Forklift Operator

Forklift Operator - 45 hours a week + Overtime as required - £14.28ph Your core responsibilitiesTo maintain H&S standards and performance on site.Carry out daily checks and report on defectsTo assist the production team in minimising downtime when stoppages occurTo work harmoniously with the maintenance team to handover information about the mobile plantAssist in the investigation of accident and incidents.Assist the team in the achievement of the sites KPI’sUndertake any training as required and provided by the company.Our essential requirements Forklift accreditation (with clamp attachment, Desirable)Here’s why you’ll love it at Biffa.On-the-job training with our in-house teamAccess to Biffa Perkz – high street discounts for you and your familyPioneering family-friendly policies Awarded the British Council 5 Star Safety AwardWe’re here to change the way people think about waste.With over 100 years of history, Biffa’s iconic red trucks and containers are a familiar feature across the UK. Whether we’re turning waste into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. Over 10,000 people around the country trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.Dedicated to diversity.Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.

Forklift Operator - 45 hours a week + Overtime as required - £14.28ph

Your core responsibilities

• To maintain H&S standards and performance on site.
• Carry out daily checks and report on defects
• To assist the production team in minimising downtime when stoppages occur
• To work harmoniously with the maintenance team to handover information about the mobile plant
• Assist in the investigation of accident and incidents.
• Assist the team in the achievement of the sites KPI’s
• Undertake any training as required and provided by the company.

Our essential requirements

• Forklift accreditation (with clamp attachment, Desirable)

Here’s why you’ll love it at Biffa.

• On-the-job training with our in-house team
• Access to Biffa Perkz – high street discounts for you and your family
• Pioneering family-friendly policies
• Awarded the British Council 5 Star Safety Award

We’re here to change the way people think about waste.

With over 100 years of history, Biffa’s iconic red trucks and containers are a familiar feature across the UK. Whether we’re turning waste into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. Over 10,000 people around the country trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.

Dedicated to diversity.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.

Biffa have been servicing the waste management needs of the UK since 1912 and we’re now a UK leading integrated waste management company. We are proud to lead the waste and recycling industry. With operations at over 195 sites spanning the length and breadth of the country, we service over 2.3 million households and collect 4.3 million bins per week just within our municipal division. From our conception in 1912, our business has developed far beyond waste collection and into recycling, treatment and energy generation servicesOur VisionTo be the leader in UK sustainable waste management.Our PurposeWe're here to change the way people think about waste.Our values truly reinforce what we are all about:• We act as a team- We are working towards a common goal- We look out for each other- We all have an equal voice and respect each other• We make things happen- We are hands on and get stuck in- We find a way- We go the extra mile and always deliver • We do the right thing- We are honest, transparent and responsible for our actions- We keep our promises- We build trust by being consistent and fair• We take pride in what we do- We continually develop our knowledge and expertise- We know our work matters- We take price in a job well done We are a progressive business and innovation is core to our strategy. This means continually developing and improving our extensive UK-wide infrastructure to provide greater flexibility, an innovative and broad range of services and the utilisation of technology to ensure we are easy to do business with.

Biffa have been servicing the waste management needs of the UK since 1912 and we’re now a UK leading integrated waste management company.

We are proud to lead the waste and recycling industry. With operations at over 195 sites spanning the length and breadth of the country, we service over 2.3 million households and collect 4.3 million bins per week just within our municipal division. From our conception in 1912, our business has developed far beyond waste collection and into recycling, treatment and energy generation services

Our Vision

To be the leader in UK sustainable waste management.

Our Purpose

We're here to change the way people think about waste.

Our values truly reinforce what we are all about:

• We act as a team

- We are working towards a common goal

- We look out for each other

- We all have an equal voice and respect each other

• We make things happen

- We are hands on and get stuck in

- We find a way

- We go the extra mile and always deliver

• We do the right thing

- We are honest, transparent and responsible for our actions

- We keep our promises

- We build trust by being consistent and fair

• We take pride in what we do

- We continually develop our knowledge and expertise

- We know our work matters

- We take price in a job well done

We are a progressive business and innovation is core to our strategy. This means continually developing and improving our extensive UK-wide infrastructure to provide greater flexibility, an innovative and broad range of services and the utilisation of technology to ensure we are easy to do business with.