7.5 Tonne Driver

Job Title: 7.5 Tonne Driver

Location of work: Earlswood Depot, Redhill

Salary: £26,829 - £27,423 per annum (dependant on experience) 

Basis: Full-time, Permanent, 36 hours a week (6am-2pm Mon-Thursday, 6am-12.30pm Friday)

Are you fit and healthy and have a 7.5 tonne licence? Do you want to work in a great team who are passionate about their jobs and provide a vital role for the community? Then please read on!

Our Recycling & Refuse Team perform a key role in providing an excellent recycling and refuse collection service to the Council’s residents.

You will be able to work outdoors in all weathers, and deal with a very physically demanding job. It is essential that you are a team player and can communicate with your colleagues and customers, clearly and politely; showing a clear understanding of what good customer care is.

Compliance with health and safety guidance is very important for you, team members and the public, due to the heavy lifting machinery, dust, and fumes. Guidance, training, and personal protective equipment (PPE) is provided to all successful candidates.

About the Role:

• Deliver garden waste bins to new members
• Deliver bin sets to new developments
• Repair/replace damaged/lost bins/container
• Bulk Waste Collections from various addresses across the Borough
• Exchange bins for residents paying for an upgraded bin
• Retrieval of garden waste bins from cancelled membership
• Delivery/retrieval of commercial waste bins to new and existing
• Ensure all bins/container are delivered within the councils SLA
• Keep bin storage area tidy
• Accepting bin deliveries (from an articulated lorry) and storage
• Prepare bins for deliveries to new developments
• Understand stock control and advise when orders are required
• Prepare second-hand garden waste bins for reuse
• Remove reusable parts from containers being sent for scrappage.

About the Person:

• You will have the commitment to start the day at 6am and work a 36-hour week Monday to Friday
• Your clean driving licence (speeding points will be discussed) will allow you to drive a 7.5 tonne vehicle and you will have a current and up to date CPC
• You must have a Tachograph card.
• You will have a basic Standard of English and Maths and capable of stock control.
• You will have basic computer skills (required to operate in cab tablet)
• You should have a good knowledge of Health and Safety
• You will Previous experience of working outdoors in all weathers.
• You will demonstrate good customer care skills.

Behaviours: 

• Highly motivated.
• Capable of working well on your own and as a supportive member of a team.
• Adaptable to the task in hand and willing to learn.
• Confident to make process improvement suggestions where necessary.

Staff Benefits

In exchange for your expertise, experience, and enthusiasm, we will offer support in continuing your personal and career development, in addition to providing a wide range of employment linked benefits.

We provide you with competitive annual leave and contribute 15% towards the LGPS pension scheme. You will also have access to a range of discounts including local and high street stores, and salary sacrifice schemes including a cycle lease scheme, and ‘Better’ leisure centre membership. We also provide a flexible and agile working culture for a great work/life balance.

Values and Behaviours

Our great working environment and the values and behaviours of every individual and team in the Council, help to evolve the culture of our organisation to become more commercial, innovative, and embracing of change.

Successful applicants to our career opportunities will be able to demonstrate they share the values and behaviours we seek in our organisation.

Additional Information

For an informal discussion about the role, please call Operations Manager, Bob Wiggins on 01737 276224 or 07974 325140

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, supporting the guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ex-armed forces candidates, who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Closing Date: Sunday 22 December 2024 at 23:59

Interviews: TBC

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