HGV Driver

Posted 09 May 2024
Salary Up to £14.41 per hour
LocationWalsall
Job type Temporary
Discipline Industrial & Logistics
Reference17951
ContactNiamh Harvey

Job description

HGV Drivers
Join Opus People Solutions and work for our esteemed client, Walsall Council. We are currently seeking dedicated HGV Drivers to join our team at an attractive pay rate of £14.41 per hour.

Salary: £14.41 per hour
Working Schedule: 4 days per week, 37 hours per week, 9.15 hours per day. Monday - Friday.
Location: Clean & Green Depot in Brownhills, with operations across Walsall Borough community
Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform routine vehicle maintenance to ensure optimal performance.
  • Ensure compliance with guidelines outlined in the Driver handbook/MORR Code and Highway Code.
  • Drive and operate HGV vehicles for Waste Collection around Walsall Borough.
  • Adhere strictly to driving and reversing procedures as per standard training protocols.
  • Be responsible for a crew collecting Commercial waste and Household waste.
  • Collection of Bulky Items.


Professional driver - primary function, day to day driving duties. Household door to door collections, commercial waste collections, street cleaning and associated functions:

  • Recycling collections, performance targets and reducing contamination
  • Garden waste collections
  • Food waste collections
  • Domestic refuse collections
  • Multi-occupancy properties (flats, apartments)
  • New developments
  • Commercial waste & recycling collection services
  • Culky item collections
  • Bin delivery
  • Mechanical sweeper operations
  • Removal of fly tipping


Experience Required:

  • Previous experience driving HGV vehicles.
  • Valid Full UK Driving Licence.
  • No more than 3 points on Licence will be accepted.
  • Valid HGV licence.


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