HGV Waste Collection Driver

Nations Recruitment; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local recruitment agency is seeking an experienced HGV Driver for refuse collection duties. The role involves driving vehicles, supervising staff, and ensuring adherence to health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have a valid HGV license and strong communication skills. Immediate start available.

Qualifications

• Valid HGV driving license.
• Ability to supervise a team effectively.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive HGV vehicles for refuse collection.
• Supervise a small team during duties.
• Maintain high levels of productivity.

Skills

HGV Driving

Supervision

Customer Service

Job description

Job details

Job Category: Driving

Job location: Argyll Road, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6JY, Preston City Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £14.41 per hour

Responsibilities

• Driving of HGV vehicles used for refuse collection and recycling duties, including skip loaders.
• Supervise a small team of labourers/other drivers during driving duties.
• Operation of automatic and manual refuse collection and recycling equipment.
• Moving and emptying of wheeled bins, food waste caddies and refuse sacks outside in all weathers.
• To provide domestic, food, bulky item and trade waste collections.
• Collect, sort and load onto vehicle at speed various items such as newspapers and magazines, brown, green and clear glass, aluminium and steel cans, and textiles from households.
• Deliver leaflets to households.
• Deliver wheeled bins, storage boxes and sacks to households.
• Maintain high levels of productivity.
• To converse with members of the public in a polite, professional, courteous and helpful manner.
• To work overtime in order to complete collection rounds as and when required.
• Actively assist in the promotion of the service including communicating with householders etc.
• Assist with other Cleansing duties, including transfer station duties, where necessary.
• Use of in cab technology.
• Work Bank Holidays other than Christmas day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
• Work on until round completion.
• To maintain the cleanliness and appearance of the interior and exterior of vehicles and equipment to a high standard.
• To ensure that daily driver safety checks are carried out on any vehicles prior to use, and any known vehicle defects are reported to Fleet Management Services as soon as possible and recorded in the vehicle defect book/system.
• To adhere to all health and safety legislation, regulations and requirements including locally agreed procedures, particularly the use of reversing assistants.
• Comply with all relevant driving legislation, including the use of tachographs as required.