Job title: LGV Driver
Salary: B3 £26,403 - £28,142 plus shift enhancements
Hours: 35
Contract: Permanent
Location: Various Leeds City Council Depots.
As a LGV Driver you’ll come into our service with fresh ideas, experiences and skills; to work as part of a team committed to delivering the best environmental service possible. We operate a 7-day service for the residents of Leeds. This is a shift position working 35 hours per week, driving a road sweeping vehicle and includes weekend working. Reporting to a Team Leader or Chargehand, the successful applicant will work as part of a multi-skilled team, working with residents, businesses and Councillors to provide an excellent productive service.
Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions .
About You
As a LGV Driver you will bring to the role:
- A class 2 driver’s license (Category C)
- Friendly & customer & people focussed
- Want to support frontline staff in doing their job to the best of their ability
- Willing to challenge and come up with solutions to problems
- Committed to helping change culture and behaviour so that we live the Council Values in all we do
Experience driving a road sweeper would be Ideal but full training will be provided.
About The Role
Our teams work as part of an overall “Team Leeds” approach within the Council. It is important that you can buy into that ethos and play your role in working effectively with Council and other public service colleagues to maintain clean and safe streets and open spaces. We also value the role local communities play in helping keep their neighbourhoods clean and tidy, and you will provide them with help as required; for example, supporting local Litter Free Leeds volunteers with the collection of purple bags they have filled with litter.
You will be supported in your role with relevant training and development opportunities. For example, this will include training relating to the manual handling/lifting, use of Road Sweepers and Pathsweepers, handling of hazardous materials and other health and safety issues. You will undertake all work in accordance with health and safety procedures and report defects or safety concerns you identify to the appropriate supervisor/manager.
As a front facing representative of the Council, it is particularly important that you are friendly, customer focused and live the Council values.
You must be prepared to work from any number of zonal bases/areas throughout the City depending on the team you are placed in.
What We Offer You