Makerfield Way Depot
Makerfield Way
Ince-in-Makerfield
WN2 2ER
Salary: Grade 5, £19,945 - £22,462 per annum. £10.34 - £11.64 per hour
37 hours per week
Working hours: Monday 07:30-15:00 hours, Tuesday-Friday 12:00-20:00hrs, Including Bank Holidays
Your role:
The main responsibilities of the role are:
To carry out driving and delivery duties on designated collection rounds;
To provide assistance to other rounds and services as required;
To respond promptly to customer complaints and complete accurate records of action taken.
Be responsible for completion of all prescribed forms, both manual or electronic;
You will be required to carry out a full range of duties across Environmental Services, for example the collection, loading and return of refuse containers to point of collection, bin delivery / cleaning duties, street cleansing and streetscene duties to include but not limited to manual sweeping and fly tipping removal.
About you:
At Waste Services, our aim is simple: to provide a quality, customer focused services across the borough. We are looking to recruit a Class 2 HGV Driver to our successful waste services team. You must hold a Class 2 HGV driving licence and valid CPC Driver Qualification Card, work effectively as part of team and have a flexible and “can do” attitude to work.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the 2019 LGC Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
This role is essential in ensuring we deliver a quality cost effective recycling / waste collection service to the residents of the borough, you will promote our waste collection policy and encourage residents to recycle more / recycle right, the current recycling rate is around 52% but the Council has commitment to achieve a target of over 60% by 2035.
As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits.
For further information, please contact Ian Chappell on 01942 705136 or Robert Jones on 01942 705144
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Interview date: Friday 4 October 2019
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