Refuse Collector

Job Description:

🛻 Public Realm Operatives Required

🚛 Help Keep Nottingham Clean, Green & Moving!

📍 Location: Eastcroft Depot, Nottingham
💼 Contract: Temporary | ⏰ Hours: 37 per week
💰 Salary: £13.26 per hour
 

Do you enjoy hands-on work, being outdoors, and making a real impact in your local community?

Great! Becky at JT Recruit would like to hear from you, she is working with a local authority in Nottingham who are looking to appoint Public Realm Operatives to join the hardworking trades team. This is a varied and active role where no two days are the same!

🔧 What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collecting and handling commercial waste around the city
• Using powered tools and equipment safely and efficiently
• Operating vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes (valid licence required)
• Performing basic mechanical checks on vehicles
• Completing tasks using electronic work devices
• Engaging with customers and the public in a positive, professional way

✅ What We’re Looking For:

• Physically fit – able to lift, push, pull and walk long distances in all weather
• A valid driving licence and confidence driving larger vehicles
• Comfortable using hand tools and powered equipment
• A team player with a can-do attitude and initiative
• Good communication skills for dealing with colleagues and the public
• Flexible with early starts, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays
• Willing to follow Standard Operating Procedures and safety guidelines
• Open to training and development opportunities

🎯 Be part of something bigger — help make Nottingham a cleaner, greener, better place for all.

📞 Apply now to Becky at JT Recruit who is a recruitment professional based at the Derby office and has been servicing the Public Sector since 2002, she focuses on building strong relationships and is dedicated to providing an excellent service and is highly motivated by the people she works with and the people she places.