Refuse and Recycling Driver

Peninsula Community Legal Centre; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday (rising to 31)

Pension scheme

Full training

Free onsite parking

Cycle to work

Job summary

Pembrokeshire County Council is seeking a Refuse & Recycling Driver to join our Waste and Recycling team in Pembrokeshire. You will drive and operate refuse collection vehicles, ensuring timely and safe collection across the district and delivering excellent customer service.

The role requires a valid HGV Class 2 licence with CPC, physical fitness for outdoor work, and teamwork. You will work 37 hours with flexible shifts, including weekends and bank holidays, and receive full training and

Qualifications

• Valid driving licence required, including HGV Class 2 and CPC
• Must be physically fit to lift and move bags and bins
• Ability to work effectively as part of a crew and use own initiative
• Good health and safety awareness in a manual handling context
• Strong customer service skills for a public-facing role
• Ability to read work instructions and complete documentation using IT systems

Responsibilities

• Drive and operate refuse and recycling collection vehicles (Class 2 HGV).
• Carry out vehicle checks and report defects.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Provide excellent customer service while representing the council.
• Work flexible hours including bank holidays and weekends.

Skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Health & safety awareness

Literacy & numeracy

Flexible schedule

Safe driving practices

Tools

IT systems

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Job profile for Refuse and Recycling Driver

Refuse and Recycling Driver

02/11/2026 Refuse and Recycling Driver

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary Grade 5 - £27,709 - £28,608

Contractual hours 37 Basis Open Ended

Job category/type Environmental Services and Waste management

Job reference REQAA7653

Attachments Refuse & Recycling Driver - Job Description (E).docx Refuse & Recycling Driver - Job Description (W).docx Employee Benefits Leaflet A5 (E).pdf Employee Benefits Leaflet A5 (W).pdf

Job description

Pembrokeshire has been among Wales’s top recycling authorities since 2019, and we are now looking for Refuse & Recycling Drivers to join our innovative recording breaking Waste and Recycling service.

Are you an experienced HGV driver looking to make a positive impact in your community? We’re looking for dedicated and reliable Refuse Drivers to join our Waste and Recycling team.

As part of our frontline Environmental Services, you’ll be responsible for driving and operating refuse collection vehicles across the district, ensuring household and commercial waste is collected safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

You will drive and operate refuse and recycling collection vehicles (Class 2 HGV) with support collection crews, carry out vehicle checks and report defects, ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations, and provide excellent customer service while professionally representing the council in the community.

You will ensure safe lifting and working practices are used, as well as ensuring appropriate personal protective clothing is worn at all times.

You will actively be supporting PCC to achieve its core objective to be one of the top recycling Authority’s in Wales and a greener and cleaner Pembrokeshire. Also supporting our ambitions surrounding continuous service improvement for an efficient and effective service whilst meeting Welsh Government’s targets and legislation.

Roles Available:

• Refuse and Recycling Driver
• Refuse and Recycling Loader/ Relief Driver

Casual/relief and seasonal posts are also available with possibility of future advancement to part time and full-time positions.

Requirements of the role:

• A valid driving licence is essential, including HGV Class 2 qualification and CPC card.
• Must be physically fit, able to move bags, boxes and wheeled bins for the working day and walk for a number of miles a day in an outdoor environment.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team/crew and to use own initiative.
• High degree of awareness in respect of personal health and safety in relation to manual handling and the dangers associated with working continuously in close proximity to the highway.
• Good customer service skills, working in a public facing role engaging with customers.
• Requirement to be literate and numerate in order to accept work instructions and complete necessary work documentation and ability to use IT systems.
• There will be a requirement to work bank holidays and weekends including Christmas/ New year period.

Why join PCC?

• 26 days holiday increasing to 31 days after five years’ service (pro rata)
• Family friendly daytime hours (8-hour shifts)
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• Local driving routes and full training
• Provision of PPE
• Free onsite parking
• Cycle to work scheme

Employee Benefits

Our employee benefits are designed to help invest in your future and are in addition to living and working in Pembrokeshire, one of the most beautiful and desirable counties in the UK.

The Visit Pembrokeshire website https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/ is an excellent source of information, and showcases the wide variety of activities, amenities and adventures that await you.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Guidance Note: Use of AI and Accuracy of Information:

• We understand that applicants may choose to use tools such as generative AI to support the preparation of their application. While the use of such tools is permitted, it remains the applicant’s full responsibility to ensure that all information submitted is factually accurate, truthful, and representative of their own skills, experiences and qualifications.
• Providing information that is false, misleading, or exaggerated, regardless of whether it was generated by AI or not, may result in disqualification from the recruitment process or dismissal if discovered after appointment.
• By submitting this application, you confirm that all content provided is accurate and submitted in good faith.

The Supported Employment Programme is a group of local authority based enterprises that employs over 75 people with a disability or work limiting health condition, please visit the link below for further information: Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Programme - Pembrokeshire County Council

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties. This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing [e-mail] .
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing [e-mail] .
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.

Refuse and Recycling Driver

Pembrokeshire County Council,Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 1TP