About us
Hillingdon is London's second largest borough. Our staff live across Hillingdon and beyond, with our main council offices at the Civic Centre in the heart of vibrant Uxbridge town centre. Putting our residents first is at the heart of everything we do, and we are embarking on an ambitious plan to modernise our service offering, while sustaining high-quality delivery and providing a best-in-class proposition to the service areas across the Council.
Our waste business is an award-winning Waste Minimisation and Recycling Team and we are looking for excellent people to join us in the role of Recycling Officer.
We are a highly motivated team, dedicated to finding ways to reduce waste and recycle more in Hillingdon whilst delivering improved value for money and better services for our residents.
About the role
As Recycling Officer, you will be responsible for the management and delivery of projects, for example
- waste reduction
- community reuse, repair and recycling
- food waste reduction
- improving waste and recycling service provision
- working with businesses and residents across the borough to promote recycling and reduce contamination.
You will focus on improving recycling rates and services on a range of projects to achieve the commitments that we’re setting out in our new Reduction and Recycling Plan.
The team engage with businesses, residents and the local community, including schools and colleges, as well as managing agents, developers and other stakeholders.
The position is based at our Harlington Road Depot, 128 Harlington Road, UB8 3EU with free parking facilities.
About you
Candidates should have:
- excellent communication skills
- an understanding of the principles and practices of recycling and waste management
- experience in a waste environment delivering improvement projects
- the ability to problem solve and demonstrate innovation in the workplace.
- passion about working in the recycling sector, with experience and education to support this
- project management experience, ideally specialising in food waste, coupled with your dedication to customer service
Click HERE for more information about the role and How to Apply, plus company benefits
Due to an expected high volume of applications, we could close this role early, we therefore recommend you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
