Casual Waste Services Operative Jobs – Information Event

Dumfries and Galloway Waste Management Service will be hosting any open day on Thursday the 30th of March at 13:00 at Dumfries and Galloway Council Offices, Cargen Tower, Dumfries, DG2 8PN.  Attendees should report to the reception at 13:00.   There will be an information session about the roles and responsibilities of the job and a demonstration of the fleet of vehicles and resources used as part of the role. Anyone interested in attending this open day should contact John Lees via this email address John.Lees@dumgal.gov.uk

This event will be supported with translation.

Casual Waste Services Operative Job Role & Responsibilities

The job is to deliver a wide variety of frontline services within the waste department. Successful candidates are expected to carry out various duties as instructed by the waste services supervisor. These duties include:

• Refuse collections from domestic & commercial properties.
• Recycling collections from domestic & commercial properties
• Waste food collections from domestic & commercial properties
• Uplift of Fly-Tipping
• Uplift of road kill.
• Uplift of bulky/white good items.
• Maintenance of refuse/recycling bins
• Any other reasonable tasks as per waste supervisor’s instruction. (for example, this could be litter picking or in winter clearing snow from pavements.)
• Completion of appropriate paperwork i.e., monthly timesheet.
• Participation in compulsory training and monthly toolbox talks.
• Anyone with a licence is expected to drive council vehicles when necessary.

All roles will involve outside working and working as part of a team.

To register to attend this event please email John.Lees@Dumgal.gov.uk