Driver/ Operative

U816 Veolia ES (UK) Limited; Poole; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 22–25 days

Driver referral bonus

Pension scheme

Physiotherapy

Financial wellbeing support

Discounts

Health resources

Training & development

Job summary

Veolia ES (UK) Limited in Poole is seeking a qualified LGV driver to join our waste collection team. You will drive to planned locations, unload containers and record data in the onboard system, while maintaining daily paperwork and vehicle checks.

Essential: Class 2 (Cat C) license and up-to-date CPC Digi/Tachograph Card. Prior waste management experience and RORO/Skip handling are desirable. Veolia offers competitive benefits and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Essential: Class 2 (Cat C) license.
• Up to date CPC Digi / Tachograph Card.
• Desirable: Previous waste management experience.
• RORO and Skip experience.

Responsibilities

• Driving to planned collection locations and moving / emptying multiple commercial waste containers.
• Ensuring all information is input into the onboard system and all paperwork is kept up to date and submitted daily.
• Completing daily checks of the vehicle as per our driver operator handbook.
• Complying with all traffic laws and legislation including weight of loads.
• Ensuring that the carriageway is left in a clean condition and any spillages are cleaned up.

Skills

Driving

Route planning

Record keeping

Education

Class 2 (Cat C) license

CPC Digi / Tachograph Card

Tools

Tachograph Card

CPC Digi Card

Job description

Salary: £41,429.28 per annum plus Veolia benefits £5.00 Daily meal allowance - per day worked Single person Daily Allowance: Paid Dependant on the Route £41.16 (RCV mode) Hours: 48 hours per week Location: Poole, BH16 6LT

What we can offer you;

• 22 days of annual leave to start goes up to 25 days
• Refer a driver to us once you've joined and earn £1000
• Access to our people's pension scheme
• Free physiotherapy service
• Stream - Employee financial well being support: early access to your earned pay, savings, budgeting, financial coaching & rewards
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential

What you'll be doing;

• Driving to planned collection locations and moving / emptying multiple commercial waste containers
• Ensuring all information is input into the onboard system and all paperwork is kept up to date and submitted daily
• Completing daily checks of the vehicle as per our driver operator handbook
• Complying with all traffic laws and legislation including and weight of loads
• Ensuring that the carriageway is left in a clean condition and any spillages are cleaned up

What we're looking for;

• Essential: Class 2 (Cat C) license
• Up to date CPC Digi / Tachograph Card
• Desirable: Previous waste management experience
• RORO and Skip experience

We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career. We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles. We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Ready to see the world as we do? Who is Veolia? Where other people see waste, our community here at Veolia see opportunity. We're determined to push for ecological transformation through waste, water and energy, and are committed to getting the tough jobs done. And most importantly, we see the potential of every member of our team, and are giving them the chance to realise it with us. Whether it's their potential, their commitment or their impact, we see it all. And with our values being community spirit, responsibility, innovation, customer focus and respect they keep us focused on those who matter - all 14,000+ of our employees, our customers and our communities too.