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Environmental Technician

Job description
  • Monmouthshire, Wales
  • Contract,
  • undefined,
  • ENV/NIS
  • 17/02/2026
Job description

Working as part of a small friendly team to ensure all waste and recycling services are undertaken in a way to segregate all waste streams to ensure they are disposed of correctly to avoid cross contamination and to maximise potential rebates for the company

 

  • Operating recycling equipment machinery / balers etc
  • Rotating around different sites
  • Segregating waste to avoid contamination
  • Distribution, collection and emptying of bins from Operational areas
  • Keeping recycling area tidy
  • Reporting equipment faults and requesting supply orders
  • Managing waste / arranging collections
  • Maintaining tidy dedicated internal waste / recycling areas
  • When required, during periods of cover, driving a dedicated Luton van to distribute bins and materials between sites
  • Reporting incidents / breakdowns / hazards and near misses
  • Driving a counterbalance truck with rotator forks to carry bins and to load trailers with bales, and in accordance with a valid license
  • Encouraging good segregation behavior to drive recycling rates up, rebates up and general waste costs down
  • Providing absence cover to the rest of the team, which may be at other sites from time to time
  • Carrying out some warehouse cleaning, floor sweeping / scrubbing (when time allows)
  • Potentially some grounds maintenance cover (if willing and interested in this task)
  • In all aspects of the role, operating plant and equipment in accordance with a valid license, company safety procedures, legal requirements and training for that vehicle/equipment.

Capabilities

  • Passion for the environment
  • Skills in operating baler equipment (full training will be provided)
  • Counterbalance truck Driver (full training will be provided)

    Capabilities

    • Passion for the environment
    • Skills in operating baler equipment (full training will be provided)
    • Counterbalance truck Driver (full training will be provided)

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