Weighbridge Operator/Administrator

Placed: 28/11/17
Region: Hampshire
Location: Fareham
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

Weighbridge Operator/Administrator
Fareham
£22-23K
Permanent

Normal Working Hours:
6.00 am 6.00 pm Monday to Friday, 6.00 am 2.00 pm Saturday on rota basis
(Contractually: your hours of work will generally be based on a 9.5 hour working day Monday to Friday, which excludes a half an hour unpaid lunch break) but you will be required to work the hours necessary for the proper performance of your duties and responsibilities.

Job Purpose:
To control all vehicle movements over the weighbridge and undertake weighbridge duties for the Recycling Centre, as well as provide excellent customer service and operational administrative support to the Operations Manager and Yard Foreman, helping to improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the Recycling Centre.

Key Tasks:
Weigh vehicles on and off of the weighbridge and interface with drivers and third-party drivers and process their paper work and take payment where necessary.
Liaise and communicate with drivers throughout the day and help to resolve any driver problems as and when they occur. Relay information from the office to the drivers regarding any issues.
Answer the telephone and deal with any customer queries/enquiries in a polite and courteous manner as and when they arise.
Advise customers clearly and concisely of permitted waste types and hazardous wastes as appropriate.
Assist the accounts department with any queries they might have relating to the site and print all tickets required by the accounts department.
Process end of month reports for the Operations Manager using the computer system.
Assist and support the Operations Manager on a day-to-day basis.
Process the hazardous waste paperwork, enter all consignment notes received on a daily basis on the Environment Agency spreadsheet and produce the quarterly hazardous waste returns
Make daily entries in the site diary and compile reports on the waste entering and leaving the site.
Advise anybody who has tipped asbestos in the 3-month period of the volumes tipped on a quarterly basis by extracting the information from the EA spreadsheet
Assist in resolving customer complaints, as and when they occur.
Assist in ensuring compliance with all current and impending/future legislative requirements.
Ensure you have a good operational and geographical knowledge of the Recycling Centres operating area.
Open and close the site as and when required as a key holder for the site, ensuring the alarm system is activated and deactivated accordingly.
Responsible for the Office/Site function on a Saturday in the absence of the Yard Foreman and Operations Manager.
Be fully conversant with the site licence, working plan, and operational requirements of each site, and the Companys Health & Safety Policy and its implementation.
Maintain the register of Waste Carrier Registration Certificates for all customers who use the Recycling Centres.

Additional Tasks That May Be Required of You:
Assist the Yard Foreman with any administrative tasks.
Assist the Transport & Plant Manager to liaise with the LGV Drivers on site.
Assist the LGV Drivers with the tachograph downloads.
Order PPE/Company Uniform/work equipment

Price / Salary: £22000 - £23000/annum