Ceredigion County Council

Relief Environmental Operative 3 (Waste Collection) x 3

SA46 0PA

Key information

Pay
£27,274 to £28,608 a year
Hours
Full-time
Contract
Temporary
Workplace arrangement
On-site
Posted date
11 Jun 2026
Closing date
25 Oct 2026

About this role

We are looking to recruit Relief Environmental Operatives 3 to join our busy Waste Collection Service, based at our Glanyrafon Depot in Aberystwyth.

There is an opportunity to join the Local Environmental Services team providing frontline collections of recycling, food waste, residual waste and glass. The Environmental Operative post holder may be required to work as part of the wider service including Street Cleansing and Ground Maintenance.

On a day to day basis you will be

  • Driving Refuse Collection Vehicles
  • Loading of refuse and recycling materials onto vehicles as required
  • Emptying litter bins
  • Required to assist with works in the wider Local Environmental Services team in keeping with the profile of the post
  • Undertaking physical activities that include, lifting, sweeping, stretching and bending
  • Working outside in all weathers

We are looking to recruit individuals who have

  • Experience of physical/manual work
  • Experience of working in a team environment
  • Experience of lone working
  • Experience of driving HGVs (Heavy Goods Vehicles)

Job Description and Person Specification [https://hreforms.ceredigion.gov.uk/ufs/jdps/REQ106672.pdf]

Team Ceredigion Information Pack [https://pack.careers.ceredigion.gov.uk/]Get in touchFor further information and an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Simon Edwards by email simon.edwards@ceredigion.gov.uk or by phoning 01545 570881.

Note

We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

For more details regarding this vacancy, please refer to the full job description on the Ceredigion County Council careers website.