LGV Waste Collection Driver

at  Oldham Council

Place Directorate
Waste Management Service
Ref: 000224
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £26,421 - £28,770 per annum (Grade 4)
Hours: 36.66 per week over 4 days.
Based: Moorhey Street, Oldham, OL1 1JF
Closing Date: Sunday 13th October 2024

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

• Clean LGV driving license
• Experience of driving LGV in delivering waste collection duties
• Experience of supervising a small group of manual workers
• Ability to undertake significant amounts of walking and manual handling (lifting/manoeuvring of waste containers).
• Ability to have the mental capacity to always be alert to hazards
• Ability to undertake high levels of work whilst always considering the health & safe requirements for yourself, your colleagues and the general public.

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To carry out maintenance and safety checks on any allocated vehicle and associated equipment (e.g. tyre, oil and water checks and cleaning) at the beginning and end of shift to ensure they are safe to use and fit for purpose.
• To ensure that all health & safety working policies and safe systems of work are being adhered to (including those of any crews members).
• To drive and operate and allocated vehicle in accordance with the Waste Management Services’ Driver Manual and Councils Driver Code of Conduct.
• To report any crew accidents or incidents appropriately to managers at the time/on the day that they occur.
• To collect and tip ALL correct waste within an allocated round and be responsible for the operation of that round.

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

• Clean LGV driving license
• Experience of driving LGV in delivering waste collection duties
• Experience of supervising a small group of manual workers
• Ability to undertake significant amounts of walking and manual handling (lifting/manoeuvring of waste containers).
• Ability to have the mental capacity to always be alert to hazards
• Ability to undertake high levels of work whilst always considering the health & safe requirements for yourself, your colleagues and the general public