# Waste Recycling Officer

**Company**: Biffa
**Location**: Edinburgh
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: 28,496 GBP/year
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Waste Management
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4904749

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## Description

We're seeking a proactive and reliable Waste Recycling Officer to support waste and recycling operations at Edinburgh Airport. This hands-on role plays a key part in improving recycling efficiency, reducing contamination, and supporting sustainable waste management across the site.

Responsibilities:

- Collect and transport waste from landside holding areas to the main waste yard

- Sort waste streams to maximise recycling levels and minimise contamination

- Operate waste compactors and baler machinery to produce high-quality bales (full training provided)

- Maintain cleanliness and organisation across waste holding areas and the waste yard

- Complete daily equipment and operational checks

- Load and unload service vehicles safely and efficiently

- Support airport staff with guidance on correct waste segregation and recycling practices

- Carry out additional duties as required, including waste audits, confiscated waste disposal, and replacing signage or container labels

Requirements:

- Full UK driving licence

- Strong awareness of health and safety procedures

- Good communication skills and ability to support site staff with correct waste segregation practices

- Comfortable with manual handling duties

- Eligible to work in the United Kingdom

- Available to work the 3:00pm–12:00am shift

- Experience supporting site staff with correct waste segregation practices would be advantageous

Benefits:

- Annual salary of 28,496 GBP/year

- Airside pass application support (we pay for this and process this on your behalf when offered the job)

- Full training provided

## Skills

### Required
- waste management
- recycling
- health and safety procedures
- manual handling
- communication skills
- UK driving licence

### Nice to have
- experience supporting site staff with correct waste segregation practices

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