Driver - Team Leader

We require a waste driver/team leader to support our existing staff. The contract is subject to the candidate complete a full induction course, including health and safety in refuse collections. The successful candidates will drive our waste collection vehicles on a daily basis to ensure all waste is collected on the day. You will undertake a daily vehicle inspection prior to leaving the depot to ensure the vehicle is safe to drive, clean and re-fuel at the end of the day. During the day, you will supervisor your crew and deal with any missed bins and general complaints in accordance with the duties of the post. You must-have LGV driving licence and a minimum of 6 months experience of driving large goods vehicles. You must have good motivational skills, being fully customer focussed and capable of organising teams on a daily basis, including planning waste collection routes, and be a great team player., Lead and coordinate daily waste collection operations, ensuring rounds are completed safely, efficiently and to required service standards. Supervise, support and motivate collection crews, providing guidance, resolving issues on route and maintaining high performance and conduct. Monitor vehicle checks, equipment use and health & safety compliance, addressing hazards promptly and promoting a safe working culture. Act as the first point of contact for service issues, responding to missed collections, customer concerns and onâ€'theâ€'day operational challenges. Ensure accurate reporting and documentation, including route completion, incidents, crew attendance and service performance data. Work collaboratively with managers and other teams, contributing to service improvements, route optimisation and problemâ€'solving.

Proven experience in waste collection, street services or similar operational work, with a solid understanding of routes, vehicles and service standards. Strong peopleâ€'management and leadership skills, including the ability to motivate crews, address performance issues and maintain a positive team culture. Excellent knowledge of health & safety practices, including manual handling, vehicle safety checks and risk awareness in frontline environments. Confident decisionâ€'making and problemâ€'solving abilities, especially when dealing with onâ€'theâ€'day service disruptions, customer issues or staffing challenges. Good communication and interpersonal skills, able to liaise professionally with staff, supervisors, residents and other council teams. Ability to maintain accurate records and use basic digital systems, such as route tracking, incident reporting or attendance management.

We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. Working for Stoke-on Trent City Council is more than just a job, it's about making, protecting and improving the services for the local population, reducing inequalities and improving independence for the people who live and work in the city. And that's where you come in. We are always looking for people of the highest calibre with skills, knowledge and experience to help us deliver our compelling vision., Stoke-on-Trent City Council's diverse and talented workforce is its greatest asset and most valuable resource. The skills, knowledge and experience of our c.4,600 employees are essential to delivering our ambitions and vision for our organisation and Stoke-on-Trent. We want to be an employer that people are proud to work for, and where our staff are supported, developed and rewarded in an inclusive way that helps them to excel and to deliver the high-quality services that our residents need., Stoke-on-Trent City Council is a unitary authority employing approximately 4,600 staff who deliver 700 services to more than 260,000 residents. Our city comprises of six towns: Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall. We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. We have undergone significant changes over the last few years. New ways of working have already transformed many service areas and we are determined to continue to develop more innovative approaches to ensure that we can maximise the benefits of transformation. Our city Although the 13th largest city in the UK, Stoke-on-Trent is rapidly outstripping a number of parts of the country with our economic growth and recovery. Stoke-on-Trent is a city with a strong sense of civic pride - we've been voted the kindest city in the UK - and a place where you'll receive a hugely warm welcome. We have a rich and diverse culture, steeped in our prestigious industrial heritage as the celebrated 'world capital of ceramics'. But we don't just want to celebrate our proud past - we firmly believe that Stoke-on-Trent's best years are ahead of it. We are determined to raise aspirations and match them with high-quality education and health provision, as well as improved opportunities to secure fulfilling and well-paid work. Through uniting social and economic opportunities, we are maximising the full power of the city council as a secure and steadfast institution within the city.

• A competitive salary based on your skills, experience and talent
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• An excellent local authority benefits pension scheme
• Professional development through learning opportunities, regular training sessions and apprenticeship and management schemes
• Further information on our Rewards and Benefits can be found here, When you work for Stoke-on-Trent City Council you'll be helping to improve the lives and wellbeing of our residents. We'll provide you with support, learning opportunities and flexible working options and some amazing benefits including; a competitive salary, generous holidays, an excellent defined local authority benefit pension scheme, annual leave purchase scheme, cycle to work schemes just to name a few. We also have access to lifestyle benefits which offer a wide range of discounts such as family days out, travel, retail and many more.
Our commitment to you Vibrancy and diversity are two of Stoke-on-Trent's greatest assets. A city founded on creative endeavour should value and celebrate the multitude of voices, ideas and identities that shape its culture. We are committed to creating a culture which is truly inclusive, where all staff feel valued, listened to, supported and able to do their work to the best of their abilities at all times. And we must ensure that our decisions and policies nurture and empower communities across our city and do not inadvertently disadvantage groups and individuals that we want to help to thrive. Our approach to Equality and Diversity is an invitation to all our communities to work with and for us so we can continue to improve how we deliver services residents need. Our employee networks are inclusive, open forums for colleagues with similar lived experiences. They allow staff to meet, support and mentor each other, alongside being a voice for under-represented groups to advise and support the organisation when developing policies and services.