233 Waste Management jobs in the United Kingdom
Waste Management Consultant
Posted 17 days ago
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People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
**About the Opportunity**
We are recruiting for a Waste Management Consultant to join our Radioactive Waste management team. You will focus on the development and assessment of radioactive waste inventories and characterisation data to support waste management strategies. You will also provide support to other projects in the areas of decommissioning and environmental management.
You will have excellent opportunities to drive your own progression in areas of technical, management and business development capabilities whilst broadening the wider interests of our company.
**Key Responsibilities:**
You will work on a range of consultancy projects for customers including radioactive waste producers, radioactive waste management organisations and regulators, both in the UK and overseas. Work includes a wide variety of activities across the areas of integrated radioactive waste management, spent fuels and nuclear materials and site investigation/land quality including:
+ Analysing problems and developing solutions.
+ The development of radioactive waste management strategies including consideration of the most appropriate method for treatment and/or disposal; and high-level strategic studies to support and underpin decision-making at different stages of the radioactive waste lifecycle.
+ Assessment of different options using recognised approaches such as BAT and BPEO.
+ Consideration of approaches for radioactive waste conditioning and packaging.
+ Support to radioactive waste management organisations to assess disposability cases and/or support the development of safety cases.
+ Production of high-quality technical reports on the outcome of your work.
+ Interactions with and presentation of results to customers and stakeholder engagement activities (including facilitation).
+ Support other team members with Business development activities.
**Here's What You'll Need:**
+ A degree in a physical science or engineering discipline OR equivalent training/experience
+ Experience in radioactive waste management.
+ Good technical writing skills.
+ Adaptable, able to work on a number of varied projects at the same time, prioritising as appropriate.
+ Able to work in multi-disciplinary teams.
+ Enthusiasm to apply skills to the solution of real-world problems.
**Our Culture:**
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.
We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit ** to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
Waste Management Supervisor / Instructor
Posted 2 days ago
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Job Title: Waste Management Supervisor / Instructor
Location: York - Centre based
Salary: 28,000 - 34,000 Depending on experience and qualifications
Type: Full Time, Permanent
Criteria:
- Must hold a strong competency inwaste management, recycling, or environmental sustainability, at supervisory / management level.
- Hold - or be willing to work towards - WAMITAB qualification.
- A sound knowledge of Health and Safety standards, to include risk assessments and safe handling practices.
- A passion for training and development
- To lead and coach a group of individuals who are responsible for Waste Management services, ensuring our clients environmental goals are being met.
- To supervise your team through the completion of WAMITAB qualifications.
- Oversee the collection, processing and disposal of waste materials - continuously adhering to safety, security and environmental policies.
- Conduct health and safety assessments, administering safe work practices across the Waste operations.
- Maintain tools and equipment, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory bodies.
KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities
Waste Management Site Supervisor
Posted 3 days ago
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Exciting Opportunity for a Waste Site Supervisor in Leicestershire
An excellent opportunity has arisen for two hands-on and experienced Waste Site Supervisors to join my client's Waste Management team on an initial 6-month contract, overseeing operations across Recycling and Household Waste Sites (RHWS) and Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) across Leicestershire.
These roles are field-based and will involve daily travel to waste sites. The current requirement is for one supervisor to cover Lount / Coalville and Shepshed in the North West of the county. A second suitable candidate could be based anywhere across Leicestershire.
The main duties of the Waste Site Supervisor are:
·Daily supervision of Council RHWS and WTS locations across the county.
·Line management of site staff, including one-to-ones, return-to-work interviews, and basic HR discussions.
·Support onboarding processes for new starters and monitoring ongoing staff development.
·Deliver training using workbooks and support e-learning completion.
·Develop and deliver toolbox talks, safety briefings, and operational updates.
·Monitor and enforce safe systems of work and operational risk assessments.
·Ensure accurate records of all waste movements and filing of required documentation.
·Oversee and maintain compliance with the Council's Quality Management System.
