Driver/ Chargehand

Job Title: Driver/Chargehand
Location of work: Earlswood Depot
Salary: £37,980-£40,556 (dependent on experience)
Basis:  Full time, Fixed term contract (2 years)
Hours: 45 hours per week Monday-Friday

About the Role
We are looking to recruit someone with a full HGV Class 2/C & E driving licence to help us cover a variety of duties within Refuse & Recycling.  

As an HGV Driver you will undertake the collection of waste and recycling within the borough of Reigate and Banstead. You will be responsible for supporting and directing the crew to ensure safe, efficient, and high quality waste collection services for residents.

About the Person 
•    Full clean UK HGV Class 2 (Category C & E) licence
•    Valid CPC and Digi Tacho Card (preferred)
•    A ‘can do’ attitude
•    Good communication and teamwork skills
•    Ability to perform manual handling as part of the role
•    Have experience in offering excellent customer service 
•    A high level of health and safety awareness 
•    Able to deal with a physically demanding job, working outdoors in all weathers
•    Previous driving experience of Refuse Collection Vehicle is desirable and preferred - full induction training will be provided

The Reigate & Banstead Waste and Recycling service takes pride in offering a high standard of customer service to its residents, whilst continually looking for ways to improve. We welcome applicants with high personal standards for service delivery.  

Staff Benefits
In exchange for your expertise, experience and enthusiasm, we will offer support in continuing your personal and career development, in addition to providing a wide range of employment linked benefits. 

We provide you with competitive annual leave, and contribute 22.10% towards the LGPS pension scheme. You will also have access to a range of discounts including local and high street stores, and salary sacrifice schemes including a cycle lease scheme, and ‘Better’ leisure centre membership.

Additional Information
For an informal discussion about the role, please call Robert Wiggins (Operations Manager) on 07974 325140.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, supporting the guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ex-armed forces candidates, who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Closing date: Sunday 28th June 2026 at 23:59hrs*
Interview date: To be confirmed

*On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately.

We understand that some applicants may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist with preparing their applications.
All submitted information—whether supported by AI or not—must accurately reflect the applicant’s own skills, experience, and qualifications.
Recruitment decisions will be based on how well applicants demonstrate these attributes during the interview and selection process.

Values and Behaviours
Our great working environment and the values and behaviours of every individual and team in the Council, help to evolve the culture of our organisation to become more commercial, innovative and embracing of change. Successful applicants to our career opportunities will be able to demonstrate they share the values and behaviours we seek in our organisation.

Local Government Reorganisation 
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is part of the government’s plans for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) scheduled to take place in April 2027. This means the current two-tier system, where services are split between Surrey County Council and district and borough councils like Reigate, will be replaced with two unitary councils made up of East and West Surrey, which will handle all local services. Reigate and Banstead Borough Council will form part of the new East Surrey unitary authority.

Although this may lead to some uncertainty for anyone considering a role with us, this process will take some time and during that time we still need to provide services. When local government is reorganised, most staff will transfer to the new council(s) which may offer additional opportunities for career development and variety as part of a larger organisation.

Further information on LGR can be found here: Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) and Devolution | Reigate and Banstead

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