Waste Services Operatives – CAT B License

Location:

Accrington (BB5) – Lancashire, North West, United Kingdom

Salary:

£25584 – £27269 per annum

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

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Advertiser:

Bluetown

Job ID:

132117044

Posted On:

25 July 2025

Job Title: Waste Services Operatives

Location: Accrington

Salary: GBP25,584- GBP27,269 per annum (SCP 7 TO 11)

Job type: Full Time Permanent

Hours: 37 per week Monday to Friday, 7.15 am to 2.59 pm

Hyndburn Council are looking for experienced Waste Service Operatives to join their busy department.

Please note successful candidates MUST hold a clean CAT B driving license to meet the minimum requirements for this role.

The successful candidates will be joining the Council’s extremely successful Waste Services team, building on the outstanding achievements to date.

You will need to be a true team player, flexible in your approach to duties that are allocated by Supervisors or Team Leaders and capable of working with other operatives to complete the whole service area’s daily workloads. You must be customer focused and have a positive ‘can do’ attitude but above all be able to make a difference to improving the quality of the local environment.

You are required to hold a clean cat B driving license as you may be required to drive Council vehicles. You will also need to be physically capable of working alongside various waste collection vehicles, walking long distances whilst manually handling waste and clearing fly tipped waste off public / private land. You must be capable of lifting bulky items, pushing and pulling heavy wheeled bins and other waste receptacles on a frequent and repetitive basis.

As part of the Waste Services Team, you may also be deployed as a Hand Sweeper, therefore you must also be capable of walking long distances pushing a heavy hand cart whilst hand sweeping footpaths, emptying litter bins, litter picking and lifting clearing fly tipped waste off public / private land.

As a Safety Critical role, you will be subject to drug and alcohol testing as part of our pre-employment checks. You will also be subject to testing at random intervals during the course of your employment

The hours of work are 37 per week Monday to Friday, 7.15 am to 2.59 pm and you will be required to work outside in all weather conditions. However, in order to provide continuity of service to residents, occasionally, you will be required to work on certain other days including weekends.

This role is within a commutable distance of surrounding areas including Haslingden, Blackburn, Rawtenstall.

Please click on the APPLY button and complete the online application form.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Refuse Collection Operator, Waste Disposal Specialist, Bin Collector, Street Cleaning Operative, Waste Disposal Operative, Waste Collection Operative.

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