About Water and Environmental Resources

Water and Environmental Resources ensures that you receive fresh drinking water from your tap every day and a clean local environment. We work to make your daily life function here and now, and to ensure that nature's resources last. We exist for future generations to enjoy the mountains, waterways, forests, and land.

The company is owned by the municipalities of Bergs, Bräcke, and Härjedalen. We are responsible for the operation of the water and sewage supply of the owner municipalities, producing and distributing drinking water, and treating and purifying wastewater. The company is also responsible for the municipalities' waste management, collecting and handling waste and sludge. We have a total of over 100 employees.

We operate over a large geographical area and have offices in Sveg, Hede, Funäsdalen, Svenstavik, Hackås, and Bräcke, which provides great opportunities to work from different locations. Currently, several larger projects are underway, including a major expansion of municipal water and sewage in Härjedalen. The purpose is to ensure a long-term stable operation for water and sewage supply, with increased environmental requirements and development in tourist areas.

We are now looking for a dedicated employee for the operations group within waste and recycling in Bräcke municipality.

Are you flexible, interested in the environment and recycling, and enjoy working outdoors?

Then this might be the right position for you. Welcome with your application!

About the position

As operational staff, you will have a varied workday with several different tasks. You will be part of our team that staffs the municipality's recycling centers. Your main task is to assist our customers by informing and guiding them on how to sort waste correctly.

You will also be responsible for maintaining our facilities, where operating a loader is a central part of the daily routine. The role also includes digital reporting and some invoicing. Another area of responsibility is the management of recycling stations in Bräcke municipality. You will ensure that it is clean, well-organized, cleared of snow, and safe for our visitors. If necessary, you may also support our facilities in Bergs municipality.

Other tasks include:

• Construction and repairs, such as erecting fences and container stands.
• Service and maintenance of collection points and waste containers.
• Collection of bulky waste, such as refrigerators and freezers, from private individuals who need help transporting this to the recycling center.

About you

To thrive in this role, you need to be a driven and responsible person who enjoys working outdoors. You handle physically demanding tasks and are practically inclined with a solution-focused attitude. You will work both independently and together with other colleagues, and as a person, you are a team player. We are the face of our company, which is why we place great importance on service awareness – you enjoy meeting other people and see helping them as something natural.

You are:

• Self-sufficient: You know what to do, you do it, and if you don't know, you find out.
• Enjoy being outdoors: If the weather is challenging, you tough it out.
• Organized and punctual: Everything has its place for you, and in the morning you get up when the alarm rings.
• In good physical condition: You like to end the day with a new record on your pedometer.
• Flexible: When the day doesn't go as planned, you see the beauty in each day being unique.

Requirements:

• Driver's license B
• You express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish

Meritorious:

• Experience operating machinery, such as loaders and/or tractor excavators
• Previous work experience in the industry

In this recruitment, we place great emphasis on personal suitability. We strive for a balanced gender distribution and particularly encourage women to apply for the position. Selection will be based on competence and experience. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

We offer

As an employee with us, you will be an important part of sustainable community building, and here you work to do good for people and the environment for many generations to come. Engagement, curiosity, and interest in building relationships are what unite everyone who works here and what makes Water and Environmental Resources a workplace characterized by community, joy, and teamwork.

• A modern digital work environment with many features and all internal communication gathered in Microsoft 365.
• Professional development – to stay at the forefront, it is essential that our employees continuously gain new knowledge. Therefore, we are receptive to requests for training, and there is an opportunity to develop.
• Family-friendly workplace – through a flexible approach, we want to make it easier for you to combine work with being a parent.
• Wellness hour and wellness allowance.

Selection and invitation to interview may occur continuously during the advertising period. Salary and other employment conditions will be agreed upon at the time of employment. Scheduled working hours, weekend work may occur.

Contact information

Robin Loo, Waste Manager, [email protected]

Annica Karlsson, Team Leader, [email protected]

Håkan Westling, Union Representative Kommunal, [email protected]

Workplace

Tjärnvägen 7
843 31 Bräcke