·Distribute, track, and record PPE and uniforms across multiple sites.
·Drive a 3.5 tonne Council box van as and when required.
·Manage low-level public complaints face-to-face, by phone, and via email.
·Wear and manage a Body Worn Camera (BWC), provided as part of PPE requirements.
The Waste Site Supervisor will have key experience in:
·Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage and support a dispersed team.
·Proficiency in basic IT systems and accurate record keeping.
·Experience in customer service and handling challenging conversations.
·Delivering training and safety briefings in a practical work environment.
·A solid understanding of health and safety protocols and risk management.
·Line management of operational staff across multiple sites or locations.
·Valid UK driving licence and ability to drive up to 3.5 tonne vehicles.
·Access to a personal vehicle with appropriate business use insurance.
·Preferably holding a valid and relevant Certificate of Technical Competence (COTC).
·Experience of working within a waste, logistics, or similar operational environment.
For more details and to apply for the role, please call James Allbon at Carrington West on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).
FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location, or seniority does not suit you specifically, please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for similar roles at all levels across the UK. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Street Lighting & Infrastructure professionals looking to explore future opportunities. Our specialist team has over 40 years of combined experience in this market. Please contact James Allbon at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
By applying for this position, you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third-party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage, you wish to withdraw your consent, please email (url removed).
Maintenance Technician - Waste Management
Posted 13 days ago
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Maintenance Technician (Nights) - Waste and Recycling
West Yorkshire
£35,000-£45,000
Nights
We're seeking a hands-on and enthusiastic Maintenance Fitter to support the smooth operation of our UK-based waste management facility.
Responsibilities
In this role, you’ll maintain and repair essential machinery such as conveyors and excavators, ensuring everything runs safely and efficiently.
- Carry out scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on a range of plant machinery, including conveyor systems, shredders, excavators, and more.
- Diagnosis and Repair: Troubleshoot machinery issues, diagnose faults, and perform necessary repairs, replacements, or adjustments to ensure optimal performance.
- Preventative Maintenance: Implement preventative maintenance programs to minimize equipment breakdowns and downtime.
- Safety and Compliance: Ensure all maintenance activities comply with safety regulations and environmental standards, including proper waste handling.
- Documentation: Maintain comprehensive records of maintenance activities, including logs of inspections, repairs, and spare parts inventory.
- Team Collaboration: Collaborate with other maintenance staff and engineering teams to address complex issues and improve overall plant operations.
Requirements
- Just a strong work ethic, a willingness to learn, and a passion for making a difference.
- Qualifications in plant maintenance, mechanical engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience in plant maintenance, preferably in a waste management or industrial setting.
- Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of heavy plant machinery and associated equipment.
- Good communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Commitment to safety and environmental responsibility
Sales Representative - Waste Management
Posted 17 days ago
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Position overview
As a result of continued growth, my client seek to appoint a Sales Representative preferably with experience within the waste management sector to cover mainly South Yorkshire with some coverage of North Derbyshire.
This position will see you working closely with all departments to drive sales and identify new commercial opportunities. You will communicate with both new and existing customers, being informative and understanding of their requirements.
You will be capable of identifying and developing new business opportunities in order to attain your sales targets. Within this role, you will also be required to generate reports detailing new business, growth organically and from new business.
