Refuse Loader

• East Suffolk Services Limited - Ufford Depot, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 6ET


• £29,011 per annum


• 40 hours per week, 6am - 4.45pm, Monday - Friday (4 days a week)


• Permanent

East Suffolk Services Limited is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Services Limited, Refuse team as a Refuse Loader.

Your role

In this role, you will:

• load refuse/recycling/garden waste onto the collection vehicle whilst taking care for Health and Safety and customer care


• cleanse, litter pick, empty cleansing bins or hand sweep areas maintained by East Suffolk Services Limited on a daily basis.

What you will need

• The ability to effectively communicate with clients/customers, agency organisations/departments, staff workforce and colleagues.


• Demonstrable ability to control and manage all resources to secure optimum efficiency and high standards of service delivery.


• The ability to work to deadlines.


• The ability to work using your own initiative and as part of a team.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you do not meet all of the essential requirements, please apply.

We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Here are some of the main benefits: 

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 27 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays) 


• NEST pension scheme 


• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Sam Richardson, Assistant Manager, by emailing sam.richardson@eastsuffolkservices.co.uk

Closing date: 11.30 pm, 8 December 2024.

Interview date: Week commencing 16 December 2024. 

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (docx)

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (suffolkjobsdirect.org)