Driver​/Loader

Role:
Driver/Loader – WEEE Collection (3.5T Van)

Location:

Cox’s Lane, Rowley Regis

Hours:

Monday – Friday, 42.75 hours per week plus occasional overtime Salary: £14p/h

The Role:

We are looking for a reliable, personable, and detail-focused Driver/Loader to join our team collecting televisions and electrical waste (WEEE) from council-operated Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across the West Midlands.

This is a hands-on role combining driving, manual handling, and administrative accuracy. You'll be working on council sites, so a professional manner and good working relationship with site staff is essential. You'll also be responsible for completing waste consignment documentation accurately at the point of collection, and reporting collection activity back to head office daily.

Recycling Lives Services is not a typical recycling company. Since 2008, the business has been structurally built around social value, employing people from disadvantaged backgrounds, partnering with the justice system to reduce reoffending, and delivering environmental excellence  social mission is not a layer added on top of commercial activity. It is the reason the business operates in the way it does.

As a certified B Corp (scoring 103.5 against a business median of 50.9), Recycling Lives Services generated £42.9m in social value in 2024, achieved a 61% reduction in CO2 emissions, and diverted 97% of waste from landfill. 15% of our team have been welcomed through our rehabilitation programmes, and only 6% of people we support reoffend — compared to a national average of over 25%.

We operate UK-wide across construction, manufacturing, retail, utilities and public sector markets, offering total waste management, WEEE recycling, and specialist hazardous waste services. Our customers choose us because we deliver commercial excellence and meaningful social impact in the same contract.

• Drive a 3.5 tonne van safely and legally between Coxs Lane and HWRC sites across the West Midlands, following planned collection routes.
• Load and unload TVs and other electrical waste items (including bulky/heavy CRT units), following manual handling procedures at all times.
• Build and maintain professional working relationships with council site staff and HWRC operatives, representing the company positively on client sites.
• Accurately complete waste consignment notes and any other required documentation at the point of collection, ensuring correct waste classification, quantities, and site details are recorded.
• Check loads for compliance and safety before transport (e.g. correct segregation of hazardous items such as CRT screens).
• Report collection activity, volumes, and any site issues to the Transport Manager at the end of each working day.
• Carry out routine vehicle checks (e.g. daily walk around checks) and report any vehicle faults or damage promptly.
• Follow all health & safety, manual handling, and environmental compliance procedures.

• Full, valid UK driving licence (Category
  
  B), entitling you to drive a 3.5 tonne van.
• Comfortable with regular manual handling and lifting of bulky/heavy items.
• Good attention to detail, particularly for completing paperwork/documentation accurately.
• Strong communication skills and a professional, client-facing manner.
• Reliable, punctual, and able to work independently across multiple sites in a day.
• Basic literacy/numeracy for completing consignment notes and daily reports.

• Previous experience in waste collection, recycling, or WEEE handling.
• Familiarity with waste consignment notes or hazardous waste documentation.
• Experience working on local authority or council sites.
• Manual handling training or certification.

This is a physically…