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About the Role

As a Weighbridge Operator, you will be instrumental in pushing for innovative solutions to create a more sustainable future. Your role is crucial in helping our communities, looking after the environment, and contributing to our inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Operating the weighbridge to weigh vehicles entering and exiting the site, ensuring all weights are captured accurately.
• Recording and storing all required information correctly, including waste types (codes) and supporting paperwork.
• Controlling vehicle entry and exit to maintain safe traffic flow and ensure only compliant loads/materials are accepted.
• Checking for and escalating non-compliant loads, including contamination and overweight vehicles, in line with site procedures.
• Maintaining high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance: wearing correct PPE and keeping the weighbridge/working area clean and tidy.
• Reporting service, safety and environmental issues promptly to your line manager, and stopping work immediately if a task is unsafe.
• Reporting any offers of bribery in line with company policy.

Requirements

• A strong safety-first mindset, with the confidence to stop work and escalate concerns when something isn’t safe.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy when recording weights, waste codes and paperwork.
• Effective communication skills to liaise with drivers, colleagues and supervisors professionally and clearly.
• Good time management and the ability to work efficiently in a busy, fast-moving environment.
• A team-focused attitude and willingness to support the wider operations team on site.
• Administration experience is desirable, with basic confidence using systems to input and maintain records.
• Flexibility and reliability to work a shift-based role, including 12-hour shifts, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Basic system usage

Location

• London, SE14 5RS

Work Type

• Full-time
• Shift-based

Experience Level

• Not specified

Education Level

• Not specified

Salary/Compensations

• £28,180.53 per annum

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave
• Access to company/people’s pension scheme
• Discounts on groceries to well-known retailers
• Access to resources for physical, mental and financial health
• 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members
• One paid day of leave per year to volunteer
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

About the Company

• Veolia is committed to helping the world take better care of its resources and become a better place for everyone.
• Named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
• Committed to transforming the environment and what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.

Equal Opportunity

• Dedicated to supporting applicants throughout their application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate.
• Proud Disability Confident Employer, offering an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme and meet the minimum criteria.
• Committed to ensuring fair treatment without discrimination, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.