible working, we recognise that everyone is different and strive to create an environment that supports all colleagues. We have introduced a hybrid working model where possible and actively encourage part-time working, job sharing and flexibility on hours. If this interests, you please do get in touch, and we can start a conversation. Due to a high number of applications, we’re unable to get back to everyone who may have applied but unfortunately didn’t get shortlisted. If you haven’t heard from us within 3 weeks of applying, please assume you have been unsuccessful, but we thank you very much for your interest in working for BWC and advise to check our website for new vacancies arising. We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive sufficient applications. To discuss this role, your application, or any reasonable adjustments please feel free to contact our People Services team on recruitmentbristolwastecompany.co.uk or by phone on 0117 440 6676. We are on equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.