Description SERCO - Service Partner to Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils - Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 5AT £25,466 per annum Full Time, 40 hours per week Permanent Reference: 4382 Working hours: Monday - Friday 6.30am - 3pm with occasional Saturdays and Bank Holidays. The Waste and Recycling Team, working with our service partner Serco from our two operational depots in Sudbury and Stowmarket, run 26 frontline collection rounds every day, providing our residents and businesses with a range of waste and recycling services; making over 5 million collections in a year and handling and transporting over 65,000 tonnes of waste and recycling. This is a great opportunity to join Serco, our service partner, at the Stowmarket Depot. Ready to make an impact? As a Refuse and Recycling Loader in our Stowmarket team, you will provide a complete waste and recycling service on behalf of the residents and community in Stowmarket. With a professional, dedicated and friendly team of Refuse Collection staff, we ensure that streets, homes and businesses are kept clean, safe and tidy, whilst providing the very best levels of customer service to all members of the community that we serve. You will be entrusted to: set off on a pre-planned route with the driver you are working with collecting waste and recycling from residential homes and commercial properties be the public face of Serco’s Environmental Services team in the community keep the community beautiful, safe and a clean place to live and work, a responsibility we take great pride in. Does this sound like you? You will be a great fit for this role if you are: hard working physically fit and healthy due to the nature of the business hold plenty of enthusiasm and a big smile be willing to go the extra mile whilst on your rounds to enable your team to hit their targets team player punctual. Discover all you need to keep growing Here you will be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we are proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them. Our people are integral to everything we do, that is why our benefits are designed to put you first: holidays: 24 days plus bank holidays pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme training and development: A wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression health and wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, Simplyhealth cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel sharesave scheme: Helps you save regularly with the choice to buy Serco shares at a discount at the end of your savings period employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community charity: Support a charity or organisation with a paid volunteering day each year. You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free, through our Payroll Giving Scheme. A little bit about us At Serco, we’re a fast-growing company, serving governments around the globe. Our work spans sectors a wide range of sectors including Justice, Immigration, Defence, Leisure, Healthcare, Transport, and Citizen Services. We are committed to delivering, improving and redesigning public services for the benefit of everyone, guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation, and Pride. Our inclusive recruitment process: We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are a proud holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard and a Disability Confident Leader, championing fair access to employment and equal opportunities for all. As such we are open to flexible working arrangements and we will make reasonable adjustments from interview through to employment. As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Sometimes we receive a high volume of applications, which may lead us to close the application period early. To ensure you don't miss out, please apply as soon as possible. To find out more: For help with your application, or to discuss your eligibility, please contact us on: 0345 010 400 Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. How to apply: To apply, please visit our website (Serco) Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.