Class 2 HGV Drivers – Skip Lorries

R.Collard; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive basic salary

Overtime potential

£5.00 daily meal allowance

Life assurance (2 x Salary)

Health cash plan

Free full PPE

Free parking

Company social events

Job summary

A leading waste management company in the UK is seeking HGV drivers with experience in waste and aggregates. Responsibilities include daily driving duties, ensuring vehicle compliance, and maintaining communication with the traffic office. Ideal candidates will have a Class 2 CPC card, experience in similar vehicles, and the right to work in the UK. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year previous experience in driving similar vehicles.
• Legal requirements for drivers hours and working time regulations must be complied with.
• Must provide proof of right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Undertake daily driving duties with adherence to legal obligations.
• Ensure vehicle is roadworthy before use.
• Maintain communication with the traffic office regarding progress of daily work.

Skills

Team player

Good communication skills

Customer service skills

Experience in waste management

Education

Class 2 CPC card and 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 skip 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
• 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.