Skilled Driver Operative - Street Cleansing

Skilled Driver Operative - Street Cleansing

Oakleigh Road Depot, London, United Kingdom (On-site)

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• Job Identification 1457
• Posting Date 07/16/2026, 10:57 AM
• Locations Oakleigh Road Depot, London, N11 1HJ
  , GB (On-site)
• Apply Before 08/02/2026, 10:55 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Working Hours 36

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Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better.

As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values:
Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do.

Street Scene is the one service that reaches every resident of the borough. We are committed to delivering a high quality, value for money service to all residents and businesses in the borough. We are responsible for Recycling & Waste and Garden Waste collections from domestic properties, Street Cleansing across the borough, our Grounds Maintenance service who maintain our many parks and green spaces, our Commercial Waste team provide services to many businesses in the borough, Passenger Transport where we provide a school transport service to children and vulnerable adults and our Fleet department who maintain all of the council’s vehicles, from large waste collection vehicles to small vans.

The Skilled Driver will:

• Have a good geographical knowledge of Barnet
• Current and valid full UK driving license with 7.5 tonne entitlement
• Have experience of using incab technology and hold current CPC
• Support the supervisory team by monitoring local environmental quality standards.
• Have a level of responsibility for the associated vehicles, plant, equipment in all Street cleansing operations.
• Experience of related Health and Safety and Highways regulations, including Chapter 8 guidance.

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• You will have strong experience of Street Cleansing operations.
• You will have experience of delivering high quality customer services, with improved outcomes.
• You will demonstrate strong experience of working across teams / service areas to enable the business to be managed in the most efficient way possible, with positive outcomes.
• You will have a positive, can do attitude.

• 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
• Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
• A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Employee well-being training programs including confidential employee assistance

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