Waste and Cleansing Driver Crew Leader - Seafield Depot

Waste and Cleansing Driver Crew Leader
Seafield Depot

Hours: 36 per week
Salary: £30,188 - £34,452

This position will be working on the Street cleansing night shift team based at Seafield.
The purpose of the job is to help keep the City of Edinburgh Clean by being responsible for
the safe operation of waste and cleansing vehicles, uplifting litter, waste and recycling
material and providing information and advice about waste and recycling matters to assist
the Council to meet cleanliness, landfill and waste recycling targets. This will involve
collecting and separating waste and recycling, emptying bins, driving LGV mechanical
sweepers, collecting bulky materials, litter and fly-tipping and undertaking any other similar duty

 Drive any vehicle as required
 Comply with the Council's records systems for the operation of non-LGV and LGV
vehicles, including the operation of tachograph equipment
 Operate bin lifting and hydraulic mechanisms on vehicles
 Keep the assigned vehicle clean, including operating mechanisms
 Safely discharge vehicle load in compliance with the operating systems and the
type of material collected.
 Collect waste and recyclable materials contained in bins, boxes, bags or other
nominated container
 Ensure that spillage and uncontained waste is removed by crew members where it
is safe and practical to do so (and maintain a record of spillage and uncontained
waste where it is not safe and practical to be collected at that point in time)
 Lift and load bulky items of waste and fly-tipping
 Carry out risk assessments on routes and update assessments as necessary
 Carry out complaint handling and resolution in line with the relevant service
standards
 Organise effective temporary re-routing of the routes during disruptions from road
works/utilities/public events diversions
 Effectively utilise ICT equipment to provide route completion information in a timely
manner and report/handle any other issues as required by the service.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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