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LGV Driver
Articulated Waste Collection HGV Driver – C+E (Fixed Rotas)
Salary 💼 £33,503.60 (pay review pending) 🕒 40 hours per week (basic) + 2.5 paid break hours 📍 Occasional rotational travel (home base is Bidston, Wirral CH41 1EB; regularly working from Southport PR8 5LA, Huyton L36 6BN and Gillmoss L10 5HA)
About the Role
At Veolia, we believe in the power of essential services to transform communities. You’ll be at the heart of this mission—delivering solutions that protect our environment and support local businesses. Our drivers are the backbone of this work, hauling waste and recycling efficiently while embodying our values: community spirit, responsibility, innovation, customer focus, and respect.
You:
- See opportunity where others see waste.
- Are prepared to "do the tough jobs"—because we know that more is possible.
- Want to make a difference through skilled, rewarding work in a team that values your potential.
What You’ll Do
Core Responsibilities
- Operate articulated vehicles (+ rigid if required) to transport waste and recycling across Veolia’s regional network.
- Perform daily pre- and post-operation vehicle checks (MOT compliance, pull-away controls, documentation).
- Complete electronic tachograph/Digital Vehicle Log records and operational HGV/LRAD digital bookings.
- Report issues immediately—coupling defects, safety anomalies, or environmental incidents to supervisors.
- Work closely with Managers & Supervisors in a fast-paced, time-sensitive service environment.
- Uphold safety, security, and environmental standards on every journey.
- Maintain and submit detailed paperless/in-app records of deliveries, collections, and any discrepancies.
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Additional Commitments
- Commit to 9-to-5-days (Mon–Fri, 06:00–14:30).
- Availability to perform light office tasks (email replies, logging hours) during off-cycle shifts.
- Occasional overtime may be needed to meet demand; priority will be given to trainees where possible.
Requirements
Essential Criteria
✔ HGV C+E licence (including forklift attachment training or willingness to attend). ✔ Up-to-date DAS CPC and Digitach/Digitachograph card. ✔ 9+ months of HGV experience (including health/ Licence Renewal requirements). ✔ Willingness for shift work (rostered days may vary).
Desirable
✔ IT skills (confident handling simulator alerts in Sea Lion software). ✔ Customer-facing experience (networking with businesses or residents). ✔ Basic First Aid certification/internal (not mandatory, but valued).
Our Loyalty Commitment
Work/Life
✅ 20 days’ paid annual leave (growth to 25 days after 5+ years) plus all UK Bank Holidays. ✅ Disability Confident Employer – interviews guaranteed (with minimum criteria met) for applicants who register. ✅ Flexible OSR access not available but paid contracts meet living wage standards.
Inclusivity & Growth
🅰️ Refer-a-Driver Scheme: Recommend a qualified black or disabled colleague to Veolia? Earn £1000.
Wellbeing & Support
🏋️ Free physiotherapy (sessions on-site or at partner leisure centres). 🌱 Rewarding discount scheme across major outlets (from ASDA groceries to high-street stores). 🧠 Employee Access & Financial Animal Health initiatives—human welfare first. 🎓 Career-boosting journeyman levy-backed training paths (e.g., HGV mentor awards, learning solutions educational funding).
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Perks Guarded by Our Values
- Purpose – With every load, you reduce waste’s environmental impact in Greater Manchester and beyond.
- Prosperity – Generous pay, growth potential, fairness in promotions.
- Community – Planned in-house Spring/pen-validation gatherings;'*In Case of Emergency’ affiliation golf/tile-cutting offsite events.
- Recognition – 5 review from The Sunday Times*, repeatedly Best Places to Work in high standards (2023–2025).
Who’s Veolia?
We’re honing and shaping industrial solutions for a sustainable future. Chance to channel your drive into concrete results:
- Shaping water protection zones and recycling ecosystems for 14,000+ employees.
- Pioneering combined-fuel leadership (e.g., Metrolink project deliveries).
- Collaboratively creating a workplace where diversity reveals improved rheographic workshops.
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📩 Apply today and experience how we instantly impact outcomes. At Veolia, passion and potential aren’t reassessments; they’re where better outcomes benefit everyone.
At Veolia, opportunities aren’t mandated—they’re earned.**
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