Casual Waste Operative, Manchester

Location: manchester

Closing Date: 05/06/2026

Job Category: UK Healthcare - Frontline

To cover all shifts Earlies lates and nights must be fully flexible and be able to cover some weekends 06:00-14:00 and 13:00-21:00

Role Summary: You will act as a key member of the waste team, providing waste and dirty linen collections, recycling duties and delivery of goods to all areas within the hospital.

• Undertake collection of various waste streams including hazardous, clinical, domestic, and recyclable wastes from all departments and buildings within the Trust including premises remote from the main site.
• Ensure the correct segregation of all the waste streams collected to meet the MFT waste policies.
• Encourage recycling materials within your area of work.
• Remove clinical and non-clinical waste and laundry from departments as required.
• Drive electric tugs towing trains of bins and trailers within the site boundaries.
• Conduct routine checks of electric tugs and waste handling equipment, ensuring operational fitness, and report any faults to the Waste Supervisor.
• Undertake minor repairs to waste bins and other equipment using a range of simple hand tools.
• Ensure security of waste bins before removal (e.g. not overfull, lid secured and locked).
• Immediately report any leaks from clinical waste bins and notify the Waste Supervisor, following all appropriate sections prescribed in the safe systems of work documentation.
• Be conversant with the Safe Systems of Work procedures as they apply to waste collection incidents.
• Operate waste handling plant and equipment and power-cleaning equipment.
• Transport clean and dirty linen whilst operating within the Trust’s policy on cross‑contamination rules.
• Comply with the Trust infection control policy.
• Clean waste bins and containers, plant rooms, plant, and machinery.
• Move materials and equipment.
• Respond to and complete tasks, schedules or ad‑hoc requests as per company policy.
• Identify and report all waste disposal problems including incorrect waste disposal & segregation by users and potential fire/security hazards.
• Receive and distribute goods adhering to MFT and Sodexo policies. Issue and sign the correct documents for legal and internal processes to maintain an audit trail.