HGV Driver

Location: Watton IP25 6JB
Full Time: 40 hours per week
Working hours: Monday - Friday 5.45am - 2.15pm, Monday to Friday including Saturday after bank holiday weekend.
Salary:

• HGV Driver: £32,374.45 per annum + excellent benefits
• 7.5t Vehicle Driver: £30,576.04 per annum + excellent benefits + opportunity for funding for a Class 2 licence after a year

Ready to make an impact?

As an HGV Refuse & Recycling Driver/Loader in our Breckland team, you'll provide a complete waste and recycling service on behalf of the residents and community in Watton. With a professional, dedicated and friendly team of Refuse Collection colleagues, you'll help ensure streets, homes and businesses are kept clean, safe and tidy, while providing the very best levels of customer service to all members of the community that we serve.

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Set off on a pre-planned route as the Driver with your team of Loaders, collecting waste and recycling from residential homes and commercial properties.
• Be the public face of Serco’s Environmental Services team in the community.
• Ensure that your vehicle safety checks are completed and that your truck is clean and work ready, before setting out on your rounds.

Does this sound like you?

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you...

• Hold a valid Class 1 licence (Category C+E), Class 2 (Category C) licence, Category C1 / 7.5t driving licence, or a standard car licence with older "grandfather rights" if passed before January 1997
• Hold a valid Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
• Are physically fit and healthy - due to the nature of the work
• Are an enthusiastic, dedicated team player
• Are willing to go the extra mile on your rounds to enable your team to hit their targets

What we offer

• Holidays: 22 days’ leave plus bank holidays
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (we currently offer over 60 different apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.
• Health and wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, Simplyhealth cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres.
• Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel.
• Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community.

Impact a better future — change starts on your doorstep. Apply today!

A little bit about us:
At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.

Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

For support with your application, please contact recruitmentuk@serco.com.