HGV Waste Collection Driver
| Posting date: | 18 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £14.41 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 September 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Nations Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job title: HGV Waste Collection Driver - Driving
Job Category: Driving
Job location: Argyll Road, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6JY, Preston City Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £14.41 per hour
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
Driving of HGV vehicles used for refuse collection and recycling duties, including skip loaders.
Supervise a small team of labourers/other drivers during driving duties.
Operation of automatic and manual refuse collection and recycling equipment.
Moving and emptying of wheeled bins, food waste caddies and refuse sacks outside in all weathers.
To provide domestic, food, bulky item and trade waste collections.
Collect, sort and load onto vehicle at speed various items such as newspapers and magazines, brown, green and clear glass, aluminium and steel cans, and textiles from households.
Deliver leaflets to households.
Deliver wheeled bins, storage boxes and sacks to households.
Maintain high levels of productivity.
To converse with members of the public in a polite, professional, courteous and helpful manner.
To work overtime in order to complete collection rounds as and when required.
Actively assist in the promotion of the service including communicating with householders etc.
Assist with other Cleansing duties, including transfer station duties, where necessary.
Use of in cab technology
Work Bank Holidays other than Christmas day, Boxing Day and New Years Day
Work on until round completion
To maintain the cleanliness and appearance of the interior and exterior of vehicles and equipment to a high standard
To ensure that daily driver safety checks are carried out on any vehicles prior to use, and any know vehicle defects are reported to Fleet Management Services as soon as possible and recorded in the vehicle defect book/system
To adhere to all health and safety legislation, regulations and requirements including locally agreed procedures, particularly the use of reversing assistants
Comply with all relevant driving legislation, including the use of tachographs as required.
Job Category: Driving
Job location: Argyll Road, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6JY, Preston City Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £14.41 per hour
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
Driving of HGV vehicles used for refuse collection and recycling duties, including skip loaders.
Supervise a small team of labourers/other drivers during driving duties.
Operation of automatic and manual refuse collection and recycling equipment.
Moving and emptying of wheeled bins, food waste caddies and refuse sacks outside in all weathers.
To provide domestic, food, bulky item and trade waste collections.
Collect, sort and load onto vehicle at speed various items such as newspapers and magazines, brown, green and clear glass, aluminium and steel cans, and textiles from households.
Deliver leaflets to households.
Deliver wheeled bins, storage boxes and sacks to households.
Maintain high levels of productivity.
To converse with members of the public in a polite, professional, courteous and helpful manner.
To work overtime in order to complete collection rounds as and when required.
Actively assist in the promotion of the service including communicating with householders etc.
Assist with other Cleansing duties, including transfer station duties, where necessary.
Use of in cab technology
Work Bank Holidays other than Christmas day, Boxing Day and New Years Day
Work on until round completion
To maintain the cleanliness and appearance of the interior and exterior of vehicles and equipment to a high standard
To ensure that daily driver safety checks are carried out on any vehicles prior to use, and any know vehicle defects are reported to Fleet Management Services as soon as possible and recorded in the vehicle defect book/system
To adhere to all health and safety legislation, regulations and requirements including locally agreed procedures, particularly the use of reversing assistants
Comply with all relevant driving legislation, including the use of tachographs as required.