Oil Collection Driver

Slicker Recycling is the market leader in sustainable resource solutions. We are committed to the circular economy through excelling in used lubricating oil collections, re-refining and a range of sustainable waste management services.

Our team of over 200 colleagues manage a vast fleet of specialist collection vehicles, serving thousands of customers across diverse industry sectors with services that reduce carbon footprint, uphold compliance, and enable a truly circular approach to waste resources.

At Slicker, we know that our success is down to our exceptional colleagues, and we recognise this through our colleague compensation, benefits and investment in learning and development. We are an accredited Living Wage Employer as certified by the Living Wage Foundation, which means we have a commitment to fair pay and our annual pay increases are linked to the cost of living.

This isn’t the only benefit, being part of Team Slicker also means you benefit from:

• Funded Healthcare cashback plan
• Perkbox employee discounts
• Death in Service Insurance
• Regular company social events
• Company pension
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including Cycle scheme
• On-site parking
• Being part of a sustainability focussed business

With a Net Promoter Score of 68 on our recent colleague survey, we know we’re doing something right!

We are looking for a proactive Waste Oil Collection Driver, based out of our Ipswich Plant. Providing a national service, collecting waste oil from various customers ranging from family run independent automotive garages to national organisations, whilst promoting the Slicker workplace values. We are Smart, Honest and Reliable, working Together whilst having Fun.

• Professional HGV Class 2 Tanker Driver
• Collecting waste oil as allocated by the Transport Office
• Completion of all relevant electronic information to generate consignment notes
• Maintain compliance with relevant legislation - including daily walk around, drivers hours etc
• Adhering to company Health & Safety policy and procedures
• Representing the company in a professional manor when dealing with customers and members of the public

Apply the Slicker values to your role, “People rarely succeed unless they have Fun in what they are doing.”

• Candidates must be flexible, prepared to work overnight when required
• Logical thinking and problem solving abilities, in order to deal with the wide selection of issues that may be encountered on site/whilst travelling between sites.
• Able to engage with clients and demonstrate a positive approach to customer service
• Demonstrate the ability to achieve set daily/weekly objectives
• Maintain resilience in a demanding role
• Be a reliable team worker

• HGV Class 2 (Cat
  
  C) License
• Experience of tanker work preferred
• ADR is preferred but not essential

• Standard hours: 48 hours, Monday to Friday
• Basic Salary: £36,095.19 pa
• OTE £50,000 - £55,000 (Basic + overtime + collection bonuses)

The successful candidate will have the ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our workplace values. These are embedded into our business and applicants must evidence their values as part of the application process.

• Smart – keep it simple and keep doing it better
• Honest – be straight with each other and give feedback
• Reliable – do what we say we will and tell people if we can’t
• Together – work together as one and support each other
• Fun – enjoy what we do and have a great time

We are a thriving and ambitious business with a mission to deliver ‘Value for Planet’ through growth from strategic acquisitions and achieving recognition for our commitment to innovation and integrity. In 2023, Slicker Recycling won the Servicesure Autocentre ‘Supplier of the Year’…