Street Scene Operative in Dudley

37 hours per week, 8 am to 4 pm (half‑hour lunch break) Monday to Thursday, 8 am to 3:30 pm (half‑hour lunch) Friday. The duties will primarily focus on mechanical channel sweeping but also mechanical footway sweeping based at Lister Road Depot in Netherton. A heavy goods licence is required. This full‑time position plays a vital role in maintaining clean, safe, and welcoming public spaces across the borough, tackling general detritus, leaves and assisting other teams carrying out cleansing duties. The successful candidate will be responsible for following a scheduled route, ensuring high standards of cleanliness are consistently met.

Do you have a can‑do attitude? Are you committed to improving service delivery? Are you customer‑focused? Do you take pride in the work you do? If you answered yes to each of these questions, we would like to hear from you!

About Dudley Council – It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi‑million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game‑changers for the borough. We have exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro and ongoing challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve. We have a ‘one council’ ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy, creates jobs, creates a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities.

We are proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of ‘Forge a Future for all.’ We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service, help communities help themselves, and are committed to empowering residents.

We are ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark. We are aware of our key challenges and the need for new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost‑effective ways of delivering services. We have aligned our political and managerial leadership structures and are committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people. We want borough residents to have their say through our community forums. We dedicate time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents. We are working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents.

We are looking to recruit a talented Street Scene Operative – Level 3 (Grade 6) to work in our Street Scene team on a permanent full‑time basis. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward‑thinking, dedicated team who are on a mission to deliver the best customer‑focused street cleansing and grounds maintenance services, in a modern, efficient and effective way. Street Scene now incorporates both street cleansing and grounds maintenance.