Van Driver for Recycling and Waste Materials

Job Title:  Recycling Service Operative (Collection Driver)

Location: Edinburgh

Salary:  £24,960 to £27,538 + incentives (OTE circa £30k)

Job Type: Full time, Permanent.

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Mon-Fri (some weekend overtime shifts also required). 

About Us:

Change Waste Recycling is dedicated to driving sustainability and providing industry leading waste management solutions nationwide, enabling businesses to reduce waste, carbon, and costs.  Our unique approach is to foster long-term business partnerships that support, educate, and inspire; we pride ourselves on our commitment to customer satisfaction and innovative approach to recycling and waste management. 

The Role:

You will be provided with a van and will be responsible for completing collections for customers within the city centre. This is a customer facing role and you will get to know their locations and the best times to complete collections. You will have to enter the customer office, hotel, restaurant etc and bring the recycling (cardboard, bagged waste etc) out to your vehicle. This is a challenging but rewarding role for an active, adaptable person who enjoys being outside and driving in the city.

For those who want to progress, we offer opportunities for the right candidates to work towards and to complete their HGV qualification. 

About you:

• Multi Drop / Van Driving experience beneficial but not essential
• Excellent communication skills
• Personable yet professional
• Methodical approach to problem solving

Benefits:

• Weekly bonus on top of salary
• 32 days holiday per plus 3 public holidays (2 x Christmas and 1 x New year)
• Salary progression through performance appraisal
• HGV qualification opportunity
• 8% employer pension contribution
• Annual profit-share

Here is what our current drivers say:

“The company has paid for my HGV qualification. My salary has increased and I feel I’ve progressed in my job”.

“I enjoy the early starts, the relative freedom of being out on my own and collecting recycling from our city centre customers”.

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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of Waste Management Operative, Recycling Technician, Refuse Collector, Recycling Facility Worker, Waste Disposal Worker, Materials Recovery Operative, and Environmental Service Operative. Other relevant terms might include Recycling Operative, Waste Collection Driver, Recycling Plant Worker, Resource Recovery Worker, Waste Processing Technician, and Environmental Waste Operative may also be considered.