Class 2 HGV Driver – Sweeper

R.Collard; Southampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Overtime potential

Daily meal allowance

Life assurance

Health cash plan

Training and induction programme

Free PPE

Free parking

Social events

Family-run team & social events

Job summary

A leading waste management company in Southampton is seeking HGV drivers with waste and aggregates experience. Responsibilities include daily driving duties, ensuring vehicle readiness, and compliance with health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates will possess a Class 2 CPC card and have at least one year of relevant experience. The position offers a competitive salary, meal allowances, and other benefits, providing a great environment in a family-run business.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year's previous experience in driving similar vehicles.
• Experience in the waste management or construction industry is desirable.
• Right to work in the UK required.
• Be a team player with good communication and customer service skills.
• Must have the right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Undertake daily driving duties.
• Ensure vehicle is roadworthy before and during use.
• Complete all relevant paperwork correctly.
• Maintain communication with traffic office.
• Complete all relevant paperwork accurately.
• Report incidents immediately to the Transport Team.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Team player

Customer service

Safety-conscious

Education

Class 2 CPC card and digicard

Digicard

Job description

We are currently seeking to appoint a number of HGV drivers with waste and aggregates experience and in particular for this role sweeper lorries.

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 basic salary
• Overtime potential
• £5.00 daily meal allowance -(tax and national insurance free) on full working days
• 45 hour per week contract
• 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)
• Free parking
• 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.

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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.