Veolia
HGV Class 2 Driver Loader
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HGV Class 2 Driver Loader
Waste and Recycling ViDem Driver – Refuse & Recycling Vehicle
Salary: £15.30 per hour with overtime paid at 1.5x Location: Hortonwood 60, Telford, TF1 7AD ** Hours:** Guaranteed 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 07:00–15:30), including overtime as required (including Good Friday and eight Saturdays annually following Bank Holidays)
About the Role
At Veolia, we believe in transforming waste into opportunity. Our drivers play a critical role in supporting local communities and ensuring responsible resource management. If you’re passionate about making a difference—whether by modernising an industry or simply delivering high-quality work—this role allows you to contribute to a sustainable future while enjoying excellent work-life balance with a supportive team.
Notable Benefits
- 20 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
- Access to our pension scheme
- Free physiotherapy service
- Discounts on groceries, retail, and more
- Comprehensive health, mental, and financial support resources
- Ongoing training and development to help you reach your full potential
- Permanent employment opportunity
- Free Driver CPC Training
- Work/life balance unmatched in the industry
- Named #1 Best Place to Work three years running (2023, 2024, 2025) by The Sunday Times
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Your Responsibilities
Key areas of focus in this frontline role include:
- Collecting and disposing of:
- Recycling
- Refuse
- Garden waste
- Food waste from domestic properties in Telford and Wrekin
- Safe vehicle operation, adhering to training, procedures, and legal requirements (protecting safety of yourself, your team, and the public)
- Pre- and post-trip vehicle checks, including:
- Roadworthiness assessment
- Recording logs (onboard tablet)
- Reporting defects immediately
- Ensuring carriageways are left clean, with spillages immediately cleaned up
- Recording completed work on an onboard device and reporting any safety or collection issues
Requirements
Essential: ✅ Cat C (Class 2) Driver’s Licence (minimum requirement) ✅ ATD Labels/Pass (Digi/Tachograph) Card ✅ Driver CPC qualification (training provided if required) ✅ Willingness to load waste and drive* ✅ Experience within the Waste Industry (preferred) ✅ Customer-facing experience (preferred)
*Note: Physical loading tasks may be required upon request.
Additional Considerations:
- Regular manual handling (lifting, operating machinery)
- All-weather operations (outdoor work in varied conditions)
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Why Veolia?
Our mission:
"Where others see waste, we see opportunity. Through waste, water, and energy transformation, we are redefining industry standards—while empowering our 14,000+ colleagues to do their best work."
Our Values Keep Us Focused:
- Community spirit → Championing local impact
- Corporate responsibility → Sustainability at our core
- Innovation → Pioneering change
- Customer focus → Exceptional service delivery
- Respect → Valuing every individual in the team
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Pioneer the future of waste management—apply today!
Veolia is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you identify as having a disability or long-term condition, we will invite you for an interview if you opt into our Disability Confident Guarantee Scheme and meet the essential criteria.
For equal opportunity: We commit to treating all applications and colleagues fairly and without discrimination. Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of what makes Veolia a great place to work.
Ready to transform the world, one collection at a time? Apply here
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