Front Loader Operative / Labourer (Re advertisement) - GLA12721

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for a Front Loader Operative/Labourer to join our Waste Management service on a permanent basis.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

Position Details

Duties include but not limited to operating front-loading shovel and hydraulic equipment attached to the shovel, general operation and maintenance of heavy plant, and compliance with GCC procedures and practices, Health and Safety practice, Highway Code and traffic regulations.

It is essential that you have a LGV Category C Licence and a valid Driver’s Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC card). It is desirable to have been trained on Front loading shovel operations.

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Role Profile for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.

Contract Details

Weekly Hours: an average of 37 hours per week plus 3.5 hours contractual overtime.

Work Pattern: 4 on, 4 off

Annual Salary: £24,183.81 - £25,716.37

Additional Payments: In addition to the annual salary the role attracts an annual non-standard work pattern/hours (NSWPH) payment of £2,091 and a working context & demand (WCD) payment of £1,127.

Key Pre-Employment Information

As part of the pre-employment checks for this post the successful candidate(s) will require to undergo a pre-employment medical and GP clearance.

Please note this is a re advertisement and previous applicants should not re-apply.

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:

• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service
• 5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year
• Local government pension scheme
• Life and Personal Accident Insurance
• Occupational Sickness Pay
• Staff Benefit Scheme
• Glasgow Credit Union

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies

Application Packs

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone . Packs will be posted out to you within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return it to us.

Further Information

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/jobevaluation

For further information about working for us please refer to our website https://glasgow.gov.uk/article/5005/HR-policies