Waste Collection Driver/Operative

Responsibilities

Hiring Waste Collection Driver/Operative with local authority in Barnsley.

• Undertake operational duties which will involve a wide range of physically and mentally demanding tasks in all weathers.
• Ensure the completion of all daily tasks while ensuring the safety of employees, colleagues, and members of the public including children; you will be responsible for the safe collection of bins along your route.
• Understand the operation of mechanical machinery to facilitate emptying of refuse containers.
• Be responsible for the careful day to day use, cleanliness, maintenance, security of vehicles/plant, machinery, and equipment provided to undertake the daily task.
• Be customer and deal with exchanges of information in a polite, courteous and positive manner responding to minor requests for service delivery and where necessary report problems to a supervisor or manager.
• Work under the guidance of the line manager and by application of personal initiative to deliver services to a professional standard and within agreed procedures or timescales.
• Work to agreed schedules and where necessary respond to new priorities as required or directed by line manager to ensure deadlines are met.
• Demonstrate safe working practices, give advice and train other employees, apprentice''s, trainees and students where required.
• Be responsible for the Health and Safety of all employees under your direct supervision.
• Adhere to Customer Care, Dignity at Work, Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, CPC and other relevant legislation, policies and procedures at all times.
• Undertake any duties commensurate with the post as requested by management.

RG Setsquare is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.