Loader

£12.15 per hour, £30,326 per year
Permanent, Full-time, 48 hours per week
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Location: Harewood Whin, York

Pay: £12.15 per hour, £30,326.40 per year equivalent

Hours: 4 days out of 7 per week, 48 hours per week

Contract: Permanent, full-time, working Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Benefits: 5.6 weeks’ holiday, pension, benefits and discounts

Location: Harewood Whin Transfer Station, Tinker Lane, York YO23 3RR

Yorwaste has an exciting opportunity for a Loader to join our team, making a positive impact on waste management while delivering top-notch service in North Yorkshire!

“At Yorwaste, we believe people are the key to our success, and we’re always on the lookout for new team members to drive our business forward.”

As the face of our operation, you will help ensure consumer waste and recycling reaches its destination, whether it’s a transfer station or waste recovery centre.

You will be confident communicating with the Depot and Customer Service Centre, reporting non-collections, anomalies with routes, vehicle defects, and other critical information to maintain our service standards.

To be successful in this role, it is essential that you have a good understanding of the Yorkshire area, and although it would be desirable to have experience in collections and routes, we are committed to train a successful candidate with the willingness to learn and develop.

Working outside and in a manual environment, this role can be physically demanding. You will be required to load and manoeuvre heavy waste containers onto a vehicle lifting mechanism, plus handle and move other items as required.

It is desirable that you have a full UK Driving Licence, as you may be required to travel between sites during your work day.

For a more in-depth description of the roles and responsibilities, read the Job Description – Loader.

Why Yorwaste?

Yorwaste is North Yorkshire’s leading waste management company, passionate about supporting community and local environment, while delivering a warm and professional customer experience. We believe in investing in our team and the tools you need to succeed. Currently our sites achieve over 90% recycling rates to help keep North Yorkshire looking beautiful.

Our vision at Yorwaste is a cleaner, greener future. We aim to lead the industry in reducing waste’s environmental impact while helping our customers make sustainable choices. Safety is our top priority, and we constantly seek innovative solutions, pride ourselves on our knowledge, credibility, and dedication. Read more about our mission, vision, and values here.

At Yorwaste, you will have access to a company pension, benefits, and discounts like a cycle to work scheme. Our Employee Assistance programme offers health and wellbeing resources, and we recognize great health and safety procedures, innovative ideas, and long service.

Joining Yorwaste means more than just a job. We offer long-term careers, training, development, and a positive, engaging work environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we support inclusion, diversity, and the development of North Yorkshire and its people.

Read more about our Yorwaste Mission, Vision & Values, or see what working at Yorwaste means to our teams here: Recruitment Video – YouTube.

How to Apply

To apply please complete an online application form and upload a current CV.

If you have further questions about the position, please contact Bradley on bradley.naylor@northyorks.gov.uk or 01609 534365 for an informal discussion about the role.

Applications are now closed due to a high number of applications being received.

Yorwaste is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.

We will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.

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Our vision at Yorwaste is to create a cleaner, greener future. We aim to be at the forefront of the industry, committed to reducing environmental impact of waste, whilst supporting our customers to make more sustainable choices. We treat safety as our priority at all times, seek new ways to make the most of what we have to achieve our goals and solve problems, as well as being knowledgeable, credible and taking pride in what we do. Read more about our mission, vision and values here.

At Yorwaste you will have access to a company pension as well as benefits and discounts such as a cycle to work scheme. Through our Employee Assistance programme we offer great access to health and wellbeing resources as well as acknowledging and rewarding great health and safety procedure, innovative ideas and recognition for long service with us.

Joining us at Yorwaste is more than just a job. We strive to provide our team with a long-term stable career, training and development, and a positive engaging working environment. As an equal opportunity’s employer, alongside our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we take pride in supporting the development of North Yorkshire and its people.