Good knowledge of excel, word and PowerPoint is needed. Excellent organisational skills and a good work ethic are essential to the role, along with the ability to work within a team and communicate to a range of commercial customers
Duties include • Selling on contract a comprehenisve range of waste disposal solutions to commercial customers
• Cold calling, generating new business leads, building a strong regional pipeline, and knowledge of your allocated area
• Develop and demonstrate commercial awareness
• Manage workload effectively to deliver agreed targeted sales
• Provide an outstanding level of customer service
• Attending commercial exhibitions, business Expo’s, Networking events to further promote the business
• Selling to new clients, this will require motivation, and ability to handle objections
Experience and key skills required
• Previous experience within the waste management sector desirable
• Be able to demonstrate good communication skills at stakeholder level
• Comfortable with cold calling, making own appointments and managing time effectively
• Self-motivated, able to demonstrate in previous roles target achievement
• Fluent in both spoken and written English
• IT literate, must have good understanding of excel, word and powerpoint
• Professional telephone manner
• Full UK driving licence
Waste Management Site Supervisor
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Exciting Opportunity for a Waste Site Supervisor in Leicestershire
An excellent opportunity has arisen for two hands-on and experienced Waste Site Supervisors to join my client's Waste Management team on an initial 6-month contract, overseeing operations across Recycling and Household Waste Sites (RHWS) and Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) across Leicestershire.
These roles are field-based and will involve daily travel to waste sites. The current requirement is for one supervisor to cover Lount / Coalville and Shepshed in the North West of the county. A second suitable candidate could be based anywhere across Leicestershire.
The main duties of the Waste Site Supervisor are:
·Daily supervision of Council RHWS and WTS locations across the county.
·Line management of site staff, including one-to-ones, return-to-work interviews, and basic HR discussions.
·Support onboarding processes for new starters and monitoring ongoing staff development.
·Deliver training using workbooks and support e-learning completion.
·Develop and deliver toolbox talks, safety briefings, and operational updates.
·Monitor and enforce safe systems of work and operational risk assessments.
·Ensure accurate records of all waste movements and filing of required documentation.
·Oversee and maintain compliance with the Council's Quality Management System.
·Distribute, track, and record PPE and uniforms across multiple sites.
·Drive a 3.5 tonne Council box van as and when required.
·Manage low-level public complaints face-to-face, by phone, and via email.
·Wear and manage a Body Worn Camera (BWC), provided as part of PPE requirements.
The Waste Site Supervisor will have key experience in:
·Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage and support a dispersed team.
·Proficiency in basic IT systems and accurate record keeping.
·Experience in customer service and handling challenging conversations.
·Delivering training and safety briefings in a practical work environment.
·A solid understanding of health and safety protocols and risk management.
·Line management of operational staff across multiple sites or locations.
·Valid UK driving licence and ability to drive up to 3.5 tonne vehicles.
·Access to a personal vehicle with appropriate business use insurance.
·Preferably holding a valid and relevant Certificate of Technical Competence (COTC).
·Experience of working within a waste, logistics, or similar operational environment.
For more details and to apply for the role, please call James Allbon at Carrington West on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).
FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location, or seniority does not suit you specifically, please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for similar roles at all levels across the UK. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Street Lighting & Infrastructure professionals looking to explore future opportunities. Our specialist team has over 40 years of combined experience in this market. Please contact James Allbon at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
By applying for this position, you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third-party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage, you wish to withdraw your consent, please email (url removed).
Maintenance Technician - Waste Management
Posted today
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Maintenance Technician (Nights) - Waste and Recycling
West Yorkshire
£35,000-£45,000
Nights
We're seeking a hands-on and enthusiastic Maintenance Fitter to support the smooth operation of our UK-based waste management facility.
Responsibilities
In this role, you’ll maintain and repair essential machinery such as conveyors and excavators, ensuring everything runs safely and efficiently.
- Carry out scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on a range of plant machinery, including conveyor systems, shredders, excavators, and more.
- Diagnosis and Repair: Troubleshoot machinery issues, diagnose faults, and perform necessary repairs, replacements, or adjustments to ensure optimal performance.
- Preventative Maintenance: Implement preventative maintenance programs to minimize equipment breakdowns and downtime.
- Safety and Compliance: Ensure all maintenance activities comply with safety regulations and environmental standards, including proper waste handling.
- Documentation: Maintain comprehensive records of maintenance activities, including logs of inspections, repairs, and spare parts inventory.
- Team Collaboration: Collaborate with other maintenance staff and engineering teams to address complex issues and improve overall plant operations.
