Recycling and Waste Collections Driver Team Leader

The Methodist Church in Britain; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Flexible working

Vehicle preparation payment

Wellbeing support

Green travel scheme

Training during day

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is looking for a permanent team leader for its recycling and waste collection service. You will lead a small crew, run collection rounds, and ensure health and safety at all times.

The role involves early starts, potential bank holiday work, and using in-cab devices to report issues. You will need a valid HGV Class 2 / LGV C licence with CPC, and visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Sound health and safety knowledge of the industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of up to two crew members.
• Complete collection rounds.
• Be responsible for team health and safety.
• Ensure safe systems of work and incident reporting are followed.
• Give feedback on collections and issues using the in-cab device.
• Assist with bin loading.
• Motivate your team and work with other team leaders and crews to keep the service efficient.
• Deal with residents politely and professionally and explain services confidently.

Skills

Customer service

Health & safety

Job description

This permanent team leader post sits within the council's recycling and waste collection service, where the post-holder leads a crew of up to two. The work centres on running collection rounds, keeping the team safe, and feeding back on collections and problems through the in-cab device, with some bin loading. The working day may start early but usually finishes around 2pm, and bank holiday working is required. A current HGV Class 2 or LGV C licence with valid CPC is needed, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Lead a team of up to two crew members
• Complete collection rounds
• Be responsible for team health and safety
• Ensure safe systems of work and incident reporting are followed
• Give feedback on collections and issues using the in-cab device
• Assist with bin loading
• Motivate your team and work with other team leaders and crews to keep the service efficient
• Deal with residents politely and professionally and explain services confidently

Registration & licences

• Valid HGV Class 2 / LGV C driving licence
• Current CPC card

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent customer service skills
• Sound health and safety knowledge of the industry

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK

Other

• Able to work bank holidays as required
• Good teamwork, and accountable, respectful and inclusive working

Nice to have

• Experience of stop-start HGV driving and manoeuvring in residential areas
• Experience of working on collection services
• Experience using in-cab technology such as Bartec Collective

What’s offered

• Local government pension scheme
• Minimum 24 days annual leave plus 5 extra days after 5 years' service
• Flexible working options and family friendly policies
• Monthly vehicle preparation payment of £108.83 to £118.09 plus wash-off payments
• Enhanced bank holiday pay
• CPC and training paid for and delivered during the working day
• Wellbeing support including £12.50 monthly Jubilee2 membership, 24-hour employee assistance and counselling, flu vaccinations and health checks
• Green travel scheme including cycle to work and electric car salary sacrifice