Waste Collection LGV Driver - Calne

CMD Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Waste Collection LGV Driver for a permanent position in Calne, England. The role involves driving recycling vehicles and ensuring adherence to safety protocols while handling waste collection. Ideal candidates will have a clean Class 2 licence, relevant experience, and strong communication skills. Benefits include a comprehensive healthcare plan, pension contribution, and increasing holiday entitlement, offering a competitive salary of £29,603.81 per annum.

Benefits

Health care maintenance cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Pension with employer contribution

Increasing holiday allowance

Overtime rates of pay

Qualifications

• Ideally possess a clean Class 2 licence.
• CPC and Tacho card along with relevant experience.
• Candidates must be physically fit for manual handling.

Responsibilities

• Drive Recycling Vehicles for waste collection.
• Conduct vehicle safety checks and operations.
• Assist loaders in waste removal as needed.

Skills

Clean Class 2 licence

CPC and Tacho card

Good communication skills

Basic administration skills

Team player

Job description

Overview

Waste Collection LGV Driver • Calne • Permanent

Salary

£29,603.81 per annum

Benefits

• Health care maintenance cash plan
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension at 4% employer contribution, minimum 4% employee contribution with 1 x life assurance
• 21 days holiday per annum increasing annually to 28 with a holiday trading option
• Overtime rates of pay in addition to the basic salary

Working hours

Basic hours are Monday to Thursday 06:45 to 15:15 and Friday 06:45 to 14:45. There will also be a requirement to work Bank Holidays and up to 8 Saturdays per year; overtime enhancements will apply.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Recycling Vehicles for the collection of recyclable and domestic waste
• Responsible for the associated vehicle safety checks, operation, and crew
• Work on a two-week round rotation, ensuring all kerbside collections are made in line with the company's SLA's
• Assist loaders in the removal of waste or recyclate, where and when appropriate
• Deal with customers and the public at large
• Use Bartec to record all collections real time (Training provided)

What we're looking for

• Ideally a clean Class 2 licence
• CPC and Tacho card and relevant experience
• Conscientious hard-working team player with good communication and basic administration skills
• Experience within waste transport or recycling operations would be an advantage
• A driving assessment forms part of the recruitment process
• Candidates must be physically fit to carry out manual handling activities

About Hills

Across Wiltshire and surrounding counties, The Hills Group of companies manages and recycles waste, produces essential construction materials through quarrying and ready mixed concrete, and builds award-winning homes in sought after locations. Established in 1900 and family-owned, The Hills Group has evolved over the past four generations into a multi-million pound business, harnessing the latest technologies, pioneering major infrastructure projects, and employing over 600 people. Whether extracting minerals, managing and recycling waste or building new homes, the same qualities of energy, enterprise, affability and confidence with which Hills was founded, still characterise the Hills business today.

Equal opportunities

CMD in partnership with The Hills Group is committed to monitoring and maintaining equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community