Requirements
- Just a strong work ethic, a willingness to learn, and a passion for making a difference.
- Qualifications in plant maintenance, mechanical engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience in plant maintenance, preferably in a waste management or industrial setting.
- Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of heavy plant machinery and associated equipment.
- Good communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Commitment to safety and environmental responsibility
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Sales Representative - Waste Management
Posted today
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Position overview
As a result of continued growth, my client seek to appoint a Sales Representative preferably with experience within the waste management sector to cover mainly South Yorkshire with some coverage of North Derbyshire.
This position will see you working closely with all departments to drive sales and identify new commercial opportunities. You will communicate with both new and existing customers, being informative and understanding of their requirements.
You will be capable of identifying and developing new business opportunities in order to attain your sales targets. Within this role, you will also be required to generate reports detailing new business, growth organically and from new business.
Good knowledge of excel, word and PowerPoint is needed. Excellent organisational skills and a good work ethic are essential to the role, along with the ability to work within a team and communicate to a range of commercial customers
Duties include • Selling on contract a comprehenisve range of waste disposal solutions to commercial customers
• Cold calling, generating new business leads, building a strong regional pipeline, and knowledge of your allocated area
• Develop and demonstrate commercial awareness
• Manage workload effectively to deliver agreed targeted sales
• Provide an outstanding level of customer service
• Attending commercial exhibitions, business Expo’s, Networking events to further promote the business
• Selling to new clients, this will require motivation, and ability to handle objections
Experience and key skills required
• Previous experience within the waste management sector desirable
• Be able to demonstrate good communication skills at stakeholder level
• Comfortable with cold calling, making own appointments and managing time effectively
• Self-motivated, able to demonstrate in previous roles target achievement
• Fluent in both spoken and written English
• IT literate, must have good understanding of excel, word and powerpoint
• Professional telephone manner
• Full UK driving licence
Waste Management Supervisor / Instructor
Posted today
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Job Title: Waste Management Supervisor / Instructor
Location: York - Centre based
Salary: 28,000 - 34,000 Depending on experience and qualifications
Type: Full Time, Permanent
Criteria:
- Must hold a strong competency inwaste management, recycling, or environmental sustainability, at supervisory / management level.
- Hold - or be willing to work towards - WAMITAB qualification.
- A sound knowledge of Health and Safety standards, to include risk assessments and safe handling practices.
- A passion for training and development
- To lead and coach a group of individuals who are responsible for Waste Management services, ensuring our clients environmental goals are being met.
- To supervise your team through the completion of WAMITAB qualifications.
- Oversee the collection, processing and disposal of waste materials - continuously adhering to safety, security and environmental policies.
- Conduct health and safety assessments, administering safe work practices across the Waste operations.
- Maintain tools and equipment, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory bodies.
KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities
Senior Waste Management PHD
Posted 17 days ago
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People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
**About the Opportunity**
We are looking to recruit scientists, engineers and researchers across Harwell, Warrington or Cumbria for the Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal (WM&D) Business Unit. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary business (including chemists, physicists, material scientists, engineers, modellers, geologists, safety case specialists, mathematicians and project managers) that delivers a range of projects on behalf of both UK-based and international customers. The WM&D Business Unit has led the field of research and development work related to the safe management and disposal of radioactive waste, for over 30 years. The unit has a wide breadth of both nationally and internationally respected expertise which underpins the science, technology and engineering that allows the safe disposal of radioactive waste. Our reputation for safely delivering quality projects on time and on budget is well‑recognised by our clients and our technical excellence and strong client relationships put us at the forefront of our industry, along with our proven expertise in managing large, complex projects in the UK and overseas.
