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Recycling Collections Driver and Operative

Location: Southall Lane Depot, UB2 5AG

Hours of work: Monday to Friday & occasional Saturdays hours between 6:30am-3:30pm (40 Hours per week)

Salary: £36,400 inclusive or current market supplement (Permanent Contract)

About Lampton Group

The Lampton Group are an established business that has a social heart with a commercial head that delivers outstanding services across the London Borough of Hounslow. It is made up of three distinct service business areas:

Services - delivers first class repairs, maintenance, and facilities management.

Recycle - delivers refuse, recycling, and commercial waste.

Greenspace - delivers horticulture, conservation, and parks maintenance.

Underpinning everything we do are our values – Customer First – One Team – Respectful – Energised. Everything we do aims to align to our values and strategic ambitions.

About Lampton  Recycle

Lampton Recycle is part of Lampton Group and was established to provide, cost-effective and efficient, high-quality recycling and waste collection services for its customers. We successfully deliver waste and recycling collection services to 106,000 households across the London Borough of Hounslow. The service we deliver helps reduce the carbon impact of the company’s business activities, with this being achieved through investment in a modern, fuel-efficient fleet.

About the Role

As a Recycling Collections Driver and Operative you will work as part of a small team and will be pivotal in the roadside collection of waste and recycling across the Borough of Hounslow. You will be collecting a variety of waste streams including dry recyclables, refuse, garden waste and food waste from residents and businesses. The recycle team take great pride in the work they do, taking full responsible for their allocated waste collection vehicle whilst ensuring that materials are carefully loaded into vehicles.

You will also:

Be responsible for driving our waste collection vehicle
Ensure that all allocated works are completed within the planned timescales and that all non-collections are reported using the in-cab system.
Carefully load material into vehicles clearing all spillages made during operations.
Return all containers neatly to the curtilage of the property.
To assist the driver when manoeuvring the vehicle to ensure safety of your team and the public. 

About You

We are looking for someone who puts the customer at the forefront of everything they do. You will enjoy working outdoors in all weather, be flexible to changing tasks and previous experience working in manual handling roles. You will be a team player, able to communicate clearly and have a passion for providing excellent customer service. You will participate with energy as a member of the Lampton Recycle team, working collaboratively with peers and to support the development and growth of Lampton Services as a whole.

Education and Qualifications Required:

A current HGV2 driving licence
Driver Qualification CPC Card. 

In return Lampton Recycling will offer you

Holiday Allowance –  Relax away from work with a generous annual leave entitlement. 

Enhanced maternity leave – However you become a new mum, we offer up to 52 weeks’ leave after the birth or adoption of your child, and the option of a phased return over 3 months. 

Paternity Leave –  We offer new dads 2 weeks leave after the birth or adoption of your child.

Pension Scheme  - Save for your retirement by joining our optional company pension scheme which consists of equal  4% Employer / 4% Employee contributions.

Refer a Friend – If you have a friend who is looking for a new opportunity you could earn up to £250 for each new employee referred (T&C’s apply) 

Staff wellbeing services - We want to keep you happy and healthy at work. Our wellbeing services include access to Occupational Health, online GP and the Employee Assistance Programme. 

Flu Jabs – All Employees are eligible for a flu jab voucher. 

Eye care vouchers and support towards glasses – All Employees are also eligible for eye care vouchers and financial support toward buying a new pair of glasses. 

Employee benefits portal – Each month you’ll be able to shop, eat or go out for less. Our benefits portal offers various discounts and benefits across a range of companies 

Gym Membership – Keeping fit has never been easier for Lampton Employees. We offer our top level gold membership to our Lampton Leisure sites, available to every employee of the Group. 

Cycle to work scheme – Live nearby and want to cycle to work? Once you’ve passed probation you can save money on a new bike with our cycle to work scheme. 

Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme – If you’re looking for a brand new EV that comes with financial incentives like 2% BiK and 100% ULEZ and Congestion Charge discounts(in 2023/24), look no further. Our company Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme is available to employees after passing probation. 

Due to the needs of the business and the department, we may interview suitable candidates before the closing date. This job may also close early if a large number of applications are received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid missing your chance to apply.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of what we value as an organisation. Lampton Group is an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other status protected by law. Our recruitment team are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process