Landfill Maintenance Operative

Our client is one of the UK’s leading waste and resource management companies, with over 200 facilities and around 4,500 employees across the UK.

As Landfill Maintenance Operative, you will carry out site checks, oversee contractor activities and support repair and maintenance activities across inert and closed landfill sites. You will help ensure that work is carried out safely, efficiently and with proper regard for environmental compliance.

This vacancy is for a full-time position, working 37.5 hours per week, 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.

Location: South East (to cover East Anglia, Cambridgeshire, Kent & Essex)

Main Duties:

·         Assisting with daily, weekly and monthly checks across closed sites in accordance with company procedures

·         Identifying and escalating issues that require remedial works or statutory inspections

·         Undertaking appropriate repairs to site equipment and infrastructure, including sourcing spares and supporting maintenance programming

·         Carrying out relevant infrastructure checks on leachate systems and investigating and repairing issues where required

·         Supporting the efficient extraction of landfill gas and leachate to maximise environmental compliance

·         Managing and carrying out inductions for temporary labour, contractors and visitors

·         Controlling contractor activities and maintaining relevant paperwork in line with Company procedures

·         Carrying out regular inspections of site security and management systems, taking remedial action where necessary

·         Supporting the repair and maintenance of plant and equipment as directed by the Site Manager and Supervisor

·         Ensuring site activities take account of relevant planning consents, ecological licences and environmental permits 

Candidate Requirements:

·         An understanding of leachate and gas systems

·         An understanding of environmental issues, including gas control, leachate and surface water

·         Experience of working outdoors

·         A UK driving licence

·         A basic understanding of the Health & Safety at Work Act

·         Basic IT skills, including email, Microsoft Word and smartphone use

·         The ability and willingness to work alone, use your own initiative and follow Lone Working Procedures

·         Willingness to travel during the working day and work across different locations depending on operational requirements

·         Comfortable working outdoors throughout the year

Ref: J9741