Bury Council
Location
Bury, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom
Job description
Post Title: Waste Collection Team Leader/LGV Driver
Team: Operations – Waste Management and Transport
The Waste and Street Cleansing service is based at Bradley Fold and comes under the Operations Directorate. We provide a waste and recycling collection service to 84,500 households and circa. 1,400 businesses across Bury.
The role involves driving waste collection vehicles to households/businesses around the Borough. You will be a willing team player and assist in the loading of waste collection vehicles as and when required. You will supervise Waste Collection Operatives within your team and to motivate them to deliver a quality, customer focussed service in line with service requirements.
You will also be responsible for the health and safety of yourself and of other persons who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work. You will become familiar with and always comply with the Council’s general health and safety policy and the service’s specific health and safety policies and procedures.
You will treat members of the public courteously at all times, noting any complaints and messages and pass them on to the Supervisors for attention.
The post holder must hold a current Class II LGV license and be capable of driving large waste collection vehicles in often narrow residential streets.
Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week Tuesday-Friday 06:45-16:30. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work evenings and weekends. You will also be expected to undertake any training required including NVQs and Drivers’ CPC, which may be out of normal working hours and/or at other establishments. Any training outside of normal working hours will mostly take place on Mondays and be paid on an overtime basis.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities, and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore, we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Carl Nieland on 07814 300399.
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£26.42k per annum
