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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.

Why not drop into our Waste and Recycling Recruitment Open Day at Cheshire East Council’s Environmental Hub:

  • Saturday 11 July 2026
  • From 9am to 2pm
  • Environmental Hub, Cledford Lane, Middlewich (CW10 0JR)

To help deliver essential services, we’re recruiting for:

  • HGV Waste and Recycling Driver Loaders
  • Waste and Recycling Loaders
  • Customer Services Advisor (Environmental Services)
  • Business Support Officer (Environmental Services)
  • Waste Team Leader
  • Mechanic Fitters
  • Waste Transfer Station Plant Operator
  • Street Cleansing Operative - Compact Sweeper Driver

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

Be like Anthony, he progressed from loader to HGV Driver.

Video transcript of Anthony's journey to HGV driver (PDF, 65KB)

Meet Steve, our Operations Manager for Waste and Street Cleansing, as he shares why he’s stayed for nearly three decades - and why you should come and join the team.

Video transcript of Steve talking about working in Wast and Recycling (PDF, 90KB)

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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Keeping 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 vehicles 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, recycling and street cleansing roles

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Our waste, recycling and street cleansing teams keep things moving across Cheshire East.

From Team Leaders in Waste and Recycling to front-line roles such as Street Cleansing Operatives - Compact Sweeper Drivers, and operational staff including Waste Transfer Station Plant Operators, alongside vital support roles like Business Support Officers and Customer Services Advisors (Environmental Services), these teams work together to deliver a reliable, high-quality service across the borough.

Watch this space for updates on these essential waste and environmental services roles.

Active vacancies can be found below:

Page last reviewed: 02 July 2026