Mobile Recycling Operative

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Manchester
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Entry-level
SALARY
£30,359 / year
CATEGORY
Skilled Trades
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SKILLS

Customer Service Mobile Plant Operation Driving License Health and Safety Teamwork Record Keeping

FULL DESCRIPTION

The Mobile Recycling Operative role involves working with people, caring about the environment, and the opportunity to receive health & safety training with the chance to gain further qualifications. The role is a fixed-term contract for 6 months, based in Manchester, with a salary of £30,359. Responsibilities include providing customer service, operating mobile plant, maintaining records, and ensuring site tidiness.

About The Role

Location: Reliance Street HWRC (Manchester M403EZ)

This is a role where you will need to potentially travel from site to site throughout Greater Manchester, your own transport will be needed.

Salary £30,359.

This role is Fixed Term Contract for 6 months.

Working a 4 On 4 Off shift pattern

Start/finish times: 10.5 hours per shift in Winter, between 07.45hrs-18:15hrs, then 12.5 hours per shift in Summer between 07.45hrs-20:15hrs.

Working 38.5 per week (pro rata) - Monday to Sunday

Full PPE provided

What will I be doing?

Providing excellent levels of customer service, you will advise and assist members of the public on how to use the site in order to maximise recovery of materials they are depositing, which will involve:

  • A flexible approach is required
  • Operating Mobile Plant
  • Full driving license is required
  • Maintaining accurate records for the removal of materials from the site.
  • Controlling the exchange of containers by booking loads with the relevant person, thus ensuring the site always has space to segregate and store material correctly.
  • Maintaining a tidy site within his/her areas of responsibility.
  • Ensuring SUEZ complies fully with its legal duties in respect of the health, safety and welfare of its employees and of other people who may be affected by his/her actions or omissions.
  • Co-operating with SUEZ and with other employees in order to comply with the site permit, comply with all applicable legislation, and SUEZ Policies and Procedures.
  • Any other duties that are reasonably requested within the scope of the job-role.

What are the requirements?

With the potential to gain qualifications including IOSH health, we are looking for an enthusiastic team player who will be expected to join the current site team to ensure operations exceed the standards required.

What you will need is:

  • A good level of customer service and ability to work in a team.
  • Ideally prior mobile plant use is desirable but full training will be given.
  • A flexible approach to work will be advantageous as you will be expected to cover holiday and sick days if required.
  • Full Driving License 
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