Waste & Street Cleansing HGV Driver
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Walsall
TYPE
Temporary
LEVEL
Associate
CATEGORY
Transportation & Logistics
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion
SKILLS
HGV Driving
Waste Collection
Vehicle Maintenance
Route Planning
Crew Management
Compliance with Safety Regulations
Commercial Waste Collection
Reversing Procedures
FULL DESCRIPTION
Waste & Street Cleansing HGV Driver
Opus People Solutions is recruiting on behalf of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] for a Waste & Street Cleansing HGV Driver. This is a temporary position based at the Clean & Green Depot in Brownhills, with operations across [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Borough. The pay rate is £16.35 per hour PAYE, working ADHOC basis up to 4 days per week, Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week, 9.25 hours per day. There are 5 positions available.
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 [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] 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.
Additional Duties
- 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
- Bulky 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 Class 2 licence.
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