2Pm - 10Pm HGV Refuse Collection Driver - Lambeth PM

Adecco; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Career development opportunities

Free hot drinks

Job summary

Adecco is hiring an HGV Refuse Collection Driver in the United Kingdom, offering pre-planned routes and set start and finish times to help you balance work and life. The role features a 2:00pm–10:00pm schedule, Monday to Friday, with overtime opportunities and weekly pay.

You will carry out refuse and recycling collections, use in-cab tech, complete paperwork in real time, perform safety checks, and maintain customer relations.

Qualifications

• Valid HGV Class 2 licence (with no more than 6 points)
• Driver CPC
• Willingness to help refuse loaders while on rounds to complete the route within the service level agreement
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and willing to undertake tasks
• Clean driving licence
• Previous relevant experience desirable, but not essential

Responsibilities

• Carry out refuse and recycling collections daily, with skills and knowledge of all machinery aspects of the job
• Undertake all duties in a professional manner deploying safe lifting and handling techniques appropriate to articles left for removal
• Use in-cab technology and mobile devices as directed
• Complete relevant paperwork in real time
• Carry out daily inspections and reporting for machinery and vehicles, before and after use
• Ensure the cleanliness of machinery and vehicles.
• Maintain excellent customer and client relations, particularly with members of the public and other motor users

Skills

HGV Class 2

Driver CPC

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Willingness to undertake tasks

Clean licence

Experience desirable

Job description

HGV Refuse Collection Driver to join a team of valued key workers and help make a positive difference to the environment we all live and work in.

Offering a fantastic work-life balance! With pre-planned routes and set start and finish times, there are no nasty surprises or late finishes, leaving you with plenty of time to spend with your family and friends.

As a HGV Refuse Collection Driver, you'll:

• Carry out refuse and recycling collections daily, with skills and knowledge of all machinery aspects of the job
• Undertake all duties in a professional manner deploying safe lifting and handling techniques appropriate to articles left for removal
• Use in-cab technology and mobile devices as directed
• Complete relevant paperwork in real time
• Carry out daily inspections and reporting for machinery and vehicles, before and after use
• Ensure the cleanliness of machinery and vehicles.
• Maintain excellent customer and client relations, particularly with members of the public and other motor users

Your typical working hours will be:

2.00pm to 10.00pm Monday to Friday

Overtime opportunities available

What you'll need to do the role:

• Valid HGV Class 2 driving licence (with no more than 6 points)
• Driver CPC
• Willingness to help refuse loaders while on your rounds to enable your team to complete the route within the service level agreement
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated
• Willingness to undertake tasks
• Clean drivers licence
• Previous relevant experience desirable, but not essential

What's in it for you?

• Weekly pay
• Fantastic career development opportunities
• Free hot drinks

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