Bromsgrove District Council is situated in North Worcestershire. The Councils is committed to being a customer driven organisation, with our customers at the heart of everything we do; focused on improving delivery services that make a difference to the communities that we serve. The Role: Bromsgrove Council Commercial Waste Services are looking to recruit a Waste Collection loader to work across our general, recycling and incoming food waste services. The role involves working flexibly to collect general waste, recycling and food waste from businesses across Worcestershire and the West Midlands. Key Requirements: Ability to work flexibly across any of our collection rounds. Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions. Comfortably able to walk distances of around 10-15 miles each day. Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers. Be of able to meet the physical demands of the job, for example, move around 300 large wheeled bins daily. Skills & experience: We are looking for people who are experienced in working within a commercial waste collection environment or similar outdoors job role. The successful candidates will need to meet the below criteria: Have a full UK driving licence. Have an understanding of health and safety in the workplace, its impact on the job role and people you work with and are in contact with. Have effective verbal and written communication skills. Have an understanding of what good customer service looks like and how this impacts the role and councils. Have a flexible can-do attitude to the role and service, be comfortable working alone or as part of a small team within a wider team environment. Be an excellent timekeeper and self-motivated. Be able to demonstrate the correct behaviours that are required when representing the council to its customers. Additionally, you should be able to demonstrate the following: Have a minimum of one years’ experience within a commercial waste management role or similar discipline. Have a good understanding of the services the commercial waste team delivers. Experience of working with machinery. Additional Information: The Councils offer a range of staff benefits: Pension Generous leave entitlements starting at 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata) Flexible working, where appropriate Employee Assistance Programme Access to employee benefits platform. Where you can find discounts for high street shops, leisure discounts, holiday discounts, salary sacrifice schemes and more What next Need further information? please contact Martin Roche (recruiting manager) via email m.rochebromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk or email recruitmentbromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk Closing date: 2025 Friday 2 May 2025 (Midnight) If this role interests, you please use the 'Apply Now' button For a full list of our current vacancies why not visit our WM Jobs Recruiter Page Attached documents ESO1 Job Description - (Final Final Final 13 05 15).doc