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About this role
Refuse and Recycling Loader
Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex, United Kingdom (RH16 1UA)
Job ID: 305937
Employment Type: Full-Time, Regular
Hours: 39 hours per week (Monday to Thursday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM; Friday, 7:00 AM – 2:30 PM with a 30-minute unpaid break. Options for weekend overtime.)
Salary: £27,684 per annum + excellent benefits
About Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency
At Supportive Bridge, we connect dedicated, community-focused individuals with essential public-sector roles. Partnering with leading local service providers, we specialize in placing candidates into stable, active careers where your daily work directly benefits neighborhoods and keeps communities clean, safe, and thriving.
Role Overview
As a Refuse and Recycling Loader, you will play a vital frontline role in keeping Haywards Heath clean, safe, and sustainable. Working alongside a professional, friendly driving and loading crew, you will deliver reliable waste and recycling services to residential homes and commercial properties, serving as a positive public face for the team within the community.
Key Responsibilities:
Route Collection: Complete pre-planned collection routes efficiently alongside your driver and crew colleagues.
Community Care: Help maintain high environmental standards, keeping local streets clean, tidy, and safe.
Customer Service: Deliver polite, professional service to residents and businesses across your beat.
Teamwork & Targets: Work collaboratively to hit daily performance goals while maintaining strict punctuality and safety standards.
What We Are Looking For
This is an active, outdoor role that requires physical stamina and a positive attitude. No prior waste industry experience is necessary—what matters most is your reliability and work ethic.
Requirements:
Physical Fitness: High level of physical fitness and health to handle the active, on-your-feet nature of daily loading rounds.
Core Qualities: A dedicated, friendly, and professional team player with excellent punctuality.
Work Ethic: Willingness to go the extra mile to support your team and complete daily targets safely.
Right to Work: Unrestricted right to work in the UK.
What We Offer You
Financial Perks: Double-time bank holiday payments and enhanced Christmas pay rates.
Leave & Pension: 22 days holiday plus bank holidays, alongside up to a 6% matched contributory pension scheme.
Health & Wellbeing: Free professional physiotherapy, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, Simplyhealth cash plans, and 30% off leisure centre memberships.
Training & Progression: Access to over 1,100 internal training courses, apprenticeship funding, qualifications support, and clear internal career pathways.
Discounts: Exclusive savings across roughly 1,000 major retailers, dining, travel, and entertainment options.
Our Recruitment & Equal Opportunities
Disability Confident Scheme: We are proud to guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Inclusive Hiring: We champion fair access to employment and support the 'Ban the Box' pledge regarding unspent criminal convictions. Reasonable adjustments are provided from interview through to employment.