Waste & Recycling Operative
We’re looking for someone passionate about the environment and ready to play a hands-on role in keeping our island pristine. As part of our waste & recycling team, you’ll be at the heart of our sustainability efforts in this practical, energetic role.
We have roles across all our departments and double or twin rooms available. Share our opportunities with your partner or best friend, and let them join your island adventure.
Department: Engineering, Freight and Waste
Salary: From £13.00 per hour, dependent on experience
Benefits: Accommodation included
Hours: Full Time, 40-48 hours per week
Contract Length: Seasonal, March-October
The Role
We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about the environment and ready to play a hands-on role in keeping our island pristine. As part of our waste & recycling team, you’ll be out and about each day, collecting from bin points across Tresco and helping to sort, organise, and prepare materials for their journey back to the mainland.
It’s a crucial role at the heart of our sustainability efforts - perfect for someone who enjoys practical work, takes pride in protecting a unique landscape, and doesn’t mind a job that keeps them moving.
You’ll be responsible for the safe and efficient running of our waste and recycling services, using a modified Nissan truck for the daily collection of waste from our 52 collection sites.
You’ll ensure waste is segregated by residual waste, green and food waste, clean cardboard, metal and glass, as well as managing and operating our waste management equipment, including a bio-digestor, metal crusher, glass crusher and balers.
Meticulous record keeping will be expected, outlining waste processed for Tresco Island and for the Council of the Isles of Scilly. You will be required to work closely with the Freight Team and Isles of Scilly Freight for the efficient removal of waste from the island.
All collection and work areas will be required to be kept clean and tidy, so attention to detail will be a key requirement.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Must have a full, clean driving licence (essential)
- Preferably have previous experience of waste or recycling
- Will be a natural problem solver, able to develop creative, pragmatic solutions to problems with materials available
- Be able to balance competing priorities
- Have good communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to manage flexible workloads at different times of the year
- Forklift experience advantageous but not essential
About Tresco Island
At the heart of the Isles of Scilly archipelago, 28 miles from the Cornish coast, Tresco Island is a family‐run business comprising the whole island of Tresco and the Hell Bay Hotel on the neighbouring island of Bryher.
With timeshare and rental cottages, a 16-bedroom inn, two restaurants, a world-famous garden, a spa, an art gallery, a shop and a working farm, Tresco is a subtropical island known for its deserted bays, aquamarine seas and exceptional guest experiences.
Just across the water on the neighbouring island of Bryher, Hell Bay Hotel stands as Scilly’s highest-rated hotel and restaurant. Our boutique hotel offers 25 suites, a 3AA Rosette restaurant, a Crab Shack and wellness facilities - a haven of calm amidst the wild seascape of Bryher's west coast.
Working & Living Here
If the opportunity to live and work on a subtropical island isn't enough, there's a range of great benefits and perks, including:
- Rent free on-island accommodation, minutes from the beach
- Paid relocation to the island at the start of your time with us
- Competitive pay
- 20% off in our restaurants, pub, spa and shops
- Free scheduled boating and camping kit hire, and discounted watersports equipment hire, to help you explore
- And many more...
In order to process any application, we require confirmation you are eligible to work in the UK. Unfortunately, if you are not, we are unable to help with the necessary paperwork to assist with this.
