HGV Driver – Sweeper

R.Collard; Southampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking skilled HGV drivers with experience in waste and aggregates. This role involves daily driving duties, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, and maintaining vehicle safety. Join a supportive team in a family-run business that values its employees and offers a competitive salary, meal allowance, and a range of benefits. With a commitment to sustainability and excellence, this company is a leader in waste management and demolition services across the South of England. If you are a dedicated driver looking to make a difference, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

£5.00 daily meal allowance

Life assurance (2 x Salary)

Health cash plan

1 week training and induction programme

Free PPE

Free parking

Company social events

Qualifications

• Must have a valid Class 2 CPC card and digicard.
• Previous experience in driving similar vehicles is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with legal driving duties and vehicle roadworthiness.
• Maintain communication with the traffic office regarding daily work.

Skills

HGV driving experience

Communication skills

Customer service skills

Team player

Education

Class 2 CPC card

Digicard

Job description

We are currently seeking to appoint a number of HGV drivers with waste and aggregates experience that have the ability to drive vehicles including bulker, skip, tipper, sweeper and grab 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

The Successful Candidates will:

• Have a class 2 CPC card and digicard
• Have 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

What’s on Offer

• A competitive basic salary
• £5.00 daily meal allowance
• 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

Company Description

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 providing great products, services and solutions for our customers.

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