Job Description

Job Purpose

At Cheshire West Recycling we're hiring a HGV Class ll Driver to join the busy MRF Plant at our Winsford Hub delivering high-quality and cost-effective services.

10.00am - 6.00pm Monday - Friday (with possible future weekend working)

Your duties will include the driving of Class 2 vehicles and working manually in support of the services, working towards providing a high-quality, cost-effective service to our clients. You will ensure that you always comply with Health & Safety legislation. You will ensure compliance with Cheshire West Recycling's Policies and Contract specifications.

Principal Accountabilities

To establish working relationships with Managers, Supervisors and other staff.

To carry out your responsibilities in an efficient and safe manner, ensuring that health & safety matters and customer site rules are adhered to.

To ensure that when driving, all transport legislation including driver's hours and vehicle defect reporting is adhered to, the vehicle is driven in a safe and courteous manner and ensure the fuel efficiency is maximised, and that the vehicle always remains in legal tolerance.

Ensuring that all operational work is carried out to specification and to the complete satisfaction of the Fleet Services Team, ensuring all delivery, collection notes and paperwork are correct.

To ensure that all allocated works are completed within the notified timescales.

To always behave in a manner that is befitting of a Cheshire West Recycling employee and that you do not act in a manner that may bring the company or its Shareholder into disrepute.

To carry out any other reasonable request as detailed by the Fleet Services team or any authorised person.

Supporting other crews as directed by your supervisor to ensure services are completed on time.

Maintain cleanliness of company vehicles and wear uniform and any PPE provided

Ensure the yard is kept in a tidy manner as far as reasonably practical.

Ensure applicable checks are undertaken and site closure is carried out responsibly at the end of the day.

The postholder must hold a valid Category Class C licence and CPC card

NOTE:

Notwithstanding the detail in this job description, the job holder will undertake such work as may be determined by the Manager from time to time, up to or at a level consistent with the Principal Responsibilities of the job.

Cheshire West Recycling operates across several locations and the postholder will be expected to work flexibly across all locations in line with business requirements.

Person Specification

Experience / Qualifications (Essential)

A current and valid Class 2 Licence (Category C)

At least 12 months Class 2 experience of driving on UK roads Drivers CPC card essential An understanding of the law relating to drivers' hours regulations and tachograph

Experience/Qualifications (Desirable)

Loading shovel FLT or similar Hook loader experience - advantageous

Skills and Aptitudes

The ability to work with minimum supervision

Good communication and organisational skills

Confidence to ensure the site is locked and secured at end of working day.

Other Requirements

Possibility of future weekend working
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 8 months

Pay: 31,878.35 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Schedule:

8 hour shift
Experience:

Heavy Goods Vehicle Drivers: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

Driver CPC (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 11/08/2025
Reference ID: LGV