HGV Driver / Loader
Hourly rate - £18.17 per hour
Hours – 40 Hours per week
Location & Postcode – Essex, Havering Depot, RM12 5BF
As an HGV Driver / Loader at FCC Environment, you will carry out waste collection duties, including driving operational vehicles and collecting and loading waste. You will ensure that all work is completed safely, efficiently and in accordance with contractual requirements, relevant legislation and company policies and procedures.
This vacancy is for a full-time position.
Our promise to you
- Competitive salary
- 20 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- On-the-job training and progression
- Recognition scheme
- Refer a friend
- Flexible benefits, including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership, and many more (where applicable)
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service via our Wellbeing Platform
What will you be doing?
- Carrying out waste collection duties, including driving vehicles and collecting and loading waste
- Completing work to the required cleanliness standards and timescales
- Working independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team
- Following all safety instructions and wearing the designated personal protective equipment
- Using equipment and machinery correctly and safely
- Completing daily vehicle safety and defect checks
- Reporting vehicle defects, incidents, incomplete work and other issues promptly
- Using required systems and electronic devices to record job progress, service exceptions and completed work
- Driving safely, lawfully and efficiently, with consideration for road traffic legislation and weather conditions
- Using tachographs or logbooks and complying with drivers’ hours legislation
- Representing the company and client professionally
- Maintaining positive working relationships with Council Officers
What are we looking for?
- A valid HGV/LGV Category C licence
- An up-to-date Driver Certificate of Professional Competence qualification
- A valid digital tachograph driver card
- Knowledge of manual handling and health and safety
- A good understanding of waste collection activities
- Previous experience working within the waste industry
- A positive attitude and the ability to work in a multicultural environment
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team
- A motivated and trustworthy individual with a good work ethic
About Us
We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.
We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 4,500 people.
The profile of the UK's recycling and waste management industry has never been higher. We need people who are up for the challenge to help us tackle climate change. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs.
FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity, and we are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.
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£18.17 - £18.17 per hour