Apprentice HGV Driver

Our Vision is to be the best people who work together for a Cleaner, Safer future where everyone can thrive.

Would you like to join a first-class driving team at our CSG Botley depot, where it all started 90 years ago. We are seeking passionate individuals who would take pride working within a standout team, providing customers with a sustainable, meaningful service and geared for longevity and employment security.

We are an award-winning Environmental company in the UK, independently owned, with a supportive, people centred approach. A fast-growing business with over 200 new customers joining us in the last 4 months. We offer a range of employee benefits such as share purchase opportunities and annual bonuses.

Our guiding principle is “It’s all about the people” and many of our 600 workers have been with us for decades. CSG have not failed to award a pay increase in the last 15 years – an achievement which is hard to match.

Location: Botley

Role Type: Full Time

Hours: 40 hours per week

Pay and Benifits:

• Time and a half after 40 hours
• Annual bonus scheme for all employees (CSG have not failed to award a pay increase in the last 15 years ... an achievement which is hard to match!)
• Long Service Award
• Driver’s sales referral scheme – cash bonus
• Employee recognition schemes, such as Employee of Month and Shining Star of the year Award
• Share Options – buy into our family future
• Company perks for discounts to retail outlets and more
• Further development opportunities through in-house, external training and apprenticeship schemes
• Company health care options (dental / opticians / physio / online GP etc)
• 33 days holiday inclusive of public bank holidays
• Holiday Buy and Sell Scheme

Role Accountabilities:

• Undertaking the necessary training programme to ensure competency.
• Demonstrating satisfactory skills development throughout the training programme.
• Undertaking HGV driver training at the required stage within the training programme.
• Operating waste management equipment in a professional and legal manner.
• Achieving required standards of performance in regard to jobs per days, cleanliness of operations.
• Ensuring all activities are carried out in a safe and legal manner.
• Be aware of, understand and achieve required standards of performance.
• Deal with Customers in a manner that retains their loyalty to the Company and delivers an outstanding service.
• Aid the relevant Driver Operative to ensure that all activities are carried out in a safe manner that does not negatively impact human health, the environment or public amenity.
• Raise any issues, problems or concerns with your Line Manager at the earliest opportunity.
• Be courteous and respectful to Customers at all times.
• Abide by all Customer on-site rules and regulations.
• Follow instructions on each work ticket.
• Help the driver operator to feed‑back to the office any additional customer requirements.
• Visiting our domestic non-hazardous customers collecting sewage.

The Candidate:

• Driving Licence
• Experience of providing a service to customers.
• A desire to work as part of a team and to work hard towards building a career.
• Exposure to manual work and lifting.
• Learn and demonstrate ability to follow operating procedures intelligently.
• Learn to drive and operate equipment as per road and company regulations.
• Learn to and assist the driver operator to carry and use the correct equipment to achieve the work required.
• Learn to and assist the driver operator to use all testing equipment in a proper and prescribed manner.
• Learn to submit logbooks as per legal requirements.
• Learn to complete daily work sheets, consignment notes and all other paperwork accurately and as directed by the Company.
• Performance standards and targets:
• Learn to and assist the driver operator to carry out each job to the standards…