Refuse HGV Driver

Location: Charnwood, LE12 7AH
Job type: Permanent, full-time
Working Hours: 38 hours per week, Tuesday to Friday 6am- 4pm, plus occasional weekend work (time and half on Saturdays and double time on Sundays), plus a day off in lieu for working on a bank holiday. 
Salary: £33,802.13 (£17.06 per hour) + excellent benefits

Ready to make an impact for your community?

As a Refuse and Recycling HGV Driver in our team, you'll provide a complete waste and recycling service on behalf of the residents and community in Charnwood.
 
With a professional, dedicated, and friendly team of Refuse Collection staff, we ensure that 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:

• Carry out a pre-planned route as the driver, with your team of loaders, working together to collect 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 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 or 2 driving licence and Driver CPC, and you're: 

• Dedicated
• Physically fit and healthy due to the nature of the role
• Enthusiastic with a customer service focus
• Willing to go the extra mile whilst on your rounds to enable your team to hit their targets
• A team player

Discover all you need to keep growing
Here you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them. 
 
Because this is a place for you
Our people are integral to everything we do. That’s why our benefits are designed to put you first: 

• 24 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (or double-time plus day off in lieu if worked)
• Enhanced Christmas pay
• Employee referral scheme
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• A wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Free physiotherapy, 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 across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel

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.