HGV Class 1 Driver
- Employer
- Essex County Council
- Location
- England, Essex, Chelmsford
- Salary
- £28541.0000 - £33578.0000 per annum
- Closing date
- 29 Jan 2025
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- Sector
- Transport Planning
- Contract Type
- Full time
Job Details

HGV Class 1 Driver
Permanent, Full Time
£28,541 to £33,578 per annum
Location: Chelmsford
Working Style: Operational field-based worker
The Opportunity
We are recruiting an HGV Class 1 Driver to manage the collection, transportation, and tipping of Roll on Roll off (RoRo) containers across 21 recycling centres throughout the county.
In this role, you will be responsible for driving various types of vehicles, ensuring that all loads are secure and safe at all times. You will complete a variety of tasks as directed by management and supervisors, ensuring that all daily and weekly responsibilities are met efficiently and effectively.
Additionally, you will be instrumental in maintaining strong operational relationships with our contracted disposal and treatment facilities, ensuring seamless service delivery.
Please note this role require you to be part of a rolling rota which will involve weekend working.
What will you be doing?
As an HGV Class 1 Driver your responsibilities will include but not be limited to.
- Drive and manage any assigned vehicle, including performing driver checks and completing necessary logs.
- Load and unload containers, ensuring the load is always safe and secure.
- Use all vehicles, equipment, and machinery safely and correctly, following training and guidelines.
- Inspect vehicles before use and report any issues.
- Complete all required paperwork accurately and submit it at the end of each shift.
- Process waste transfer documentation for each load.
- Maintain your HGV license and attend any required training.
What's in it for you?
The Experience You Will Bring
- Qualifications /Training - Compliant HGV Licence, Current driver CPC, Knowledge and understanding of health and safety requirements.
- Knowledge - Basic understanding of the Streetscene operations, Able to demonstrate local knowledge of the area, Knowledge of Transport Legislation in relation to driving heavy good vehicles.
- Experience - Experience of driving a variety of vehicles e.g. HGV, transit van, tractor,
- Skills - Able to communicate effectively, Able to demonstrate professional and customer-focussed service at all times, Ability to complete paperwork in an accurate and timely manner,
- Character - Ability to work effectively unsupervised, on own initiative, Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines,
- Availability / Locality / Mobility - Clean HGV driving licence, Flexibility - the post will require some flexibility in the working arrangements and the postholder will need to be available for this.
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Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.
Why Essex?
As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we're committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex . With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.
Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.
We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.
As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service
Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk
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Why Essex?
Essex County Council covers 1,300 square miles from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary. From the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career.
We celebrate difference and work to ensure that no one is disadvantaged when accessing services, employment or public life in Essex. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interviewing all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We’re also committed to interviewing all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.
Free to deliver big
We recruit creative, ambitious, talented people, and free them up to think – and deliver – big.
We’ve made substantial changes in recent years, reorganising how we’re structured and how we work, so we can protect the most vulnerable and enable our economy to grow. Join us and you’ll be trusted to take control, manage change and make a lasting impact. You’ll be able to call upon external partners and suppliers to help you deliver. More importantly, talented, trailblazing colleagues – including many industry-leaders – will be right by your side to share ideas, knowledge and experience.
Find out how Essex County Council is changing, and how you’ll fit in.
Employee Recognition & Engagement
Here are some of the things we have in place to give our employees a sense of belonging, involvement and recognition.
Employee Networks:
- Ethnically Diverse Employee Network (EDEN)
- Carers Forum
- Christian Network
- Disabled Employees Network
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Network
- Parents Network
- Women’s Network
- Men’s Network
- Young People and Apprentice Network.
You Make The Difference’ Awards - giving employees the opportunity to nominate individuals or teams who go above and beyond for our residents.
Employee Surveys – where we listen to the voices of our people and take action on what we hear.
Employee Panels – giving you the opportunity to feed back on a range of policies and initiatives, network with colleagues and influence far-reaching changes.
Learning and Development
We have developed diverse learning opportunities to support our people to grow both personally and professionally. This includes:
- A large suite of online training and tools
- Dedicated learning events such as ‘LearnFest’ – our flagship annual celebration of learning
- Apprenticeships for both new and existing colleagues
- Financial support to achieve professional qualifications
- Support from subject matter experts
- The opportunity to share your own expertise to up-skill colleagues
- Leadership and executive coaching
- Learning on demand
- Career pathways
Rewards and Benefits
- Family Friendly flexible Working
- Generous holiday and special leave allowances (including the option to purchase extra holiday)
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance of three times annual salary
- Volunteering leave (up to 4 days per year)
- Employee wellbeing and counselling
- Travel discounts & season ticket loans
- Learning and Development opportunities/coaching & mentoring
- Payment of professional fees for approved professions
- Eye care vouchers
- Lease car scheme (dependent on business needs)
- Up to £8,000 relocation package (subject to terms and conditions)
You’ll also have access to MyReward, a unique platform for Essex County Council employees to gain various discounts and savings.
Your Wellbeing
At Essex County Council we are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our people. We work closely with our employees to provide wellbeing support based on their needs. We strive to enable the right environment, conditions, and behaviours so individual and organisational wellbeing is embedded in everything we do.
Join us and get Inspired to do More.
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- https://workingforessex.com/
- Telephone
- 0845 743 0430
- Location
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County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom
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