Refuse Loader - Brighton

Guidant Global; Brighton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidant Global is seeking a Refuse Loader for a temporary position at the City Clean Hollingdean Depot, Upper Hollingdean Road, Brighton. Start ASAP with full-time hours and a pay of £13.69 per hour. The role involves collecting refuse and recycling, assisting the driver, and working safely to meet service standards.

Applicants must be physically fit to walk 10–20 miles daily and handle bins. You will follow management instructions, wear PPE, and perform duties in line with council policies and

Qualifications

• Must be physically fit to cover 10-20 miles walked per day and move bins from roadside to hopper.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all rounds are completed within timescales with high customer service.
• Assist driver in preparing the vehicle for the day.
• Ensure PPE is available and compliant with safety guidelines.
• Operate machinery and ensure driver is visible when reversing.
• Report service issues to team managers.
• Undertake assisted collections and return bins to designated points.
• Communicate calmly and cordially with the public and staff.
• Follow Council and departmental policies (Risk Assessments, Code of Conduct, etc.).
• Assist with other collections and rounds as reasonably requested.

Job description

Start date: ASAP

Job Title: Refuse Loader

Job type: Temporary

Location: City Clean Hollingdean Depot, Upper Hollingdean Road, Brighton BN1 7GA

Hours: Full time

Pay: £13.69 per hour

Shifts: AM shift starts at 05.00 or 06.00 AM / PM shift 13.00 PM. (Monday to Friday)

Description of duties and responsibilities:

Working as part of a team, led by the driver, with responsibility for collecting refuse and recycling and other waste service duties. Follow management instruction and ensure work is completed safely and efficiently, in accordance with guidelines. Focus on customer satisfaction.

Must be physically fit to cover the 10-20 miles walked per day around the route and to move the bins from the roadside to the hopper for emptying.

Key responsibilities:

• 1. Ensure that all refuse, recycling and cleansing rounds (with no unscheduled missed bins/locations) are completed within specified timescales and to a high customer service standard. This will involve weekend catch-up days to cover Bank Holidays.
• 2. Assist the driver in preparing the vehicle for the day
• 3. Ensure that all safety equipment is available, in a serviceable condition, and being worn as required. The PPE must Health and Safety compliant, used in accordance with Risk Assessments and remain presentable in appearance at all times.
• 4. Operate the machinery in strict accordance with instructions and training, ensuring that the driver is always seen back when reversing, using the agreed signals when required
• 5. Ensure that any service issues or potential service failures are reported to the team managers in a timely manner
• 6. Undertake assisted collections as required, including returning bins to the designated point
• 7. Ensure that communication, work and training is conducted in a calm, positive and constructive way, being both courteous and helpful to the public, residents, customers and other staff.
• 8. Follow instructions as laid down in Council and departmental policies and procedures which are relevant to this job. These include: Risk Assessments / Method Statements, Code of Conduct, and Accident/Near Miss/Hazard reporting. The procedures/instructions will be updated periodically.

Additional

Assist and cover other collections and rounds being undertaken as part of the waste collection service when reasonably requested by the management team. "Reasonably" means within your abilities and which would not put you, colleagues or the public at risk within your contracted hours or otherwise agreed overtime for which suitable training has been provided, including but not limited to:

• Litter picking
• Collecting fly-tipping
• General yard duties
• Wheelie bin deliveries/collections

Ensure all paperwork/works tickets and electronic communications are completed and returned to the office daily for processing.

Comply with the Council's Equal Opportunities policy, Code of Conduct and other relevant policy, procedures and legislation.

Comply with the Council Data Protection Policies and the Data Protection Act and other relevant legislation. The Council's Safety Policy and other safety procedures and guidelines are deemed part of this job description.

You must be able to get to the site for the early start times when public transport is not always available that early.