HGV Driver / Loader

Serco Group Plc; Lindfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A public service management company in Lindfield seeks an HGV Refuse and Recycling Driver. You'll drive a planned route, collect waste, and ensure safety checks are done. The ideal candidate holds a valid Class 1 or 2 driving license and a CPC. Do you thrive in teamwork and community service? Join us to help keep the area clean and sustainable. Enjoy a range of benefits including safety bonuses, physiotherapy, and 24 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Benefits

Driver Safety Bonus

Physiotherapy

Double-time Bank Holiday payments

Enhanced Christmas pay

Refer A Friend scheme

24 days holidays

Pension scheme

Internal training opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Discounts across various retailers

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid Class 1 or 2 driving licence.
• Must have a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).
• Must be physically fit due to the job's demands.

Responsibilities

• Drive a pre-planned route with a team of loaders collecting waste.
• Be the public face of the company in the community.
• Complete vehicle safety checks before starting the round.
• Assist loaders to ensure efficient service delivery.

Skills

Physical fitness

Team player

Education

Class 1 or 2 driving licence

Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)

Job description

Job Overview

Join our Haywards Heath team as an HGV Refuse and Recycling Driver and play a vital role in keeping your community clean, safe, and sustainable. Working alongside a professional and friendly team, you'll deliver a full waste and recycling service to local residents and businesses. Your efforts will help maintain high standards across the community while providing excellent customer service every step of the way.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete a pre‑planned route as the driver, with your team of loaders, collecting waste and recycling from residential homes and commercial properties.
• Be the public face of Serco in the community.
• Ensure that your vehicle safety checks are completed and that your truck is clean and work‑ready before setting off on your round.
• Work alongside loaders to stay active and help get things done quickly and efficiently.

Qualifications

• Hold a valid Class 1 or 2 driving licence and a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).
• Be physically fit and healthy – this is a must due to the nature of the work.
• Be a dedicated, friendly and professional team player.
• Be willing to go the extra mile on your rounds to help your team hit its targets.

Benefits

• Driver Safety Bonus: Up to £400 per year, paid quarterly, based on safety compliance.
• Physiotherapy: Provided free of charge.
• Double‑time Bank Holiday payments.
• Enhanced Christmas pay.
• Refer A Friend scheme.
• Holidays: 24 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.

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 are led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

We’re a proud holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, a Disability Confident Leader, and a top three Great British Employer of Veterans, championing fair access to employment and equal opportunities for all. As such, 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).