7.5 Tonne Driver

Serco; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a 7.5 Tonne Driver/Operative, where you'll play a crucial role in delivering essential waste management services. This full-time position offers a chance to work in a supportive environment, ensuring that collections are completed efficiently while adhering to safety protocols. With a focus on teamwork and communication, you'll be responsible for various tasks, including bulky collections and bin deliveries. The company is committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities that pave the way for your career advancement. If you're ready to make a positive impact in your community, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Pension scheme up to 6%

Training and development opportunities

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts at 1,000 retailers

ShareSave scheme

Paid volunteering day

Wellbeing app

Simplyhealth cash plans

Qualifications

• HGV Class 1 or Class 2 licence is essential for this role.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Carry out scheduled and responsive bulky collections and deliveries.
• Ensure health and safety requirements are met during operations.

Skills

HGV Class 1 or Class 2 licence

Drives CPC Qualification

Communication skills

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Job description

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Salary: £26,260.64 per annum + excellent benefits

Full Time: 40 hours per week

Working hours: Monday - Friday, 6am - 2.30pm including bank holidays.

Ready to make an impact?
As a 7.5 Tonne Driver/Operative in our Basingstoke team you’ll carry out the various services associated with the role. For example, but not limited to, bulky collections, bin deliveries or food waste as per the contract requirement and specification, across any rounds required. There will be a core role from the above as specified in your contract of employment.

You’ll be entrusted to:

1. Carry out both scheduled & responsive bulky collections, bin deliveries or refuse & recycling collections on a daily basis with skills and knowledge of all machinery aspects of the job.
2. Understand contract requirements, the specification of all bulky collections, refuse, recycling, food & garden. Understand what items or waste can and can’t be collected.
3. Work as a team to ensure service is complete both on your allocated round, but also to support other rounds if and when asked / required.
4. Ensure bulky collections, bin deliveries or waste bins are not missed on the round and all properties are correctly recorded as collected / not presented / contaminated etc on either paperwork or tablet (if applicable), plus add photos to the tablet/PDA device.
5. Understand that any missed bulky collections, bin deliveries or waste bins must be collected as soon as possible when made aware of a justified missed collection/delivery being reported by a supervisor.
6. Ensure that all health and safety requirements are met by yourself and by the crew in the vehicle alongside you, including always wearing a seatbelt when the vehicle is in motion & ensuring the correct PPE is worn at all times.

Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you are...

1. Holding a HGV Class 1 or Class 2 licence.
2. Holding a Drives CPC Qualification.
3. Possessing strong communication and interpersonal skills.
4. Exhibiting good teamwork and a positive attitude to work.
5. Self-motivated.
6. Willing to undertake further training.

Discover all you need to keep growing
Here you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

Because this is a place for you
Our people are integral to everything we do. That’s why our benefits are designed to put you first:

• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme.
• Training and development: A wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.
• Health and wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, Simplyhealth cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres.
• Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel.
• ShareSave scheme: Helps you save regularly with the choice to buy Serco shares at a discount at the end of your savings period.
• Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community.
• Charity: Support a charity or organisation with a paid volunteering day each year. You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free, through our Payroll Giving Scheme.

A little bit about us
At Serco, we’re a fast-growing company, serving governments around the globe. Our work spans a wide range of sectors including justice, immigration, defence, leisure, healthcare, transport, and citizen services. We’re committed to delivering, improving and redesigning public services for the benefit of everyone, guided by our values of trust, care, innovation, and pride.

Our inclusive recruitment process: We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We’re a proud holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard and a Disability Confident Leader, championing fair access to employment and equal opportunities for all. As such, we’re open to flexible working arrangements and we’ll make reasonable adjustments from interview through to employment.

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. At Serco, we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required).

Sometimes we receive a high volume of applications, which may lead us to close the application period early. To ensure you don't miss out, please apply as soon as possible.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.
For help with your application, or to discuss your eligibility, please contact 0345 010 4000.

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles, and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application, please contact 0345 010 4000.

At Serco, we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.