COMM ENT 5236 G1 - Waste Services Operative (Collection) (600288) (600410)

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by Tuesday 18 August 2026 at 11:55pm.

Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process.   If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.

Location: Forrest Street Depot, 18 Forrest Street, Blantyre, G72 0JP and Sandy Road Depot, Sandy Road, Carluke, ML8 5DR

Hours: 37.64 hours per week 

Hourly Rate: £14.51 - £14.83 per hour
 

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to looking after people and meeting as many of their needs as possible. So, it’s natural that we are particularly focused on helping people find jobs and build careers.

Two posts have arisen within South Lanarkshire Council Waste services for a Waste Services Operative (Loader) based at our Blantyre and Carluke Depots. 

As the successful candidates you will have the ability to undertake a range of skilled refuse collection and recycling duties ensuring compliance with the Environmental Protection Act, Council Policies and Health and safety Legislation. You will provide a quality front line Refuse Collection Service within the local community as well as assisting the driver in the safe manoeuvring of the vehicle on collection routes.

To undertake, individually or as part of a team, all duties connected with the removal of domestic waste from a variety of locations, ensuring the safe operation of mechanisms on vehicles and refuse containers and complying with Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.

Responsibilities:

• To participate in the planning of the daily route according to requests for service and to undertake the completion of related records and paperwork as required.
• To assess whether recycling waste is contaminated or clean and advise member of the public accordingly, providing appropriate information on recycling scheme.
• To provide information to members of the public regarding the recycling schemes in operation and advise customers of the full range of services provided by Waste Services.
• To undertake waste stream identification, i.e. dry recyclables, residual waste, Bulky uplifts, POP’s and fridges etc. to ensure correct disposal.

Driving Licence is desirable

***previous applicants need not apply***

View the Waste Operative (Loader) job profile

Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents

1. Provide description of previous experience working in refuse collection and recycling.
2. Provide us with your knowledge of Health and Safety relating to this role.
3. Why good customer care skills are important for a South Lanarkshire Council employee to have.
4. Why good communication skills are so important for an employee of South Lanarkshire Council to have.
5. Why you consider yourself to be a suitable candidate for this role, particularly focusing on what skills/attributes you have that would make you a suitable candidate.

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)