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Van Driver

Job details
Posting date: 10 December 2025
Salary: £13.85 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 09 January 2026
Location: Merton, South West London
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Mango Solutions Limited
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: VanJunk

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Summary

Mango Solutions are looking for 2x van drivers for our waste removal company, based in Merton SW19

Job description:

Driving the company vehicle adhering to UK road rules and regulations
Carry out daily vehicles checks as per CRM system schedule
Daily monitoring assigned vehicle’s maintenance requirements
Communicating with management any vehicles’ fault, maintenance requirement and suspect occurrences
Punctually report at the first job of the day as instructed from management
Complete on the job risk assessments and job sheets as required and instructed on the CRM system
Communicating with teammates and agreeing on safest and best loading solutions in the vehicle
Assessing waste to be collected at client’s sites against company H&S standards and communicate any challenge/issue or potential hazard to management prior commencing the job
Assessing waste to be collected at client’s sites against price given from the office and communicate to office any discrepancy between waste to be collected and price given to the client
Securely loading of the vehicle
Ensuring that the load is secured and the barn doors are safely closed at collection completed
Preparing the vehicle for secure unloading at the recycling station
Securing the barn doors once the vehicle has been unloaded at the recycling station
Adhering to site H&S regulations when at client’s site or recycling stations
Assisting management with on field training of new drivers
Keeping clear and punctual communication with management on new staff training outcomes
Communicating to management hours worked on daily basis
The above list of duties is not exhaustive and such duties could occasionally vary depending on business needs
Qualifications:

Education level: GCSE, H&S certifications preferred
Experience: 1 year of driving in London a 3.5t vehicle, 1 year of waste management as loader/driver preferred
Specific skills: Driving 3.5t vehicle, General manual handling
Personal characteristics: Punctual, flexible, able to work on different shifts, good communicator, respectful, capable of implementing reasonable management instructions, inclusive and respectful of diversity
Licenses: B Driver’s license, no more than 3 points on the license, absence of insurance claims in the past 3 years
Physical abilities: Physically fit to driving, carrying out daily heavy lifting / manual handling duties
Must have own transport.

Must be minimum 25 years due to insurance

No set starting and finishing time.

Pay rate £13.85 per hour

If you are interested please apply with your CV.

Mango Solutions Recruitment are acting as the employment agency for this position.

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