NLGV Driver Operative

Job description

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Job title: NLGV Driver Operative

Job Category: Manual Labour

Location: Oliver Close, West Thurrock, Essex, RM203ED, Thurrock Council

Hours per week: 37

Salary: £15.16 per hour

Job Purpose

To be responsible for carrying out a range of street cleansing service activities ensuring that a high standard of street cleansing is achieved through the cleansing of a wide range of public spaces including, but not limited to, public highways, car parks, housing areas, footways and other council owned spaces.

This role will be working as part of an integrated Area Team delivering Street Cleansing across a defined locality.

This role will also provide mechanical and manual street cleansing and sweeping duties through daily work scheduling in line with required standards and ensuring compliance with all aspects of health and safety.

Vehicles include, but are not limited to, vehicles under 3.5t GVW including small mechanical sweepers.

To work flexibly and as part of a team to provide excellent grounds maintenance services to the community. This will also involve collaborative working with Street Cleansing, Highways Maintenance, and Waste Collections teams to reflect the new integrated Clean & Green Structure.

To ensure that accurate records of work undertaken are maintained using digital systems and data-driven monitoring, e.g., Bartec, in-cab systems, or Power BI for performance management and reporting.

Values & Accountabilities

Our Shared Values

1. Together, we hold ourselves to account to get things done. We do this by demonstrating accountability and integrity.

2. Together, we make possible what cannot be achieved alone. We do this by being collaborative and focusing on impact.

3. Together, we will listen and act to continually improve. We do this by being responsive to local people and the issues they raise and adapting our approach to achieve better outcomes.

Corporate Accountabilities

1. To work with colleagues to achieve service plan objectives and targets.

2. To comply with data protection legislation and the council’s Information Security Policy, including supporting policies.

3. To be willing and able to work in a flexible and agile way with regard both to hours of work and location of work, as required, subject to service needs and requirements.

4. To participate in performance development, talent reviews and one-to-ones and to contribute to the identification of your own and team development needs and goals.

5. To actively promote and comply with the council’s diversity and equality policies.

6. To ensure full compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 etc., the council’s Health and Safety Policy and all locally agreed safe methods of work.

7. To fully understand and be aware of the commitment to Section 17 Duty of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to prevent crime and disorder.

8. At the discretion of the senior management, to undertake other activities as, from time to time, may be agreed consistent with the grade and nature of the role.

9. To undertake and maintain relevant mandatory training in line with legislation.

Key Service Accountabilities

1. To be responsible for the safe operation of the vehicle and the completion of the allocated daily task in accordance with the instructions, hazard and risk information, and disposal instructions and to ensure compliance with the Council’s Health and Safety Policy, Safe Systems of Work and other corporate policy and procedures.

2. To work both individually using initiative to ensure an efficient working environment, as well as collaboratively with the team.

3. To carry out scheduled and ad-hoc street cleansing activities as required. This includes, but is not limited to:

o Litter picking

o Manual street sweeping including removal of detritus

o Mechanical street sweeping using a pedestrian-controlled sweeper

o Removal of graffiti and fly-posting

o Removal of fly-tipping

o Removal of leaves and weeds

o Emptying of litter and dog waste bins

o Removal of dead animals

o Safe collection and disposal of hazardous waste such as needles, other sharp items and sex paraphernalia

4. To undertake duties using hand tools including, but not limited to:

o Blowers

o Strimmers

5. Be responsible for ensuring that you only use equipment/hand tools for which you have received the appropriate level of training and/or hold the required certificate.

6. Prepare and check all equipment required to undertake the allocated tasks. Report all defects to equipment in a timely manner.

7. To be responsible for the security and safe operation of any vehicles, plant or equipment that has been allocated to you to enable you to complete your work, including the safe unloading/tipping of vehicles at designated areas.

8. Take responsibility for completing daily scheduled tasks, as allocated by the Team Manager efficiently and to a Grade A standard as defined by the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse.

1a. Skills and abilities – essential

• Willing to undertake outside working of a physical nature in all weather conditions

• Ability to work alone when required, with minimal supervision

• Ability to communicate clearly, simply and effectively to a range of audiences

• Basic digital literacy – ability to use handheld or in-cab systems for task recording

1a. Skills and abilities – desirable

• None

2a. Special knowledge – essential

• Category B driving licence

• Ability to drive and operate a range of non-LGV vehicles including vehicles under 3,500kg GVW and mechanical sweepers

• Knowledge of basic maintenance and care of plant, equipment and vehicles

• Relevant certification/training in use of small mechanical sweepers

• Awareness of environmental sustainability in cleansing operations

2b. Special knowledge – desirable

• RQF Level 2 in Street Cleansing or similar

• Knowledge of COPLAR 2019 standards

• Trained in herbicide application PA1/PA6

• First Aid Certificate

3a. Experience – essential

• Experience of driving a wide range of non-LGV vehicles

• Experience of use of equipment such as mechanical sweepers, pedestrian operated sweepers etc in public spaces

• Experience of working to cleansing standards and schedules

3b. Experience – desirable

• Similar experience within a local authority or private contractor

• Experience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams

• Experience of mentoring or training others