Compost Technician

Do you like working outdoors? Do you want a career in waste management and sustainability?  If so, we have a great opportunity within our Solid Waste Resources team as a Composting Technician!

Wessex Water Enterprises, GENeco is a sector leading waste, recycling and renewable energy business. We bring a fresh approach to everything we do and see challenges as opportunities and everything as a potential resource.

Our award-winning compost & aggregate facility in Avonmouth, provides cost-effective and sustainable waste solutions not only internally, but to the wider water and waste industries.

What you'll do

Based on site at Avonmouth within our Environmental permitted Compost and aggregate facility, as a composting technician you will lead and optimise day-to-day operations. This will include:

• Manage the compost pad and the grit buster to operational standards.
• To take and keep records of temperatures and moisture content of composting rows to achieve required results
• Control imports into the composting and aggregate facilities to not contravene the E.A. permit
• Receive and keep records of expected imports into the composting facility.
• Take samples of imports as per training and instruction to maintain E.A. permit.
• Carry out site inspections and site checks to high standards.
• Driving and completing routine maintenance on plant equipment and upkeeping competency for them
• Carry out vehicle & Trailer daily checks & report defects

You will be required to work closely with other areas of the business such as logistics and wider site activities.

The position offered is on a full-time basis, 45 hours Monday to Friday 07:00 – 16:00

What you'll need

The role is ideal for someone who has an interest within this industry or is looking to start a career in sustainability, ability to manage time effectively, have a good eye for detail, excellent customer service skills, and be confident liaising within a range of contacts internally and externally. 

• Previous experience in waste management a bonus
• Ability to arrange own time to cover various activities
• Sound communication skills including logging data withing Microsoft office
• Ability to drive and operate plant equipment

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us. 

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.