Shunter Driver
Temporary Contract
Job Details
West Lancashire Borough Council
Service Area: Street Scene Operations / Waste Transfer Station / Depot Operations
Hours: 36 hours per week
Working Pattern:
Shift work, including late starts between 10:00am and 11:00am.
The role may include early starts and occasional weekends in line with service requirements.
Start Date: 06 July 2026
Duration: 4 weeks
Number of Roles: 2
Location
Work Base:
Stanley Industrial Estate
Skelmersdale
Lancashire
WN8 8EE
Pay
PAYE Rate: £15.23 per hour
Job Overview
West Lancashire Borough Council is seeking 2 Shunter Drivers to support the safe and efficient operation of the Council’s waste transfer station and depot.
The role will involve vehicle shunting, yard operations, weighbridge operation and general site support. The successful candidates will safely manoeuvre waste collection vehicles, trailers and associated plant around the depot and waste transfer station, ensuring safe traffic flow, correct vehicle positioning and compliance with health and safety procedures.
This role requires previous experience in a waste management, depot or similar operational environment, experience shunting or manoeuvring vehicles in a controlled yard environment, and an HGV licence, Category C or C+E.
Important – Please Read Carefully
This role requires an HGV driving licence, Category C or C+E, plus a Digital Tachograph Card, CPC Driving Qualification and LGV Driver Qualification Card / DQC.
Candidates must have experience of vehicle manoeuvring or shunting in a depot, yard, waste management or similar operational setting.
The role includes working outdoors, operating around moving vehicles, following strict health and safety procedures, using weighbridge systems or similar data-entry systems, and supporting waste transfer station operations.
Candidates without HGV Category C or C+E, valid driver cards and shunting or controlled-yard manoeuvring experience are unlikely to be considered.
Key Responsibilities
- Safely shunt and manoeuvre waste collection vehicles, trailers and associated plant
- Position vehicles for loading, unloading, washing and maintenance activities
- Maintain safe traffic flow within the depot and waste transfer station
- Ensure segregation of pedestrians and vehicles at all times
- Conduct routine vehicle safety checks
- Report vehicle defects in line with Council fleet procedures
- Operate the site weighbridge system for inbound and outbound vehicles
- Record vehicle weights, waste types, origins and destinations accurately
- Issue weighbridge tickets and maintain electronic and manual records
- Resolve weighbridge or operational discrepancies with drivers, supervisors and managers
- Direct vehicles to designated tipping and loading areas
- Monitor waste loads for correct segregation
- Identify non-compliant or prohibited waste
- Assist with loading bulk haulage vehicles, containers or transfer trailers where required
- Maintain housekeeping and cleanliness standards across the site
- Follow risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work
- Comply with environmental permit conditions and Council environmental policies
- Wear and promote the correct use of PPE
- Report accidents, incidents, near misses, hazards and unsafe practices
- Support emergency arrangements including fire prevention, spill response and evacuation procedures
- Assist with routine site inspections and basic maintenance tasks
Essential Experience & Skills
- HGV driving licence, Category C or C+E
- Digital Tachograph Card
- CPC Driving Qualification
- LGV Driver Qualification Card / DQC
- Experience working in a waste management, depot, yard or similar operational environment
- Experience shunting or manoeuvring vehicles in a controlled yard environment
- Knowledge of health and safety requirements in high-risk operational environments
- Ability to follow procedures, risk assessments and safe systems of work
- Basic IT skills, including data entry
- Ability to use or learn weighbridge or similar operational systems
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Reliable and flexible approach
- Ability to work to operational priorities
- Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Ability to work shifts, including late starts, early starts and occasional weekends where required
Desirable
- Previous weighbridge operating experience
- Loading shovel certification
- FLT certification
- Telehandler certification
- Plant or machinery certification
- Knowledge of waste legislation
- Knowledge of waste types and segregation requirements
- Previous local authority or waste transfer station experience
Additional Information
The role is subject to medical assessment in line with Council policy.
The successful candidate must comply with Council policies including health and safety, data protection and environmental policies.
Candidate submission deadline is 03 July 2026.
Disclaimer
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I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.
OR106313
Pay: £15.23 per hour
Application question(s):
- Do you hold a valid HGV Category C or C+E licence, CPC Driving Qualification, Digital Tachograph Card and LGV Driver Qualification Card / DQC?
- Have you previously shunted or manoeuvred large vehicles, trailers or associated plant within a depot, yard, waste transfer station or similar controlled operational environment?
- Do you have experience working in waste management, depot operations, yard operations or another high-risk operational environment where strict health and safety procedures must be followed?
- Are you confident operating, or quickly learning, a weighbridge or similar system to record vehicle weights, waste types, origins, destinations and issue accurate tickets?
- Are you willing and able to work outdoors in all weather conditions, follow shift requirements including late starts between 10am and 11am, and work occasional weekends if required?
Work Location: In person