We would like to invite scientists, engineers and researchers to apply for this open application. Whether you are "just about to submit your PhD thesis", a post-doc, research fellow, lecturer, or professor, we are keen to receive your application. In particular, we are interested in candidates from relevant academic networks (TRANSCEND, DECOVALEX, ATLANTIC, SINDRI, RAIN, MATHRAD, EURAD, DISCO AFCP, etc), CDTs (Nuclear Energy Futures, GREEN, etc), or from NUCLEAR Universities consortium partners, other institutions, national or international, with an established nuclear programme. This is an open, rolling advertisement, so your application will be allocated to a team within the WM&D Business Unit, according to your skills, capabilities and the Business Unit's needs. This is excellent opportunity to explore exciting new topics and learn new skills, and to experience a real variety of projects, colleagues, and clients, collaborating to achieve outstanding results in a stimulating and quality-driven environment.
The vacancy provides an excellent opportunity for those wishing to develop their careers in our technically challenging and commercially-oriented business. As part of WM&D, you will work on a range of desk-based and/or experimental consultancy projects for customers, including owners of radioactive wastes and nuclear materials, both in the UK and overseas. Our established client portfolio includes organisations like the NDA, NWS, Sellafield Ltd, EDF, AWE, UKAEA, NDF, TEPCO, Nagra, ONDRAF‑NIRAS, NND, POSIVA and SKB. The work includes a variety of activities across the areas of nuclear waste management, including the following topics: Corrosion Science, Materials Science, Radiation Sciences, Nuclear Materials, Radiochemistry, Environmental Sciences, Safety Case Assessment, Mathematical modelling, Geological Studies (including site characterisation and modelling), Criticality Modelling, Spent Fuels, Integrated radioactive waste management.
CANDIDATES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN ALL THE FIELDS LISTED ABOVE - your areas of specialism will simply determine the role or team you will be assigned to. We implement hybrid and flexible working, but you will be attached to a comapny office at Harwell, Warrington or Cumbria and will focus on providing technical and scientific capabilities to support our clients in a variety of real-world technical challenges. As a Consultant, your role will include the following:
+ Deploying desk-based, analytical and/or experimental capabilities to assess, rationalise and document solutions for a variety of scientific or engineering problems in the field of nuclear waste management and disposal, including definition, design, procurement and delivery of R&D programmes.
+ Leading the production of high-quality technical reports, as main author as well as providing supervision to other resources, including reviewing and assimilating data/information and technical reports produced by other members of the team.
+ Enabling successful interactions with customers, including presentation of key results and their interpretation in the context of client's needs, by managing supply chain partners and leveraging research networks and contacts to form new partnerships for research.
+ Supporting business development (including competitive bidding) in relevant technical areas to secure new contracts and subsequently supporting project management and project control activities to ensure work is delivered to agreed timescales, quality and cost.
We are committed to the continuing professional development of our staff. You will have excellent opportunities to progress by furthering your technical, project management, and commercial capabilities and broadening into the wider interests of our company. You will be strongly supported to develop your skills and qualifications, including excellent support and pathways to chartership (CEng, CSci, CPhys, CChem, etc).
If you are finishing your doctoral thesis write-up or preparing for your viva, flexible or part-time options are available to ensure you have sufficient time to successfully complete and defend your thesis. Support for your viva preparation can also be given, as we will have a stake in your success.
**Here's What You'll Need:**
+ A PhD in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline, such as Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Materials Science, Geology, Environmental Sciences or any relevant Engineering topics (or soon to complete!)
+ A higher degree in a relevant physical science or engineering discipline OR equivalent training/experience.
+ Outstanding experimental, modelling or desk-based analytical skills with focus on nuclear topics.
+ Numerate with excellent technical writing skills, demonstrated by publication of technical work in industry reports and/or scientific literature.
+ Flexible, innovative, and demonstration of intent to develop commercial skills.
+ Adaptable, able to work on a number of varied projects at the same time, prioritising as appropriate.
+ Enthusiasm to apply academic skills to the solution of real-world problems.
+ Experience of presenting work at national or international conferences.
+ Experience of successfully managing a project budget or funding application.
If you are looking for a new challenge and are passionate about developing yourself then we want to meet you.
**Our Culture:**
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.
We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit ** to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters ( .