Grab Relief Driver

Wales & West Utilities Limited; Conwy; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Pension plan

25 days leave

Bonus scheme

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Wales & West Utilities Limited is seeking a Grab Relief Driver to collect and deliver materials, plant and equipment for operational teams in a safe, efficient and timely manner. You will drive a long wheel base vehicle with a HIAB and may act as an HGV Grab Relief driver when required.

Key duties include ensuring vehicle maintenance, logging defects, checking weights bi-monthly, and recording accidents or incidents on the day they occur.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of DVSA regulations and ability to comply with them.
• Strong customer service skills for internal and external stakeholders.
• Clean driving licence, category C (CE preferred).
• Experience or ability to operate grab lifting equipment and related duties.

Responsibilities

• Collect and deliver materials, plant and equipment to operational teams safely and on time.
• Maintain company vehicle and log maintenance issues promptly.
• Check vehicle weight at least bi-monthly and record incidents or near misses.
• Report accidents, environmental events and damages on the day of occurrence.
• Operate approved equipment safely to protect yourself and others.

Skills

DVSA regulations knowledge

Customer service

Clean driving licence

HGV/Grab relief driving

Tools

NPORS/ALLMI cert

Job description

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Who are we?

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for a Grab Relief Driver to collect and deliver materials, plant & perform any other duties as instructed for operational teams in a safe, efficient and timely manner, and perform any other duties as instructed.

The job holder will be required to drive a Long Wheel Based (LWB) company vehicle with a HIAB as part of their role, and also act as HGV Grab Relief driver as and when required.

You’ll be relied on to:

• Collect and deliver all materials, plant and equipment to operational teams in a safe, efficient and timely manner, including backfill materials, pipe, trailers and fittings, and other operational equipment
• Ensure your company vehicle is maintained and any maintenance issues/defects are logged via the correct channels
• Ensure weight of vehicle is checked no less than bi-monthly
• Report and / or record all accidents, incidents, environmental events (aspects and impacts), damages, near misses and illnesses on the day of occurrence. Co-operate with site inspections and investigations
• Use approved equipment only, in the correct manner to ensure safety and health of yourself and others

You’ll need to have:

• Knowledge and understanding of the DVSA (Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency) regulations and demonstrate an ability to be comply those regulations.
• Good customer service skills (internal and external)
• Clean driving licence, minimum category C (preferably CE)
• NPORS/ALLMI clamshell bucket or equivalent

The following is also desirable:

• NRSWA (excavation and reinstatement)
• Safety Health and Environment (SHEA) Gas

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!

As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.

What you’ll get in return:

• A competitive salary starting at £35,216
• A structured pay & competency framework which rewards skills, competence and enables development and career progression
• Additional earnings through the standby rota plus overtime and additional work available
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• Choices flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Annual salary review
• An opportunity to earn a monthly bonus via our incentive scheme
• Company Sick Pay
• In-house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company vehicle (including vehicle insurance & fuel card), tools, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and uniform

The way we do things

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business - from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

Interested?

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!