Driver Team Leader

SALARY: £41,402.52 per annum

HOURS: 39 hours per week, Thursday – Monday 05:00am pm 

LOCATION: Lewin's Mead, Bristol

Driver Team Leader – Bristol Business Improvement District (BID) Pump Van

Purpose of the role:

Based in Bristol City Centre, BID area

You will be working as part of a two - person team to undertake deep cleaning and graffiti removal work using power washing equipment, with the support of a pump crew operative and responding to businesses in the Bristol BID area.

Provide a visible presence in the city centre, giving excellent customer service and to provide a warm welcome to everyone in the BID area & wider city centre.

Be ambassadorial, friendly & knowledgeable about Bristol and the BID by responding to requests for information, directions and promoting Bristol as a great place to be.

Be able to communicate professionally face to face and by telephone and social media.

Respond to concerns raised by levy payer and non-levy payer businesses within the BID area.

Conduct regular visual audits, report health and safety hazards, respond to cleansing issues ensuring problems are resolved as quickly as possible. 

Portray a professional and responsive image of yourself and the BID.

Work collaboratively and closely with a variety of businesses and city partners.

This job description sets out the key outcomes required. It does not specify in detail the activities required to achieve this outcome 

 General Accountabilities:

The post holder is responsible to maintain a safe working environment and ensure as reasonably practicable that safe working practices are adopted by employees within the work environment

Work in compliance with Codes of Conduct, regulations and policies

Essential Requirements:

•To have a full clean driving licence. 

•Be over 25 years of age to meet our insurance criteria.

•Excellent communication skills and to be comfortable with people in a range of situations.

•Be a self-starter, a problem solver and a good team player.

•Be competent with technology and recording data.

•Work in all weathers and be physically fit to carry out tasks.

•To ensure designated cleansing duties are carried out to the expected standard, and all task and duties are completed within required timeframes.

•Work individually or as part of a team. 

•Ensure the equipment used is correct for the job, kept safe and maintained to a good standard.

Desirable:

•NEBOSH / ISOH Training / COSHH Training

•Manual Handling training

•First AID Training

All PPE and uniform will be supplied

All associated training will be given.

Our Benefits:

•Annual leave package of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays.

•Employer contribution of 5% into the company pension scheme.

•Support for Mental Health, including a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme that provides support covering Mental Health, Financial and Family related topics. We also have Mental Health First Aiders across the business.

•Support for your Physical Health with our BUPA Health Cash Plan (we cover the cost of coverage for you), Cycle to Work scheme and an onsite Physiotherapist. All are free for our colleagues.

•Because we value our colleagues, we want to recruit more employees just like them, which is why we have our employee referral scheme. 

•Dedicated learning and development team. We take pride in developing our colleagues and some examples of this include our In-House Driver Development Programme and internal promotions. Many of our Senior Leadership Team have developed from Operational roles, such as one of our Contract Managers who started as a Street Cleanser.

•Employee recognition 'Stand Out Award' and long service awards. To celebrate our colleagues wherever they are on their journey with us, we recognise and celebrate talent.

•All colleagues receive free access to our Reward Gateway discount scheme, helping you make your money go further with savings at over 900 retailers. It's one of the ways we support smart spending and everyday wellbeing.

•We recognise that everyone is different and strive to create an environment that supports all colleagues through flexible working. We have introduced a hybrid working model where possible and actively encourage part-time working, job sharing and flexibility on hours. If this interests, you please do get in touch, and we can start a conversation.

Everyone belongs:

At Bristol Waste everyone belongs – we are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. 

We give fair and equal consideration to all applications.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence.

Important note on applying:

Please apply as soon as possible and before 23:59 on the closing date. Sometimes we close vacancies early if we receive a high number of quality applications.

Due to the high volume of interest, we won't be able to receive late applications, and we are currently unable to respond to all who apply. 

If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, it unfortunately means you won't be invited to interview on this occasion. 

Contact us: 

Please contact our People Services team to discuss this role, your application, or any reasonable adjustments and support in applying for this position: 

Thank you for your interest in joining Bristol Waste Company.