PM Collection HGV Driver Supervisor

The Methodist Church in Britain; Brighton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme with a

Up to 34 paid leave days after 5 years

Monthly one-to-one meetings with line‑

wellness support

Employee discounts on travel, retail,1

Job summary

Brighton and Hove City Council is seeking a PM HGV collections driver supervisor to lead a small team in the Environmental Services unit. The role involves supervising crews, performing daily vehicle checks and driving a waste collection vehicle to service households and recycling sites.

The position requires an HGV C category licence, a valid CPC card, and a valid tachograph card. Working pattern is 41 hours per week with contracted overtime, starting at 13:15.

Qualifications

• HGV C category driving licence.
• Valid CPC card.
• Valid tachograph (Tacho) card.
• Management or supervisory experience, or other relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a small team of operatives, ensuring tasks are completed and health and safety rules are followed during refuse and recycling collections.
• Carry out daily vehicle inspections.
• Drive waste collection vehicles to remove household, recycling and other designated waste from a variety of locations.
• Deliver a customer-focused collection service.
• Maintain respectful working relationships and communicate politely with colleagues and members of the public.
• Ensure council policies, procedures, values and behaviours are understood and followed.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Job description

This PM HGV collections driver supervisor post sits in the Environmental Services team at Brighton and Hove City Council, leading a small team of refuse and recycling operatives. The core of the work is supervising crews so that tasks and health and safety rules are followed, alongside daily vehicle checks and driving a waste collection vehicle. The working pattern is 41 hours a week, including contracted overtime, starting at 13:15. Fit depends on holding a C category HGV licence and a valid CPC card.

What the job involves

• Lead and supervise a small team of operatives, ensuring tasks are completed and health and safety rules are followed during refuse and recycling collections
• Carry out daily vehicle inspections
• Drive waste collection vehicles to remove household, recycling and other designated waste from a variety of locations
• Deliver a customer-focused collection service
• Maintain respectful working relationships and communicate politely with colleagues and members of the public
• Ensure council policies, procedures, values and behaviours are understood and followed

What’s required

Registration & licences

• HGV C category driving licence
• Valid CPC card
• Valid tachograph (Tacho) card

Experience

• Management or supervisory experience, or other relevant experience

What’s offered

• Local Government Pension Scheme with shared-cost additional voluntary contributions
• Up to 34 paid leave days after 5 years' service, plus family, bereavement and annual leave, with the option to buy extra annual leave
• Monthly one-to-one meetings with line manager and wellness support
• Employee discounts on travel, retail, supermarkets and gym memberships
• Access to workers' forums
• Expert advice on stress, finances, debt, nutrition, pregnancy and menopause
• Opportunity to work overtime and bank holidays with RSG enhancements
• Flexible working arrangements agreed with your manager