About the role:
Horsham District Council is looking for a Driver Operative to work within the Waste and Recycling teams.
As a qualified Driver, you will possess the minimum requirement of a clean Category C HGV licence as well as up to date CPC. It would also be an advantage if you hold a current digital tachograph card as you may be required to drive our Business Waste vehicles.
You will be required to take the lead on the round, ensuring that all Health and Safety practices are adhered to by you and your crew. You will also be able to complete all administrative processes associated with your round and operate our in-cab system, Bartec, for which training will be provided ensuring accurate data entry into our system particularly for missed, contaminated, and damaged bins.
Bank holiday working is contractual, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day. Where bank holidays are worked, pay is at the rate of triple time for each bank holiday. Saturday catch-up working is contractual at Christmas and New Year, paid at the rate of time and a half.
About you:
To succeed as Driver Operative you will need to be a team player with outstanding behaviours, flexible attitude, and approach to job priority that ensures the department meets all its objectives. You will also be required to cover for absences in other areas of the department.
This role involves working outside in all weathers and you will need a good level of fitness and endurance to ensure the job gets done, which will include supporting your colleagues by loading bins.
In return, you will be working for one of the best waste collection authorities in the area working out of a depot with modern facilities and a great team environment.
For an informal discussion about this role please call Paul Greenslade, Operations Manager on 07826 537807.
Council Vehicles
As this role requires the post holder to drive Council vehicles, periodic driving assessments will be required.
About us:
We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.
We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.
We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.
To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Visit our Jobs and careers page to find out more about Working for Horsham District Council and Our employment commitments.
To apply:
If you would like to apply for the role, we highly recommend you show clearly within the ‘Experience Section’ of the application form how you meet the essential criteria detailed within the Role Profile when applying. If you do not make this clear, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for interview.
Internal applicants, if you would like to apply for the role, please submit an expression of interest to HR@horsham.gov.uk explaining clearly how you meet the criteria and what you feel you can bring to the role.
Suitable applicants will be contacted for interview on an ongoing basis therefore this advert may close early.
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