Driver Team Leader in Bristol

SALARY:
£31,998.50 Per Annum

HOURS:
39 per week, Monday – Friday

LOCATION:
Days Road

Driver Team Leader- Fixed Term contract till 1st April 2026
About Bristol Waste Company
What we do is important – we\’re here to keep Bristol, and beyond, clean, and safe.

We do this for our city\’s residents, workers, visitors, and businesses. Our work helps deliver Bristol\’s sustainability targets in partnership with the council.

Bristol Waste\’s commercial operation, where we serve businesses and organisations across the region, is also growing.

Our ambition is to provide good quality, value for money services, and we continue to deliver a social value impact worth more than £30 million every year.

We want people who share our values and want to work with us to drive our business forward.

Purpose Of The Role
Your role will be to drive, and cleanse allocated routes within Bristol and lead a team of street cleansing operatives, ensuring compliance with all aspects of health and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive 7.5 t vehicle, carry out daily vehicle checks to ensure the vehicle is safe to operate, reporting all defects in line with Bristol Waste Company (BWC) policies and procedures and ensure the condition of the vehicle is cleaned and maintained both inside and out
• Manually sweep, pushing/pulling a wheelie bin or barrel, empty litter bins, lift refuse sacks onto van and litter pick and dig out weeds as required
• Collect dilly sacks, cleanse shop fronts and empty litter bins in line with required schedules
• Allocate and monitor all tasks, prioritise cleansing of individual streets where necessary, proactively identify areas requiring attention and direct the team to ensure completion of routes to agreed standards and within required timescales.
• Complete route checks and grade work standards of team
• Report any conduct or performance issues relating to operatives to the Supervisor
• Drive the safety culture within the organisation, contributing to a positive and safe working environment, directing, and supporting the operatives to carry out the job function in line with BWC\’s health and safety policy and procedures and ensure equipment used is correct for the task, kept safe and maintained to a good standard

Requirement For This Role

• 7.5 tonne licence with CPC
• Demonstrable ability in leading a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to lead and motivate the team and liaise effectively with the public and colleagues
• Sound literacy skills to follow route maps and to comply with driving and health & safety responsibilities
• Ability to work independently and to use initiative for example, in prioritising streets to be cleansed
• Demonstrable technical knowledge of the vehicle and equipment to ensure its safe and proper use
• UK Driving licence which the post holder must present when requested, the post holder must report any issues that affect driving or driving hours to the Team Supervisor

Our Benefits
Full Job Description can be provided upon request.

• Annual leave package of 25 days plus 8