Lgv Driver

Reference:
23-25693

Job title:
LGV Driver - Street Cleaner

Directorate:
Highways, Engineering and YGC

Service:
Municipal Works

Closing date:
12/12/2023 10:00

Job type/Hours:
Permanent | 37 Hour

Salary:
£23,500 - £23,893 a year

Pay Scale:
GS3

Location(s):
Ffordd y Bala Depot,

**Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this **Information Pack**

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.

For further information about this post please contact Dylan Wyn Jones on 07890555125

Interview date to be confirmed

Application forms and further details available from, Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH

Tel: 01286 679076

**CLOSING DATE: 10.00 AM, 12/12/2023**

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**QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT TRAINING**

ESSENTIAL
Class C LGV Driving Licence
CPC Qualification

DESIRABLE

Experience of driving street cleaning vehicles or similar

**RELEVANT EXPERIENCE**

ESSENTIAL
Experience of working with waste and dealing with members of the public

DESIRABLE

Experience of supervising a crew

**SKILLS AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE**

ESSENTIAL
To hold a Class C LGV driving licence and digital tachograph card. Knowledge of street cleaning vehicles.

DESIRABLE

Skills which are specific to the area of waste / street cleaning

**PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES**
ESSENTIAL
The ability to communicate effectively and motivate others.

DESIRABLE

The ability to make decisions.

**LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS**

Listening and Speaking

Able to conduct a simple conversation in the daily context of the job by using the specific words and language which occur regularly in order to convey information and discuss specific issues.

Reading and Understanding

Able to read and understand very simple letters, messages, leaflets, signs and articles on familiar day to day matters in order to transfer the information to another person.

Writing

Able to complete a standard form and write a short memo or letter by using a set number of familiar phrases in order to convey a simple message

**Purpose of the post**:

- Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
- Cleaning streets, roads and open lands

**Responsibility for functions**:

- Responsibility for specialist vehicles / machines (LGV).

**Main duties**:

- Drive and be responsible for any specialist LGV vehicle/machine (Scarab Major / Johnston 600) including the compacting vehicle used. The duties will include carrying out daily inspections, oil and water level checks. Specialist driving skills are required, along with a requirement for associated information. This could include cleaning and operating any mechanical equipment attached to the plant.
- To carry out, as an individual or member of a team, relevant duties to clean, collect and dispose of refuse, leaves and weeds, etc. from open spaces (including roads, pavements and shopping centres). The duties will include the use and operation of ancillary equipment.
- Be aware of the requirements of Health and Safety Acts and work with the Directorate’s Health and Safety and Quality Assurance Officer to ensure that we comply with the relevant Health and Safety requirements.
- This is an illustrative list only. The post holder will be expected to be part of the process of managing and monitoring performance in accordance with the requirements of the post and to implement any other duties in accordance with the nature of the post and its scale, in accordance with the request of the Head of Service/Manager or the Strategic Director.
- Responsibility for self-development.
- Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
- Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
- Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
- Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
- Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
- Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused

**Special circumstances**:

- This post is one that operates on a shift rota of 12.33 hours over 3 days.
- The cleaning service is provided on bank holidays and the post-holder will be required to work on these days. An additional allowance will be paid.
- There will also be a requirement to w