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Join our waste and recycling team

As Cheshire East prepares for changes to waste and recycling services coming later this autumn – including weekly food waste collections – we’re looking for people to play a vital role in helping us deliver a cleaner, greener borough. From supporting residents to recycle right to keeping collections running smoothly, our teams are at the heart of turning small changes into a big impact.

To help deliver these essential services, we are recruiting:

  •  Senior Team Leader (Waste and Recycling)
  •  HGV Waste and Recycling Driver Loaders
  •  Mechanic Fitters

If you want to be part of a team that makes a real difference every day, we would love to hear from youView all our current vacancies

Collection crew roles

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Keep our essential services moving by collecting waste and recycling from households across the borough.

As part of our dedicated waste and recycling team, you’ll play a key role in delivering reliable household waste collections throughout Cheshire East.

Fleet and workshop roles

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Keep Cheshire East moving.

As a Mechanic Fitter your role is to maintain and repair the fleet that keeps essential services running every day. You will carry out a wide range of vehicle and plant servicing, fault diagnosis and defect repairs using specialised fleet equipment, ensuring all work meets legal and safety requirements.

Your expertise will help minimise downtime, keeping vehicles safe, reliable and ready for the road across the borough.

Waste and recycling service team roles

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Our Waste and Recycling Services keep things moving across Cheshire East every day.

Team Leaders lead and support teams to provide a reliable, high-quality service. These roles play a vital part in waste and recycling services across the borough.

Page last reviewed: 12 June 2026