HGV Class 2 Driver

Veolia; Rochester; On-site; GBP 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to making a positive impact in the community. As a driver, you will play a crucial role in delivering essential waste collection services, ensuring compliance with all traffic laws and maintaining vehicle safety. This position offers competitive pay, flexible working hours, and a range of benefits designed to support your well-being. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, this organization values every team member and strives to create an environment where everyone can thrive. If you're ready to make a difference, apply today!

Benefits

22 days of annual leave

Refer a driver bonus

Free physiotherapy service

Discounts on groceries and retailers

Support for physical, mental, and financial health

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid Class 2 license and have an up-to-date CPC.
• Experience with various waste collection vehicles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive to collection locations and manage commercial waste containers.
• Ensure paperwork is accurate and submitted daily.

Skills

Class 2 (Cat C) licence

CPC

Digi/Tachograph card

Experience with RORO, Skip, FEL, and RCV

Job description

Ready to find the right role for you?

Salary: 43,023.22 per annum plus Veolia benefits - Paid weekly
Meal Allowance: 5.00 daily
Single Person Allowance: Earn an extra 39.96 daily when you complete over 110 bins

Hours: 48 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Earliest start 04:00 finishing around 14:30-15:30 depending on shift start time. Some days you may be asked to start later so you must be flexible with working hours.

Location: Medway, Kent ME2 4DZ

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. With one of the largest growing fleets in the UK, our drivers are pivotal to delivering essential services. They work hard to serve their local communities and make a positive impact every day.

What we can offer you:

• 22 days of annual leave
• Refer a driver to us once you've joined and earn 1000
• Free physiotherapy service
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well-known retailers
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to

What you'll be doing:

• Driving to planned collection locations and moving/emptying multiple commercial waste containers.
• Ensuring all information is input into the onboard system and all paperwork is kept up to date and submitted daily.
• Completing daily checks of the vehicle as per our driver operator handbook.
• Complying with all traffic laws and legislation including weight of loads.

What we're looking for:

• Class 2 (Cat C) licence
• Up to date CPC
• Digi/Tachograph card
• Ideally, you will have experience with RORO, Skip, FEL, and RCV

What's next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row! This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.