Job Description

LOCATION:


Friarton Depot Friarton Road Perth, PH2 8DF


SALARY:


25,096 - 26,447 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Permanent


POSITION TYPE:


Full Time


HOURS:


36 hours per week



We currently have the following opportunity:



Refuse Collection Operative - PKC12659

25,096 - 26,447

Friarton Depot, Perth



Perth & Kinross Council aims to provide the residents of Perth & Kinross area with a reliable refuse collection service.



As a Refuse Collection Loader you will provide an invaluable service to the residents of the Perth & Kinross area, ensuring that their refuse is collected on a regular basis.



Your role will require you to collect waste and load it into a refuse collection vehicle on a specified route, you will uplift various types of waste, assist the drivers with the manoeuvring of the vehicle and any other tasks required by the service. You will be required to comply with the safe systems of work for refuse collection.



This role operates on a shift pattern and the contracted shift pattern for this post is Monday - Thursday (36hrs). In order to comply with all Road Transport Regulations and to provide a continuous service 7 days a week you may be required to be available to work at weekends.



You will also be expected to be available to work on a standby basis, which will include working outside of your normal hours and being part of a standby rota. Works covered on standby, are usually planned in advance but may also be unforeseeable and therefore, you may be required to be available at short notice.



This is an opportunity for you to provide a vital service to the community by ensuring that all waste is removed leaving a clean and tidy environment. You will have contact with members of the public and will act as a representative of the Council.



You will have the opportunity to participate in on the job training and your continuous development will be encouraged and supported throughout your career with Perth & Kinross Council.



As an employee of Perth & Kinross Council you will have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits such as receiving a generous annual leave entitlement, automatic membership of our pension scheme (unless you choose to opt out) and many more.



Find out more about working for Perth & Kinross Council and living in one of the most scenic areas of Scotland here.

Skills & Experience Required

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To be successful in this role, you will be physically fit and be prepared to walk 20 miles per day carrying heavy loads over rough ground in all weathers.



You will have a strong constitution with regards to adverse odours and must be prepared to work overtime, as the route that you will be on will require to be finished every day.



You will be enthusiastic and able to follow instructions.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

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We have a vision of a confident and ambitious Perth and Kinross, to which everyone can contribute and all can share.



Our

values and behaviours

influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our

values and behaviours

.