Waste Operator

Position: Waste Operator - Days
Shift Pattern - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday plus alternating Sundays 6am-6pm (after 6 weeks rotates to Thursday, Friday, Saturday plus alternating Sundays for a further 6 weeks)
Rate of pay - £15.95 per hour

Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop

Here at Selby, we employ a team over 750 colleagues. A site steeped in history; we are the UK's number one manufacturer of customer private label cooking sauces and pickles. We have been serving our customers out of our Selby site since 1914. We produce more than 160 million units per year across 600 different product lines for customers such as Morrisons, Tesco & Asda.

What you'll be doing
To provide a proactive waste service to the site, ensuring all debris, litter, waste and spillage are cleared and/or contained. Duties of this role include:

Safely remove all bins, IBCs, pallets, and waste receptacles from production and site areas
Ensure all receptacles are correctly tagged, weighed, and recorded accurately on the Marco system
Move receptacles to the correct location for emptying, cleaning, sorting, storage, or disposal
Segregate all waste correctly into recyclable, recoverable, and general waste streams ensuring correct labelling
Ensure all receptacles are checked, sorted, and handled safely
Clean all bins, IBCs, pallets, and other receptacles to the required factory acceptance standard
Maintain the waste area, sortation shed, bin routes, perimeter, and pallet wash areas in a clean, tidy, and audit-ready condition
Ensure no unclean or damaged receptacles are returned to production
Operate FLTs and material handling equipment safely and in line with training and site rules
Complete pre use checks on all equipment and attachments
Ensure trucks and equipment are kept clean, safe, and compliant
Drive appropriately for conditions, following site speed limits and pedestrian awareness rules
Always wear correct PPE and ensure it is clean, stored correctly, and defect-free
Work in accordance with all health & safety procedures, training, and risk assessments
Ensure all waste activities meet GMP, food safety, and audit requirements
Immediately report any pests, spillages, leaks, damage, or non-conformances to your line manager
Maintain strong communication within the waste team and with other departments
Escalate issues, risks, or capacity concerns promptly to the line manager
Share information on known issues that may impact operations or compliance
Support colleagues and undertake additional tasks as required to meet site priorities
Complete all daily and weekly task sheets accurately and on time
Ensure all required records, weights, and system entries are completed in full
Provide accurate information when requested by management or during audits
Use water and energy efficiently, ensuring equipment is switched off when not in use
Identify and report improvement opportunities, issues, or ideas to the line manager, including ROI submissions where appropriate
Actively support site sustainability, waste reduction, and recycling objectives
What we're looking for
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