Waste Champion - Food Manufacturing

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Carlisle
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£30,000 / year
CATEGORY
Manufacturing
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SKILLS

Relationship building Data Analysis Excel PowerPoint Report Generation Waste Management Communication Autonomy

FULL DESCRIPTION

Waste Champion - Food Manufacturing

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is hiring a Waste Champion for a 6-month fixed-term contract at its Carlisle site. Salary: £30,000 per annum. Full time, on-site role.

Role Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the organisation and maximising collection opportunities in each product category of imperfect product
  • Collaborate effectively and escalate potential risks to key stakeholders
  • Deliver documented reports on waste stream progress on a weekly basis to key stakeholders
  • Cover multiple waste streams across the site including card, plastic, animal feed, R1 Reduce, R2 Reuse and R3 Recycle (this list is not exhaustive)
  • Deliver the weekly and monthly Imperfect Product sales numbers versus forecast

Required Qualifications

  • Effective at building relationships and able to interact with people at all levels
  • Able to work autonomously and as part of a team towards a common goal
  • Logical mind with a strong eye for detail and an organised approach
  • Proficient Excel and PowerPoint skills including data analysis, advanced formula creation, pivot tables and generating weekly and monthly reports
  • Proactive, good communicator and able to work independently with minimal supervision

What's in it for you?

  • Fixed-term contract for 6 months covering maternity leave
  • Annual salary of £30,000
  • Opportunity to work closely with the UK Waste Specialist and Site Management Teams
  • Exposure to waste stream management, reporting and data-driven decision making

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle. We have a virtual GP, financial wellbeing assistance, flexible lifestyle benefits platform Choices, high street discounts, cycle-to-work scheme, life cover, enhanced pension, save-as-you-earn scheme, and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Matching Share Plan. We also award [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Stars. Since 1987, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company. Join our [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Team. For reasonable adjustments, contact Ashish Gautam at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

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