Refuse Collector (5 Posts) (Various Location) – REQ06564 – 485338

Company: North Lanarkshire Council
Apply for the Refuse Collector (5 Posts) (Various Location) – REQ06564 – 485338
Location: Motherwell
Job Description:

NLC5 £29,533 – £31,361 (plus additional non-core hours payments)

Based within one of our Waste Management Depots throughout North Lanarkshire, you will work as part of a team to provide the Council’s Refuse Collection Service and will be involved in the removal of food, household, industrial or commercial waste from a variety of locations.

You will be trained in manual handling and previous experience of refuse collection duties and vehicles would be advantageous although full training will be available. You should also be capable of dealing effectively with enquiries from the public and be able to follow verbal and written instructions. You will be willing to participate in routine or ad hoc overtime to meet the requirements of the service and be required to work in all types of weather.

Work Pattern: (Average 37 hours per week)

Week 1 – Monday, Thursday and Friday – 06:45am to 18:10pm (45 minute unpaid break)

Week 2 – Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday – 06:45am to 18:10pm and Sunday 06:45am to 17:30pm (45 minute unpaid break)

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL.

We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

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Posted: August 27th, 2026