Refuse Collector Driver

**Refuse Collector Driver - Kirklees**

**Location - HD1 6BY**

**On going contract**

Work week will be Monday to Friday on 39.5 hours. Start time 5.30am. Driving Trade Waste Refuse vehicle. Class 2 Driving licence required.
- Your main responsibility will be to drive vehicles up to and including HGV’s in compliance with legal obligations and expectations for driver behaviour. The main vehicles you will drive will be refuse vehicles or mechanical sweepers.
- You will work on your own or part of a team performing other cleansing duties or collecting refuse and trade waste from households and businesses. You will also collect and deliver skips.
- You must ensure the correct use of lifting equipment and disposal arrangements. You will provide instructions to others on work practices, to comply with expected standards for performance and health and safety.
- You will need to follow works schedules and interpret maps or management information, to support collection schedule arrangements. For example, ensuring routes are followed or households that require assisted support receive this or to consider if skips should be emptied.
- You will need to complete records, tachographs and use technologies such as in-cab to capture data, report variations or areas of concern.
- Contribute to the performance management of staff, including training, instruction and supervision, providing feedback and challenge where necessary. You will identify problems about waste, driving conditions or operational matters so that appropriate action can be taken.
- Ensure driver records, timesheets, and other information systems such as In-Cab are correctly maintained in a timely manner

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity

**Job Description