Waste Loader

Do you want a driving role where you can make a real difference every single day? Yorwaste is excited to offer new opportunities to join our Transport team as a Loader at Harewood Whin Waste Transfer Station.

Pay: £13.55 per hour

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday - start time 5 AM until 5:30 PM (Half hour lunch deducted)

Location: Harewood Whin Transfer Station, Tinker Lane, York YO23 3RR

Benefits include:

• Comprehensive training and development opportunities
• Increasing annual leave-Starting at 24 days per year, plus bank holidays
• Competitive company pension scheme
• Extra payments for bank holidays and Sundays
• Employee Assistance Programme and Health Cash Plan
• Discounts at major retailers
• Flexible payment options for home and tech items

Responsibilities

As the face of our operation, you will help ensure consumer waste and recycling reaches its destination, whether it's a transfer station or waste recovery centre.

You will be confident communicating with the Depot and Customer Service Centre, reporting non collections, anomalies with routes, vehicle defects, and other critical information to maintain our service standards.

Working outside and in a manual environment, this role can be physically demanding. You will be required to load and manoeuvre heavy waste containers onto a vehicle lifting mechanism, plus handle and move other items as required.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, it is essential that you have a good understanding of the Yorkshire area, and while experience in collections and routes is desirable, we are committed to train a successful candidate with the willingness to learn and develop.

It is desirable that you have a full UK Driving Licence, as you may be required to travel between sites during your workday.

Contact

For further questions about the role, please contact Frances on for an informal discussion about the role and recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity

Yorwaste is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. They are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff.

Closing date for applications is midnight on Tuesday, 30th June 2026.

Applications will be reviewed throughout the recruitment process, with interviews arranged accordingly.