Driver (HGV) – Grade E

Job Category : Driving

Location : Chelson Meadow, Plymouth City Council

Hours Per Week :37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 06:00

End Time : 14:30

Salary: £15.08

we require an experienced driver with good local knowledge of Plymouth. Must be fit and able to move heavy bins.

Primary purposeof role

To deliver a quality service, ensuring safe, efficient and effective waste collection

and transportation operations contributing to a greener, cleaner city. Operating

a range of vehicles up to HGV Class 1 and 2 waste vehicles, up to 3.5 tonnes.

Maintaining compliant drivers Certificate of Professional Competence and digital

Tachograph card. Responsible for the Operator (O) licence requirements

including relevant driving regulations and working time rules. Responsibility for

collection crew health, safety and welfare where appropriate, productivity and

quality of work. Responsibility for customer service and upholding the

reputation of Plymouth City Council through the delivery of a frontline critical

service.

Key

Accountabilities and key measures

Role outcomes

§ Driving for efficiency to various

sites across the city collecting

waste streams and ensuring correct

disposal in line with environmental

legislation and to ensure Plymouth

is making best use of its waste and

resources

§ Ensuring health, safety and welfare

of staff and the public during

driving, collection and tipping

operations.

§ Undertaking legally required vehicle

checks and safe operation of

specialist equipment and vehicles

§ Adhering to PCC controlled site

and other controlled site safe

working practices such as in refuse

transfer stations

Key activities 

 Driving and operating specialised equipment and HGV in line with training

and/or licencing in a public environment and on permitted sites. Driving must

be courteous and strictly in accordance with the law and any site

requirements. This will often require manoeuvring vehicles in a confined or

restricted space ensuring the safety of all persons. (55%)

 Undertaking collection of all waste streams in accordance with relevant

legislation and working within defined schedules, procedures, policies and

safe systems of work. Decision making required for unplanned events and

problem solving to avoid disruption to service with access to a manager as

required (10%)

 Taking charge of allocated vehicle and ensuring daily start/end shift

roadworthy checks and defect reporting as well as regular cleansing inside

the cab and externally such as the well. (10%)

Essential

qualifications/

knowledge

§ Functional skills in English and Maths level 2 or equivalent

§ Full driving license including HGV Category C Driving Licence

§ Current Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)

§ Valid digital tachograph

§ Knowledge of Health and Safety in an operational environment.

§ Understanding of customer standards in a public service

§ WAMITAB level 2 Certification of Sustainable Waste Management Operative

(or working towards)

§ IOSH Working Safely (or working towards)

§ Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations including Lifting Operation

Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) (or working towards)

Desirable

qualifications/

knowledge

§ Knowledge of environmental permitting regulations

§ Knowledge of waste classification

§ Knowledge of waste collection and or disposal operations

§ Detailed knowledge of Plymouth area

§ First Aid training

Essential

experience

§ Demonstrable experience of HGV Category C/C+EDriving (specialist

operational vehicles)

§ Experience working in a front line customer facing role delivering high

standards of customer care

§ Experience of working in a team

§ Experience of safe systems of work and health and safety in an operational

environment

Desirable

experience

§ Experience of refuse driving

§ Experience of working in waste collection and/or disposal operations

§ Experience of supervising colleagues

Essential skills § HGV vehicles, including rear steer, in confined areas involving long periods

of concentration especially in adverse weather conditions.

§ Ability to work unsupervised ,problem solving skills and use own initiative

for unplanned events, impacting service delivery

§ Considerable hand/eye/limb coordination with lengthy periods of mental

concentration to operate the vehicle and work with a collection team in all

conditions, meet deadlines, service expectations and deal with conflicting

demands.

§ Physical skills required to lift, pull, and push container bins at periodic times

of the day.