Refuse Loader

Join our Mid Sussex team as a Refuse and Recycling Loader and play a vital role in keeping Haywards Heath clean, safe, and sustainable.Working alongside a professional and friendly team, you'll deliver a full waste and recycling service to local residents and businesses. Your efforts will help maintain high standards across the community while providing excellent customer service every step of the way.
You'll be entrusted to:
- Complete a pre-planned route with the driver and loaders in your team, collecting waste and recycling from residential homes and commercial properties.
- Be the public face of Serco in the community.
- Contribute to keeping the area beautiful, safe and a clean place to live and work
- a responsibility we take great pride in!
Please note, our hub is moving - While initially you'll join us in Haywards Heath, in 2026 you'll be based out of East Grinstead. Please feel free to discuss this with your recruiter if you need any further information!
You'll be a great fit for this role if...
- You're physically fit and healthy (this is a must, due to the nature of the work!)
- You're a dedicated, friendly and professional team player - punctuality is very important too.
- You a willing to go the extra mile on your rounds to help your team hit its targets.
What's in it for you?Our benefits are designed to put you first. Alongside meaningful and active work in your community, you'll get:
- Double-time Bank Holiday payments
- Enhanced Christmas pay
- Refer A Friend scheme
- Physiotherapy: This is provided free of charge.
- Holidays: 22 days, plus bank holidays
- Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- Training and development: A wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.
- Health and wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, Simplyhealth cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres.
- Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel.

Disability Confident
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