Job Description
Job Title: Bin & Box Driver (3.5T)
Location: Brighton & Hove
Hours: 13:00-21:00, Monday to Friday
Contract type: Temporary
Pay: £13.69 per hour
Reports to: Operations Manager
Make a visible difference around the city
You'll help keep Brighton & Hove clean, safe and moving by delivering and collecting bins and boxes for residents and businesses across the city. If you enjoy being out on the road, using in-cab technology and taking pride in a job well done for your community, this role is for you.
What you'll be doing
* Driving a 3.5T Luton tail-lift vehicle to deliver and retrieve waste and recycling containers across Brighton & Hove, using in-cab technology to receive and complete tasks.
* Planning efficient routes to support our carbon-neutral goals and completing all required documentation at the start and end of your shift.
* Carrying out twice-daily vehicle checks, keeping the vehicle clean, roadworthy and refuelled/charged; reporting defects to Fleet and your Operations Manager.
* Assisting with unloading supplier deliveries, organising stock and maintaining good housekeeping at the bin compound.
* Jet-washing and preparing pre-used bins for reuse; transporting damaged bins for recycling in line with council values.
* Using equipment safely and responsibly, always following Standard Operating Procedures, risk assessments and work instructions.
* Providing a professional, helpful service to residents and other stakeholders when working on public land, wearing ID and representing the service positively.
* Staying in contact during your shift; reporting unsafe acts/conditions, incidents or near misses in line with policy.
What you'll bring
* A full, valid, clean UK driving licence (standard/Category B) suitable for driving a 3.5T Luton tail-lift vehicle.
* Good local knowledge of Brighton & Hove, plus a basic understanding of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Health & Safety.
* Experience working to SOPs, deadlines and service standards, including manual handling.
* Confidence using a smartphone/tablet and in-cab systems.
* Calm, organised and customer-focused-able to work on your own and as part of a team.
* Able to meet the physical requirements of the role and work outdoors in all weather.
Diversity, inclusion & safety
At Guidant Global, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. You'll help us embed inclusive practice in your day-to-day work and challenge inappropriate behaviour. Health & Safety is everyone's responsibility-you'll cooperate with policies, training and instructions relevant to your work.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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