Contract to start ASAP

Duration: 12 weeks with a possible extension.

Job Purpose

Recycling and Waste are often the public face of the Council we provide the services the public see and care about.

How we behave directly impacts on people's perception of the Council as a whole. It is the only Council service which reaches every resident every week.

This role is essential in ensuring collections are undertaken professionally, efficiently and most importantly, safely.

As a driver you will be the Team Leader overseeing the Loaders and, if necessary, keeping in contact with Area Supervisors to make them aware of any issues/problems when the collections are being undertaken.

Responsibilities

Drive Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) or other vehicles for the collection of recycling and waste in a professional manner. Recycling and waste collections include:

Food waste

Garden waste

Residual waste (including hygiene)

Dry recycling e.g. paper, glass

Trade waste

Ensure all scheduled collections are completed taking note of assisted collections and extra allocations.

Hold a clean and current LGV licence and ensure your CPC is kept up to date.

Act as Team Leader working constructively and effectively as part of the Recycling and Waste collections team.

Ensure the crews are undertaking collections in a safe and efficient manner; ensuring that all relevant PPE is worn, that receptacles are placed back as per procedures, any spillages cleaned up, and that all recycling is monitored for contamination and the correct procedures are followed.

Carry out your role in a polite, courteous and professional manner and ensure that collection crews are doing the same.

Promote an inclusive and open culture that encapsulates the core MCC principles of teamwork, openness, fairness, flexibility and kindness.

Carry out daily safety checks of the vehicle, ensuring that any defects are recorded and reported to your supervisor immediately.

Ensure that the Vehicle, yourself, the crew and their operations are in accordance with the relevant aspects of Health and Safety legislation/policies and that safe working practices are followed: e.g. route risk assessments taken into account, reversing assistants used, PPE compliance.

Ensure the route risks assessments are kept up to date and liaise with the Supervisor and other WSS colleagues for any changes that need to be made e.g. new hazards.

HGV Driver

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