Re-use Shop Operative

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Summary of vacancy:
Do you take pride in providing great customer service, with a background that includes retail and merchandising? Would you like to work with SUEZ, a company working for a greener UK, recovering value from what other people no longer need? When you join SUEZ, you get more than a brand-new role. Your work will help us deliver innovative and environmentally responsible solutions for water and waste management.

You will get a chance to help us preserve and restore our planet’s natural capital for future generations. It’s a career that’s not only exciting, but full of opportunities as well as professional and personal fulfilment.

• Contract type:
  Part time
• Working pattern:
  Part time
• Location:
  
  Middlemore Lane, Aldridge, WS9 8EE
  (Walsall Waste Recycling Centre)
• Hours per week: 17 (Saturday & Sunday 08:30‑17:30)
• Salary: £12.31 per hour
• Option for overtime

• Merchandising stock, organising, preparing, pricing and presenting donations for sale to increase sales and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Managing stock and communicating with the re‑use hub manager what the shop requires delivering.
• Operating the cash register, counting/reconciling cash and credit card receipts, processing returns and refunds.
• Ensuring goods are sold at appropriate value and all rejected items are disposed of appropriately.
• Making certain that collections and deliveries are arranged efficiently and cost‑effectively.
• Maintaining the security of the shop premises, stock and cash.

You will be expected to promote the values of the shop and the charitable nature of the re‑use scheme in Walsall, providing excellent customer experience to encourage repeat customers and the smooth, profitable running of the shop.

• Passion for the environment and this re‑use project, with prior retail experience and enthusiasm for excellent customer service.
• Knowledge of recycling and up‑cycling, or willingness to rapidly develop it, together with understanding of maintaining stock, merchandising and financial aspects of retail.
• Flexible attitude to work shift and weekend work will be required.
• Confidence to initially work alone in the re‑use shop (until volunteers are recruited).
• Excellent teamwork skills as you will work closely with site staff on the HWRCs.

At SUEZ the efficient and sustainable management of resources around the UK is at the heart of everything we do. Respect – acting ethically and with integrity – is one of our core values. We’re passionate about the environment and believe in protecting our world. With true team spirit, we can give our customers a standard of service that goes above and beyond and ensure that our local communities have access to essential water and waste services.

We thank our people for all they do with development opportunities, wide‑range benefits and rewards that reflect their hard work. In a friendly, supportive environment, you’ll be inspired to grow and play your part in creating a better future for all.

We reserve the right to close this role early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Part‑time
• Job function:
  Other
• Closing date: 13/01/2026
• You may withhold the right to close job vacancies early upon receiving sufficient applicants.