Waste Collection Driver

We are recruiting on behalf of our client for a Waste Collection Driver in Barnsley. This is a full time role, 4 days per week with 9.5 hours per day.

Purpose of role

To work as part of a team throughout Barnsley delivering waste services and responding to community priorities ensuring that the household waste collection service is completed with the daily task. 

Duties

• Supervise waste crews and manage their day to day operational function’s (via paper records or electronic hand held device’s) including all Health & Safety relating to the daily tasks
• Undertake operational duties which will involve a wide range of physically and mentally demanding tasks in all weathers
• Ensure the completion of all daily tasks while ensuring the safety of employees, colleagues, and members of the public including children; you will be responsible for the safe collection of bins along your route
• Understand the operation of mechanical machinery to facilitate emptying of refuse containers
• Be responsible for the careful day to day use, cleanliness, maintenance, security of vehicles/plant, machinery, and equipment provided
• Be customer focussed and deal with exchanges of information in a polite, courteous and positive manner responding to minor requests for service delivery and where necessary report problems to a supervisor or manager
• Demonstrate safe working practices, give advice and train other employees, apprentice’s, trainees and students where required
• Be responsible for the Health and Safety of all employees under your direct supervision

You will need

• Hold a valid UK driving licence to ‘Category C1’ standard A/E/I E
• Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) A/E/I E
• To hold or a willingness to undertake Manual Handling A/I E 
• To hold or a willingness to undertake Needle Stick A/I E
• To hold or a willingness to undertake IOSH Working Safely A/I