Recycling Lives Services
Recycling Operative
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Recycling Operative
Recycling Operative (Cox’s Lane, Rowley Regis)
Location: Cox’s Lane, Rowley Regis Hours: 42.75 per week, Monday–Friday, 8:00–17:30 Salary: £13.00/hour
The Role
We need a hardworking and reliable Recycling Operative to join our team at a recycling facility in Rowley Regis. We specialise in the recycling of clean waste, including cardboard and plastics. If you’re seeking a permanent, full-time role with an immediate start, this could be the perfect opportunity—join a growing, socially impactful business.
The Business
Recycling Lives Services is not just another recycling company. Since 2008, our business has been designed to deliver social value at its core:
- We employ people from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Partner with the UK justice system to reduce reoffending
- Deliver environmental excellence at scale
Social impact isn’t an add-on—it’s fundamental to everything we do.
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We operate UK-wide, serving construction, manufacturing, retail, utilities, and public sector clients, offering:
- Total waste management
- WEEE recycling
- Specialist hazardous waste solutions
Key Responsibilities
- Execute yard duties and operate all production lines as required
- Comply with all Health & Safety (H&S) procedures at facility depots
- Liaise with the daily supervisor to determine workload and address production issues
- Report any equipment defects immediately if they pose a safety risk
- Work on the trommel line when needed
- Complete machinery daily check sheets
- Safely guide customers to designated tipping areas
- Maintain a clean, organised, and hazard-free workspace
- Undertake additional duties as instructed by line managers
What We’re Looking For
- A positive attitude and enthusiasm for learning
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow instructions
- Physical capability to perform manual tasks
- Reliability and punctuality
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Benefits
- Full training provided
- Supportive team environment
- Pension contribution (5% employee, 3% employer)
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Free in-house counselling (qualified support)
- Free impartial financial advice
- Healthcare cashback plan (eligible after 12 months)
- Ethical loan and savings (eligible after 12 months)
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay (eligible after 12 months)
- Cycle-to-work scheme (eligible after 12 months)
Note: All roles are subject to pre- and post-employment drug testing.
Equal opportunities employer. Applications welcomed from all backgrounds—we value race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, and age as assets to our team.
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