Environmental Action LGV Driver

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

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further
  
  

How to apply

Please complete the online application form.

Read our guidance for further advice on completing your application.

If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Connor Webb, Area Manager via email connor.webb@leeds.gov.uk .

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job Description

Job Purpose:

o be responsible for providing a safe, efficient and reliable gulley cleansing / road sweeping service which meets the needs of the citizens of Leeds.

Responsibilities:

• Drive safely and be responsible for any allocated vehicle.
• Be responsible for providing a safe, efficient, and reliable service, which includes following any instructions by your Supervisor / Manager
• Ensure you abide by and work within the values and behaviours expected by the Service and the Council. Be courteous to colleagues and members of the public at all times.
• Duties will include vehicle checks, required routine maintenance (for example oil and water checks) and cleaning of the cab. You must report any vehicle defects noticed throughout the course of the day.
• Be responsible for the safe use of the vehicle, oversight of the operational work and safety of self and any attendants.
• Report any issues to management, using technologies. Be responsible for the correct use of any technology used for recording purposes, including in-cab units and mobile phones, following related procedures.
• Complete training as expected. Input data in the accepted manner and ensure any issues with technology are reported as soon as possible.
• Ensure delivery of a customer focused Service. Answer queries from the public in a polite manner, using customer care principles.
• Work in partnership with internal and external partners. Including the back office team, development and contact centre to ensure a high quality service is delivered. Respond in a positive way to queries from Management/other partners.
• At all times drive safely following the Highway Code and ensure that all relevant Health and Safety regulations are observed and complied with.
• Attend training courses as necessary and demonstrate a commitment to keeping up to date with skills and knowledge through self-development.

Wear protective clothing, boots, gloves, high visibility jackets etc. as required by Health and Safety procedures of the Service. Ensure that requests for new equipment are done where essential and in a timely manner.

Report suggestions for improvements to your Supervisor/Manager to help improve the delivery of a more efficient and quality service. Adopt a One Council approach.

Work with colleagues as part of a Team for Leeds.

Be available for overtime and comply with the overtime protocol.

Follow disposal point rules when tipping off or discharging the vehicle - this includes going to the allocated sites for tipping off or alternatives as directed.

Willing to abide by the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy in the duties of the post, and as an employee of the Council.

Willing to take personal responsibility under and abide by the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.

Be prepared to be flexible and adaptable to change. For example be willing to be trained and available to undertake such as gritting duties when service shut down, e.g. snow days.

As trained, be able to drive a variety of vehicles in order to assist other services with driving duties as and when required.

The post holder will be required to liaise with members of the public, staff in other sections of the Department and the Authority and representatives of External agencies.

To undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade, as required

It should be noted that this job description is subject to occasional changes to incorporate other commensurate duties and responsibilities in response to organisational change/review and to assist flexibility. The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post as specified by the appropriate Officer.

Qualifications: LGV Licence Class C (equivalent to HGV Class 2) Subject to passing driver assessment

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: It is essential that the Candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post within the context of the specific role duties and responsibilities: Candidates will only be shortlisted for interview if they can demonstrate on the application form that they meet all the essential requirements

Method of Assessment will be through one or more of the following Application Form, Test, Interview, and Certificate

Skills Required

• Ability to understand verbal and written instructions and follow daily work patterns
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to identify and report vehicle defects
• Ability to use mobile phones and other in-cab technology
• Ability to learn new information and instructions
  
  

Knowledge Required

• LGV Licence Class C (equivalent to HGV Class 2) Subject to passing driver assessment
• Of the importance of dealing with members of the public in a polite and courteous manner
• Awareness of the current Highway Code
  
  

Experience Required

• Of driving HGV vehicles
  
  

Behavioural & Other Characteristics Required

• Willingness to undertake further training
• To wear appropriate clothing as required
• Willing to abide by the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy
• To carry out all duties having regard to an employee’s responsibility under the Council’s Health and Safety Policies
  
  

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS: It is essential that the Candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post within the context of the specific role duties and responsibilities: Candidates will only be shortlisted for interview if they can demonstrate on the application form that they meet all the essential requirements

Skills Required

N/A

Knowledge Required

• Of Health and Safety procedures
• Of Quality Assurance procedures
• Of the Local Authority
  
  

Experience Required

• Of working in a similar environment
• Of using equipment manual/mechanical
• Of working with interruption which may distract