Job Status:
Full-Time, Permanent
Job Career Level:
Experienced (Non-Managerial)
Job Salary:
£12.60ph / £32,760 basic annually. Overtime paid at time and a half £18.90. Overtime to be covered after hours and weekends.
Reporting to:
Depot Manager
Working hours:
Monday – Friday 06:00 – 16:00 – 50 hour week
Principle Duties and Accountabilities:
Being flexible in your approach to work and undertake ad-hoc duties when your vehicle is off the road or if you are required to assist other field teams
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Drive and operate specialist tankers; once training has been provided (Class 2, CPC required)
- Attend emergency call out situations dealing with sewer blockages, flooding and pollution
- Working on Private and public land in strict accordance with statutory health, safety and environmental procedures
- Undertake vehicle checks at the start and finish of each shift
- Ensure that all jobs are documented correctly
- Report all defects, accidents and near misses immediately to Line Manager
- Maintain the driver’s log book in compliance with MOT rules and procedures
- Ensure that the conditions of all PPE (personal protective clothing and equipment) remain fit for purpose
- Keep the vehicle and equipment washed down on a weekly basis, free from rubbish in hose and tool boxes and the cab
- Attend training as and when required
Other Information:
Benefits for HGV Class 2 Driver:
- Company pension
- Death in service cover
- 20 days annual leave, Enhancements with time served. With opportunities to work on the bank holidays for bonuses. Such as double time, day in leu or call out bonuses. For 10hours work on a bank holiday also comes with a £75 bonus. (note that bonuses change every year).
- Employee Assistance Programme / Health & wellbeing programme
- Support from a family run company that considers, your health, safety, and wellbeing as a number one priority
- Company events
- Free parking / On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Full PPE Provided (Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment)
- Excellent rate of pay
- Career progression and job security
- Flexibility
- State of the art technical equipment to carry out your daily tasks
- Paid time and a half overtime
- Paid Call outs
- Paid work through bonus
- Average earnings holiday pay: We pay average holiday pay. Which means if you was to earn over your basic salary (lots of overtime) for the last 3 months you would be paid what you’ve averagely earnt not at just your basic salary.
£45 night work through bonus. Which means if you was to work through the night into the next day you would get the bonus on top off moneys for hours worked.
Call out bonus: You get put on a schedule for call outs. £30 for a weekday, £45 per a day on the weekend.
Health & Safety for HGV Class 2 Driver:
Section 7 of the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) states the general duties of employees at work
It shall be the duty of every employee while at work to:
(a) To take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work; and
(b) as regards any duty or requirement imposed on their employer or any other person by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions, to co-operate with them so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with
- To understand and comply with the company health and safety policy
- To influence and promote a positive health, safety culture within the organisation and lead by example
- To ensure all works activities are carried out in a safe manner and in accordance with legislative, company requirements and the RAMS
- To carry out comprehensively and complete all company required site documentation
- Ensure VPR’s are carried out and completed
- DRA’s are to be carried out for every job and updated where required
- To report all health, safety and environmental incidents to the Line Manager within 2 hours of it happening
Qualifications / Competency for HGV Class 2 Driver:
- HgvClass 1/2Driving license
- ADR Licence Desired
- Must have the ability to take on responsibility of working within very controlled guidelines and environmental regulations
- Able to deal with the public in a polite and friendly manner
- Able to work with a minimum of supervision and to receive instructions remotely
- Previous work involving liquid waste products in the water utility / environmental services sector is desirable. Knowledge of safe working in street works preferred
- Emergency First Aid(Inhouse Training Given)
- First Aid at Work(Inhouse Training Given)
- Manual Handling(Inhouse Training Given)
- Standpipe Usage Competence(Inhouse Training Given)
In order to be considered for this position, please complete our online screening process. If completed successfully you will be able to apply online.
Question 1:
Do you possess a HGV Class 1 or 2 entitlement on your driving license?
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