Refuse Collector-Driver

Location Huddersfield
Salary £12.59 - 15.41 per hour
Reference 219680

Sanctuary Personnel are looking for a Refuse Collector Driver to work for Huddersfield Council.

This is a full-time locum role paying £12.59 - £15.41 per hour

Key Responsibilites:

  • Your main responsibility will be to drive vehicles up to and including HGV’s in compliance with legal obligations and expectations for driver behaviour. The main vehicles you will drive will be refuse vehicles or mechanical sweepers.
  • You will work on your own or part of a team performing other cleansing duties or collecting refuse and trade waste from households and businesses.  You will also collect and deliver skips.
  • You must ensure the correct use of lifting equipment and disposal arrangements.  You will provide instructions to others on work practices, to comply with expected standards for performance and health and safety. 
  • You will need to follow works schedules and interpret maps or management information, to support collection schedule arrangements.  For example, ensuring routes are followed or households that require assisted support receive this or to consider if skips should be emptied.

Applicant Requirements:

  • Educated to a Academic Degree Level or equivalent or a significant level of experience relevant to the post.
  • Recent experience.
  • Experience of supporting a team according to available resources and skill levels and working co-operatively with others.
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Knowledge of licensing
  • Good organisational skills

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced candidates who meet these requirements for this Passenger Assistant role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work.

Contact: This job is advertised by Jake Benham. If you are interested in this position, please click above to apply now.