Waste Yard Operative - Days - East Midlands airport

Aviation recruitment experts Optime are hiring Waste Yard Operative to join a respected and welcoming team at East Midlands Airport.

Start Dates

• ASAP

What’s on offer

• Pay Rate: £13.45 per hour
• Hours of work: 08:00 am to 15:00 pm - You must be flexible with the hours you work.
• Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday (May be subject to change)
• Weekly Pay
• Temp to Perm opportunity based on performance

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out general operational yard duties to maintain a safe, efficient, and well-organised working environment.
• Ensure the yard is kept clean, tidy, and presentable at all times in line with company standards.
• Undertake on-site waste sortation activities, ensuring waste streams are correctly segregated and managed.
• Maintain compliance with ISO standards by completing required inspections, checks, and associated documentation.
• Conduct routine workshop and equipment inspections, ensuring all equipment remains safe, serviceable, and compliant.
• Perform general housekeeping duties across the yard and surrounding operational areas.
• Support Health & Safety compliance through routine checks of first aid equipment, fire extinguishers, and other safety-critical items.
• Operate plant, machinery, and equipment safely and in accordance with training and company procedures.
• Report any defects, hazards, incidents, or non-compliance issues to management promptly.
• Follow all airport security, environmental, and operational procedures.
• Assist with additional cleaning and operational duties as required by the department.

What you’ll need

• Good understanding of health and safety practices.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Physically fit and capable of undertaking manual handling duties.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining high standards.
• Reliable, punctual, and safety-conscious approach to work.

• PLEASE NOTE: As this position is in the aviation industry, successful applicants must be able to provide 5-year checkable history.
• For an opportunity to interview for this fantastic role, please submit your CV to apply!
• Optime Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.