SALARY: £30,887.00 per annum HOURS: 39 per week, 06:00 – 14:30 pm Monday - Friday LOCATION: Days Road Depot 7.5t Driver (Bulky) About Bristol Waste Company: What we do is important – we’re here to keep Bristol, and beyond, clean, and safe. We do this for our city’s residents, workers, visitors, and businesses. Our work helps deliver Bristol’s sustainability targets in partnership with the council. Bristol Waste’s commercial operation, where we serve businesses and organisations across the region, is also growing. Our ambition is to provide good quality, value for money services, and we continue to deliver a social value impact worth more than £30 million every year. We want people who share our values and want to work with us to drive our business forward. Purpose of the role: We are looking for dedicated candidate to drive company vehicles safely, load, transport and unload waste and recycling materials according to agreed customer requirements, Bristol Waste Company procedures and all external legal requirements. Key Responsibilities: To drive/operate vehicles and equipment in accordance with company safety procedures and legal requirements. As required by the company in accordance with the valid licence, experience, and training for that vehicle/equipment Responsible to ensure route completion and tasks are completed to Bristol Waste Company’s required standards Tipping of vehicle at designated and approved refuse facility and loading and unloading waste materials in accordance with Bristol Waste Company’s policy, procedures, training and legal requirements, complying with all health and safety requirements To use mobile IT equipment and to complete daily paperwork as appropriate Undertake any training/instruction required to carry out these duties and deemed necessary to fulfil the role Maintain the cleanliness and appearance of vehicles and equipment to a high standard, including daily vehicle checks on any vehicle driven To deal with colleagues, customers and other external personnel in a polite, responsible and professional manner To remain in contact with your supervisor and office staff and be responsive to operational needs and to aid Commercial growth through close relationships with sales staff and reporting back any opportunities for growth To work flexibly between locations, including Avonmouth and Albert Road Depot, to provide operational cover across the services of bin delivery and to carry out all other tasks deemed reasonable To comply with all Bristol Waste Company reporting procedures Essential Requirements for the Role: • Must hold a 7.5t licence, CPC and Digital Drivers Card • Experience or ability to undertake regular vehicle checks including oil, water and battery levels • Experience or ability to demonstrate suitability for physical work involving pushing/pulling waste bins and lifting recycling boxes up to 25kg • The ability to understand and complete daily defect sheets • Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills • The ability to work independently and to use own initiative • The ability to work well within a small team • The ability to use IT systems • Demonstrable flexible approach to work assignments 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. 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: recruitmentbristolwastecompany.co.uk 0117 440 6676