Driver Team Leader

Driving Team Leader At Bristol Waste Company
Days Road 2x
Sea Mills 1x
Salary: £29.416 per annum,£14,50 p/h
Hours: 39 hours per week
Monday to Thursday : 06:00-14:30
Friday- 06:00- 13:30
There may be a requirement to work at other BWC locations
We are looking for a candidate who can drive and cleanse allocated routes within Bristol. Lead a team of street cleansing operatives and ensuring compliance with all aspects of health and safety.
Key Responsibilities

• Drive {normally} a 3.5T van, carry out daily vehicle checks to ensure the vehicle is safe to operate, reporting all defects in line with Bristol Waste Company (BWC) policies and procedures and ensure the condition of the vehicle is cleaned and maintained both inside and out
• Manually sweep, pushing/pulling a wheelie bin or barrel, empty litter bins, lift refuse sacks onto van and litter pick and dig out weeds as required
• Collect dilly sacks, cleanse shop fronts and empty litter bins in line with required schedules
• Allocate and monitor all tasks, prioritise cleansing of individual streets where necessary, proactively identify areas requiring attention and direct the team to ensure completion of routes to agreed standards and within required timescales.
• Complete route checks and grade work standards of team
• Report any conduct or performance issues relating to operatives to the Supervisor
• Drive the safety culture within the organisation, contributing to a positive and safe working environment, directing, and supporting the operatives to carry out the job function in line with BWC’s health and safety policy and procedures and ensure equipment used is correct for the task, kept safe and maintained to a good standard
• Maintain a good level of conduct when communicating with colleagues and the public
• Work individually or as part of a team
• To comply with all BWC’s reporting requirement
  

About You

• Demonstrable ability to lead a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to lead and motivate the team and liaise effectively with the public and colleagues
• Sound literacy skills to follow route maps and to comply with driving and health and safety responsibilities
• Ability to work independently and to use initiative for example, in prioritising streets to be cleansed
• Demonstrable technical knowledge of the vehicle and equipment to ensure its safe and proper use
• UK Driving licence which the post holder must present when requested, the post holder must report any issues that affect driving or driving hours to the Team Supervisor
  

Why work for Bristol Waste?

• Free onsite parking (subject to availability)
• Onsite showering facilities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced Maternity Entitlement
• Fully funded DCPC
• 25 days holiday
• Sickness entitlement of 2 weeks full pay
• Excellent professional development opportunities
• BUPA wellbeing cash plan (discounts on dental, optical and physio)
• Family friendly daytime hours (8-hour shifts)
• Free on-site physiotherapy in working hours
• On-site Citizen’s Advice Surgeries And many more!