# Waste Technician

**Company**: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
**Location**: Redhill
**Job type**: permanent
**Salary**: £25,272 a year
**Category**: Facilities & Maintenance
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are looking for a reliable, proactive, and hard-working Waste Services Operative to join our Estates & Facilities team. You will play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant collection and disposal of all waste streams across the Trust.

**Waste Collection & Disposal**

- Collect all waste types from wards and departments, including clinical, offensive, sharps, domestic, recyclable, confidential, WEEE, batteries, toner, and food waste.

- Ensure correct segregation of waste and safe placement in designated areas within waste compounds.

- Move, clean, and maintain commercial-sized waste bins.

**Safety & Compliance**

- Maintain cleanliness and organisation within waste compound areas.

- Ensure all equipment required for duties is kept safe, clean, and well maintained.

- Report any Health and Safety concerns or hazards across the Trust.

- Adhere to all Trust and departmental policies and statutory regulations.

**Communication & Teamwork**

- Maintain effective communication with the Line Manager and members of the Estates team.

- Respond to allocated tasks within required timeframes and carry them out professionally.

- Attend and contribute to departmental meetings as required.

The salary for this role is £25,272 a year per annum plus high cost allowance.

## Skills

### Required
- waste management
- health and safety
- communication
- teamwork

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