HGV Driver/Loader

Serco Group Plc; Hartfordbridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services provider in the UK is seeking an experienced HGV Refuse & Recycling Driver/Loader. You will collect waste and recycling from homes and businesses while ensuring vehicle safety. The ideal candidate will possess a valid driving licence and Driver CPC, and be a team player with a positive attitude. This role offers competitive benefits, including holidays, health programs, and development opportunities.

Benefits

20 days holidays plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Wide range of training opportunities

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts at over 1,000 retailers

Paid volunteering day each year

Qualifications

• Hold a valid Class 1 or 2 driving licence / Driver CPC & Tacho Card.
• Hard working and physically fit due to the nature of the business.
• Hold plenty of enthusiasm and a big smile.

Responsibilities

• Collect waste and recycling from residential homes and commercial properties.
• Ensure vehicle safety checks are completed before setting out.
• Act as the public face of Serco's Environmental Services team.

Skills

Class 1 or 2 driving licence

Team player

Physically fit

Public-facing skills

Job description

As a HGV Refuse & Recycling Driver/Loader in our Hart team, you'll provide a complete waste and recycling service on behalf of the residents and community in Basingstoke. With a professional, dedicated and friendly team of Refuse Collection staff, we ensure that streets, homes and businesses are kept clean, safe and tidy, whilst providing the very best levels of customer service to all members of the community that we serve.

You’ll be entrusted to:

• You will set off on a pre-planned route as the driver with your team of Loaders you are working with collecting waste and recycling from residential homes and commercial properties.
• You will be the public face of Serco's Environmental Services team in the community.
• Before setting out on your rounds, you will ensure that your vehicle safety checks are completed and that your truck is clean and work ready.
• Hold a valid Class 1 or 2 driving licence / Driver CPC & Tacho Card.
• Hard working.
• Physically fit and healthy due to the nature of the business.
• Hold plenty of enthusiasm and a big smile.
• Be willing to go the extra mile whilst on your rounds to enable your team to hit their targets.
• Team player.
• Discover all you need to keep growing.

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.

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:

Benefits

• Holidays: 20 days plus bank holidays.
• 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.
• 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.