Waste Collection Driver (LGV C)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sunderland; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 32.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a permanent waste collection driver to join the waste management team. You will drive 26-tonne refuse vehicles, collect from kerbside, communal and bring banks, and work Monday to Friday starting at 5:30am.

You must hold an LGV C licence, valid driver CPC, digital tachograph card, and right to work in the UK. The role includes bank holidays and occasional Saturdays at Christmas; a reliable team player with safe driving practices is essential.

Qualifikationen

• Understanding and experience of handling personal data under GDPR.
• Ability to read and record round information on an in-cab device.
• Experience with company policy on waste management and health & safety.

Aufgaben

• Collect refuse and recycling from kerbside, communal and bring bank sites
• Drive 26T refuse collection vehicles, and other vehicles as required
• Operate the vehicle safely with loaders
• Assist with loading and delivering receptacles to customers
• Record collection feedback on the in-cab device
• Support waste management in line with policy
• Maintain a safe system of work and report incidents
• Report collection issues to management
• Respond to daily disruption such as breakdowns and traffic
• Work contracted bank holidays and up to three Saturdays at Christmas

Kenntnisse

LGV C licence

Driver CPC

Digital tachograph

Good communicator

Local geography

Health & safety knowledge

Manual handling

Tools

In-cab device

Jobbeschreibung

This permanent post sits in the waste collection team within the Waste Management service, part of Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services. The work is collecting refuse and recycling from kerbside, communal and bring bank sites, mostly driving 26-tonne refuse collection vehicles. Shifts run Monday to Friday from 5:30am, with contracted bank holidays and up to three Saturdays at Christmas, and work in all weathers. Holding a current LGV C licence and driver CPC decides fit, as does right to work.

What the job involves

• Collect refuse and recycling from kerbside, communal and bring bank sites
• Drive 26T refuse collection vehicles, and other vehicles such as food waste vehicles, vans and caged tippers when required
• Operate the vehicle safely with support from loaders
• Help with loading and deliver receptacles to customers when required
• Record collection feedback on the in-cab device, flagging contamination and non-domestic waste
• Support the management of waste in line with the council's collection policy
• Maintain a safe system of work and report incidents and near misses
• Report collection issues to the management team
• Respond to daily disruption such as breakdowns and traffic, adjusting plans at short notice
• Work contracted bank holidays, up to three Saturdays at Christmas and Saturday CPC training

What’s required

Registration & licences

• Current LGV Category C (class 2) driving licence
• Valid driver CPC with at least 35 hours of training completed and in date
• Digital tacho card

Experience

• Understanding and experience of managing customer information, including personal and sensitive data under GDPR

Skills & knowledge

• Able to use an in-cab device to read and record round information
• Good communicator for a customer-facing role
• Local geographical knowledge of Portsmouth
• Understanding of health and safety legislation for the workplace and around the vehicle
• Understanding of risk assessments and safe systems of work
• Understanding of waste types and what constitutes contamination or non-domestic waste

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK
• Agreement to the substance misuse, drug and alcohol testing policy, including with-cause and random testing

Other

• Physically fit and able to carry out routine tasks within a team
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Understanding of manual handling