HGV Technician

PHS Group Limited; South Ockendon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hygiene services provider in the UK is searching for a Service Technician. This role involves driving to various customer locations, collecting waste, and maintaining hygiene standards. Ideal candidates will demonstrate excellent customer service skills, have a full UK driving license, and be flexible with working hours. You will play a crucial role in ensuring clients' facilities remain hygienic. The position requires physical capability and a background security application.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK manual driving licence for at least 12 months.
• No serious driving endorsements in the past 5 years.
• Preferably hold a current ADR Class 6, 6.1 & 6.2.

Responsibilities

• Drive to customers on allocated route.
• Emptying Euro Bins containing offensive waste.
• Collect pharmaceutical and hazardous waste.

Skills

Customer service skills

Flexibility

Ability to lift 50 lbs

Job description

As a technician, you play a key part in the success of phs. To our customers, you are the face of the company. Your excellent customer service skills help keep our customers happy and ensure they remain our customers! As a Service Technician in our Healthcare division, your time will be split. Half your time will be spent driving prearranged routes to our customers' locations (we have a system that works out the most efficient route based on our customer service times). The other half of your time will be spent collecting waste from and servicing products in our customers' premises. Whatever your route for the day, you'll play a vital part in keeping our customers' facilities hygienic and fresh. This position needs an in depth security application that will need to be completed. Position is for a 40 hour week but overtime will be required as traffic dependent. Area working will be in and around the M25.

Responsibilities

• Driving to our customers on your allocated route.
• Emptying Euro Bins containing offensive waste.
• Collecting pharmaceutical waste, hazardous waste, and sharps containers.
• Supporting Covid testing stations by collecting sealed waste.
• Replacing, emptying other products within our customers' healthcare facilities.
• Completing hazardous consignment notes/transfer notes.
• Returning to your allocated depot each day to empty the waste from the vehicle that was collected.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Have the patience to travel between our customers during busy times (traffic issues are an unavoidable part of this job).
• Be able to work flexibly between the hours of 6am and 6pm, 40 hours per week.
• Have held a full UK manual driving licence for a minimum of 12 months (subject to insurance requirements), with a maximum of 6 points.
• Not have DR/DD/CD/TT/IN/AC endorsements in the past 5 years.
• Preferably hold a current ADR Class 6, 6.1 & 6.2.
• Complete background security application.
• Must be willing to drive for an unmapped area in and around the M25.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

About the company

Phs Group was founded in 1963 and we are the leading provider for hygiene services in the UK, Spain and Ireland with over 120,000 customers across 300,000 locations. Our businesses include: washrooms, healthcare, and floorcare, hygiene services, phs direct and direct 365 (sale of hygiene consumables), phs greenleaf (indoor and outdoor plants, phs teacrate, phs besafe (workwear and laundry), phs wastekit (baling and compacting waste) and phs compliance. At phs, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.