Class 1 Bulker Driver

R Collard Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

45 hours per week

Meal allowance

Life assurance

Health plan

Training & induction

PPE provided

Team social events

Job summary

Collard Group is recruiting HGV drivers with waste and aggregates experience. Daily driving duties, safe work practices, and adherence to health & safety standards are required. Applicants must have Class 2 CPC and digicard, with at least 1 year of relevant driving experience; experience in waste management or construction is desirable.

Right to work in the UK is essential. The role offers a guaranteed 45 hours per week, a daily meal allowance, overtime potential, life assurance, and health

Qualifications

• Class 2 CPC and digicard are required.
• Minimum 1 year of driving similar vehicles.
• Experience in waste management or construction is desirable.
• Must be a team player with good communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive daily while complying with legal obligations and company procedures.
• Adhere to drivers hours and working time regulations.
• Ensure vehicle is roadworthy before and during use.
• Maintain communication with the traffic office on progress.
• Complete all relevant paperwork correctly.
• Report incidents to the Transport Team immediately.
• Work safely and responsibly to protect the company and customers.

Skills

Class 2 CPC

Digicard

1 year experience

Waste industry experience

Team player

Job description

We are currently seeking to appoint a number of HGV drivers with waste and aggregates experience

The successful candidate will be required to undertake daily driving duties whilst complying with all legal obligations and Company procedures/instructions as detailed within Driver Inductions, Safe Systems of Work, Risk Assessments and adhere to all associated Health & Safety requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• To always be in a position to legally undertake their driving duties
• To ensure legal requirements for drivers hours and working time regulations are complied with
• To ensure their vehicle is roadworthy before and during use.
• To maintain communication with the traffic office regarding progress of daily work.
• To complete all relevant paperwork correctly.
• To report any incidents and accidents immediately to the Transport Team.
• To always ensure that work is carried out in a responsible and safe manner with no detriment to the Company or its Customers

What we’re looking for

• Have a class 2 CPC card and digicard
• Have a minimum of 1 years’ previous experience in driving similar vehicles
• Experience of the waste management or construction industry desirable
• Be a team player with good communication and customer service skills

PLEASE NOTE: We require candidates to provide proof they have the right to work in the UK and are unable to proceed with applications for candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK.

What’s on Offer

• A competitive rate of pay with a guaranteed 45 hours per week
• £5.00 daily meal allowance on full working days. This is tax and NI free so equivalent to an extra 77p per hour on a 9 hour working day.
• Overtime potential. 1.5x rate for over 45 hours Monday to Friday or on Saturdays
• Life assurance (2 x Salary)
• Health cash plan to cover dental, optical and other health costs
• 1 week training and induction programme
• Free full company branded personal protection equipment (PPE)
• Supportive team operating as part a family run business with free company social events

About Collard Group

The Collard Group is one of the largest privately-owned waste management companies in the South of England and a leading demolition specialist nationwide.

Our 400-strong team operate from nine recycling facilities across five counties and contracts across the UK. With over 150 lorries our recycling operations cover Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey and we have the capacity to process over 1m tonnes of waste and recycled aggregates every year.

We have grown year-on-year into a multi-disciplined provider of demolition, remediation, earthworks, waste management, recycling, virgin and recycled aggregates and ready-mix concrete.

We continually invest for the future and typically spend over £5m each year on infrastructure, plant and equipment. We’re committed to training and developing and a great place to work for our people along with providing great products, services and solutions for our customers.

The Collard Group is one of the largest privately-owned waste management companies in the South of England and a leading demolition specialist nationwide.

Our 400-strong team operate from nine recycling facilities across five counties and contracts across the UK. With over 150 lorries our recycling operations cover Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey and we have the capacity to process over 1m tonnes of waste and recycled aggregates every year.

We have grown year-on-year into a multi-disciplined provider of demolition, remediation, earthworks, waste management, recycling, virgin and recycled aggregates and ready-mix concrete.