Street Scene & Waste Operative - Grade C
| Posted On: Jun 25, 2025
Plymouth, EN PL4 0RZ
4 Months, Contract
On-site
Job Summary
- Job Title:
- Street Scene & Waste Operative - Grade C
- Posted Date:
- Jun 25, 2025
- Duration:
- 4 Months, Contract
- Shift(s):
-
06:30 - 16:15
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- Name:
- Imtiyaz Khan
- Email:
- imtiyaz@rangam.com
- Phone:
- 203-608-3318
Description
General grass cutting and maintenance duties
Primary purpose of role
- To keep the city and local environment clean, tidy and adequately maintained with minimum disruption to residents and the public in compliance with relevant environmental legislation.
Role outcomes
- Removal of waste or recycling from residential and business properties and public land/highway in accordance with Health and Safety guidelines and Codes of Practice. Carry out grounds maintenance and cleansing as directed in a safe working manner within Codes of practice. (80%)
- Responsible for cleaning locations where spillages and split bags have taken place and responsible for safe removal of hazardous substances. Ensure areas are left clean and tidy after collections /operations, including replacement of bins. (15%)
- Report unsafe working practices to line manager. (5%)
Role measures
- Compliant with rules in Codes of Practice including Highway Code regulations
- Completion of set tasks and duties within given timescales.
- No reportable accidents within the workplace
- Completion of tasks and duties in compliance with environmental legislation
- Waste recorded and disposed in safe manner in line with relevant legislation.
Key activities
- Collecting various types of waste and recycling from commercial and residential properties throughout the city. (45%)
- Cleanse public land, highways, and main roads as directed by line manager. (20%)
- Carry out grounds maintenance as directed including using mechanical hand tools such as pedestrian mower, strimmers and hedge cutters. (20%)
- Ensure relevant codes of practice and safe working practices are complied with to
- promote a cleaner safer city. (15%)
- Ensure customer standards are adhered to at all times.
- Carry out other duties appropriate to the grade of the post.
Essential qualifications/ knowledge
- Functional skills in English and Maths level 1, and/or the ability to follow straightforward oral and written instructions and keep basic work records,
- Knowledge of Health and Safety in an operational environment
- Knowledge of customer care standards
- Knowledge of Road Traffic Legislation and Safety
- Knowledge of recycling materials
- Trained in Manual Handling.
Desirable qualifications/ knowledge
- Functional skills in English and Maths Level 2, or equivalent
- Knowledge of waste and recycling collection service
- NVQ Level 2 Waste Management
- Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and COSHH
- Knowledge of Street Cleansing service
- Knowledge of vehicle safety within a front line service area
- Full driving licence.
Essential experience
- Experience of labouring work or heavy manual work
- Experience in delivering high standards of customer care.
- Experience of working in a waste based environment
- Experience of undertaking a variety of manual tasks in a recycling facility.
- Experience of Health & Safety in an operational environment
Desirable experience
- Experience of waste collection service
- Experience of Street Cleansing service
Essential skills
- Physical skills required to lift, pull, and push container bins at periodic times of the day.
- Ability to solve straight forward problems regarding access issues and conditions of containers.
- Communication skills required to exchange information with both staff and members of the public where tact and diplomacy will be required.
- Skills to use specialist equipment after receiving training for the role.
Corporate standards
- In accordance with Council policies and guidance on information management and security, it is your personal responsibility for data protection, client confidentiality and information governance.
- Act at all times in accordance with appropriate legislation and regulations, codes of practice, the provisions of the Council’s constitution and its policies and procedures.
- Work within the requirements of the Council’s Health and Safety policy, performance standards,