Refuse HGV Driver

East Suffolk Council; Woodbridge; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading local services provider as an HGV Refuse Driver in Woodbridge. You'll be responsible for driving and loading duties in waste management, ensuring high standards of service delivery. The role offers a permanent position with generous leave and pension benefits.

Benefits

Generous leave entitlement

NEST pension scheme

Access to health and wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues.
• Demonstrate ability to manage resources efficiently.
• Hold necessary driving qualifications and certifications.

Responsibilities

• Drive and load duties across waste management roles.
• Conduct operations in accordance with relevant legislation.

Skills

Communication

Resource Management

Independence

Teamwork

Deadline Management

Education

Professional Diploma Qualification

NVQ Level 2/3

Tools

Digital Tachograph / Smart Card

Full UK Drivers Licence

LGV Class 2 Licence

Driver Certificate of Professional Competence

Job description

• East Suffolk Services Limited - Ufford Depot, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 6ET

• £34,686.30 per annum

• 41.25 hours per week worked over 4 days (6am - 5pm)

• Permanent

East Suffolk Services Limited is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Services Limited, Refuse team as a HGV Refuse Driver.

Your role

You will undertake driving and loading duties across waste management roles and functions, in accordance with the service needs. Additionally, you will be conducting and operating vehicles in accordance with the relevant legislation.

What you will need:

• Demonstrate ability to control and manage all resources to secure optimum efficiency and high standards of service delivery

• Able to effectively communicate with clients/customers, agency organisations/departments, staff workforce and colleagues

• Ability to work to deadlines

• Ability to work independently using your own initiative as well as part of a team

• Hold a Digital Tachograph / Smart Card

• Full UK Drivers Licence

• LGV Class 2 (Category C licence)

• Valid Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)

• A professional Diploma Qualification in an appropriate service discipline

• NVQ Level 2/3 in the relevant services.

• If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you do not meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 27 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays)

• NEST pension scheme

• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact [e-mail] .

Closing date: 11.30 pm, 26 May 2025

Interview date: Week commencing 9 June 2025

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification .

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx) .Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (suffolkjobsdirect.org) .