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recycling worker

Recycling workers clean materials and remove waste, and ensure the waste and collected materials are sorted in the appropriate recycling containers.

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DESCRIPTION

Recycling workers clean materials and remove waste, and ensure the waste and collected materials are sorted in the appropriate recycling containers. They also dismantle vehicles and sort the parts collected, and deposit recyclable materials onto conveyor belts where they can be further sorted.

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
health, safety and hygiene legislation
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
electricity

PRACTICAL SKILLS

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
manage waste
handle chemical cleaning agents
OPTIONALOptional competences
sort waste
advise on waste management procedures

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Skills overview

34total
12 essential
22 optional

Breakdown

Knowledge
2
Skills
4

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Quick insight

This role requires 12 essential competences across both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

DATA SOURCED FROM ESCO (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) & O*NET (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)

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