HGV Class 1 Driver at Wastecare Group

Position HGV Class 1 Driver
Posted 06 Aug 2026
Expired 05 Sep 2026
Company Wastecare Group
Location United Kingdom | GB
Job Type Full Time

Job Description:

Latest job information from Wastecare Group for the position of HGV Class 1 Driver. If the HGV Class 1 Driver vacancy in United Kingdom matches your qualifications, please submit your latest application or CV directly through the updated Jobkos job portal.

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HGV Class 1 Driver

Nationwide

Full Time 

Job Description

Established in 1980, the WasteCare Group now employs over 500 people based at 9 regional service centres and 8 recycling facilities throughout the UK. We collect and recycle over 200,000 tonnes of hazardous and difficult waste, on behalf of over 20,000 organisations, annually throughout the UK. The Group currently has a turnover of over £65m pa, returning over £21m pa to customers for recovered value.

Our growth and success are due to our commitment to providing our clients with a first-class service combined with the highest environmental standards. As a private company, we are continually investing in innovative technology and sustainable growth. This has enabled us to combine a deep understanding of our clients' requirements with a uniquely flexible service that can be readily tailored to any organisational requirement, within an evolving market and ever-changing regulation. The waste industry is highly regulated and complex, we set our standards higher than those mandated by legislation and embrace technology to improve service levels to our customers. We pride ourselves on transparency and simplicity and being fair to our customers.

This is an opportunity with long term great personal development opportunities, we invest heavily in training and personal development as we want you to get to grips our approach to waste management and to help push us further to constantly improve. We are a large business with a small business ethos, the role needs to embrace and support our values both to customers as well as our colleagues.

Key Duties

  • Complete work consisting of a mixture of inter depot trunking and customer collections and deliveries
  • Carry out some manual handling / loading of products
  • Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the interior and exterior of the vehicle
  • Work independently and unsupervised managing your routing to ensure planned collections are achieved whilst showing effective communication with the transport team
  • Conduct daily safety checks on the vehicle and the equipment whilst following health and safety guidelines


Essential Requirements

  • Full UK driving license (with C+E entitlement) with 2 year relevant experience
  • Valid driver CPC qualification
  • Valid driver tachograph card
  • No more than 6 points for MINOR offences (No DD, DR or IN endorsements)
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills

Nice To Have

  • A valid ADR qualification
  • A sense of humour
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Good organisation skills

Personality Type

PASSIONATE – We' are the best & most forward thinking waste management company because we care about our colleagues and our customers. You'll be passionate about delivering an exceptional service.

CHALLENGING – We are always looking to improve and find the best way

DETERMINED – Things aren't always easy, and change is hard, but we need to keep evolving. You will want to see things through to completion, even when the going gets tough.

GROUNDED – We're down to earth and straight talking, this isn't a glamourous industry, but it is fascinating and you will need to be comfortable dealing with a wide range of personalities.

INTELLIGENT – Our business is complicated, and you'll need to be able to pick things up quickly, even when they're new concepts.

We Offer

  • Generous holiday allowance (30 days including Bank Holidays)
  • Death in service benefit - 2x your annual salary (after qualifying period)
  • Contributory pension scheme discounts on our refurbished IT and domestic appliances
  • London weighting (if applicable)

Job Info:

  • Company: Wastecare Group
  • Position: HGV Class 1 Driver
  • Work Location: United Kingdom
  • Country: GB

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