Jet Vac Vehicle Driver Operator

Slicker Recycling Ltd; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare cashback

Perkbox

Death in Service Insurance

Regular company social events

Company pension

Salary sacrifice (Cyclescheme)

On-site parking

Sustainability focus

Job summary

Slicker Recycling is seeking a driver to operate specialist Jet Vac Tankers, servicing petrol forecourts, distribution depots, auto garages and other sites across the UK. The role is field-based, typically requiring extended periods away from home.

You'll work Monday to Friday with a sleeper cab, a 48 hour contract, £17.17 per hour baseline, overtime at 1.25x and overnight rates, with potential OTE up to £24.20 per hour depending on earnings.

Qualifications

• Valid Driver CPC and Class 2 Licence are required.
• Willingness to travel and stay away from home.
• Experience with Jet Vac operations is preferred.
• Flexible approach to shifts and on-call requirements.
• Strong organisational and safety awareness.
• Commitment to punctuality and professional conduct.

Responsibilities

• Operate Jet Vac Tankers to service clients across the UK.
• Work away from home Monday to Friday on sleeper cab.
• Compliance with legal/licence requirements and accurate paperwork.
• Occasional overnight starts and on-call weekends as needed.
• Typically field-based with time away from base locations.
• Participate in training and adhere to company values.

Skills

Driver CPC

Class 2 Licence

Organisational focus

Self-motivated

Problem solving

Ops/H&S knowledge

Housekeeping

Job description

Slicker Recycling is the market leader in sustainable resource solutions. We are committed to the circular economy through excelling in used lubricating oil collections, re-refining and a range of sustainable waste management services.

Our team of over 200 colleagues manage a vast fleet of specialist collection vehicles, serving thousands of customers across diverse industry sectors with services that reduce carbon footprint, uphold compliance, and enable a truly circular approach to waste resources.

At Slicker, we know that our success is down to our exceptional colleagues, and we recognise this through our colleague compensation, benefits and investment in learning and development. Being part of Team Slicker also means you benefit from:

• Funded Healthcare cashback plan
• Perkbox employee discounts
• Death in Service Insurance
• Regular company social events
• Company pension
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including Cyclescheme
• On-site parking
• Being part of a sustainability focussed business
  

With a Net Promoter Score of 68 on our recent colleague survey, we know we’re doing something right! So why not read on for the role details.

Job description

Driving and operating specialist Jet Vac Tankers to perform principle daily activities servicing the needs of a wide variety of clients including Petrol Forecourts, Distribution Depots, Auto Garages, or any other site producing waste via surface drainage, on both a planned and reactive basis, across the UK.

This role involves working away from home, Monday to Friday and utilising a sleeper cab.

48 hour contract, £17.17 per hour basic with overtime at x1.25 + overnight rates, OTE up to £24.20 per hour (based on average earnings)

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

• To work in a manner that will bring credit to Slicker Recycling by displaying qualities of punctuality, presentable appearance, well mannered, polite, and courteous to a client’s representatives and other Group employees at all times.
• Ensure all work carried out on site is in line with the company legal / licence requirement and all paperwork and site visit documentation is completed, signed off and recorded accurately and in a fully compliant way.
• Normal working start time is 6am, working through to completion of works; although, occasionally, earlier starts may be required and/or later finishes depending on individual job/client requirements.
• Overnight patterns will be required (on a rota basis) to accommodate customer requirements.
• Typically field based, requiring working away from home/base locations for the majority of time. Job will require (once trained/competent) being part of the on-call rotation covering weekends; weekend working may be available from time to time to cover additional client requirements / backlog of works.
• Must have a flexible approach to working patterns where required to ensure the needs of the business are met.
• Any training required for the role will be supplied by the business.

Key Skills & Requirements

Essential

• Driver CPC
• Class 2 Driving Licence
• Have a productive organisational focus
• Be self-motivated, adaptable and act on own initiative
• Logical approach to problem solving and decision making
• Knowledge of operations / H&S / scheduling practices
• Excellent housekeeping

Preferred

• Experience in operating Jet Vac type vehicles
• High pressure water jetting certificate
• UKPIA petrol station safety passport
• Confined space entry certification
• ADR Licence

Values

The successful candidate will have the ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our workplace values. These are embedded into our business and applicants must evidence their values as part of the application process.

• Smart – keep it simple and keep doing it better
• Honest – be straight with each other and give feedback
• Reliable – do what we say we will and tell people if we can’t
• Together – work together as one and support each other
• Fun – enjoy what we do and have a great time

We are a thriving and ambitious business with a mission to deliver ‘Value for Planet’ through growth from strategic acquisitions and achieving recognition for our commitment to innovation and integrity. In 2023, Slicker Recycling won the Servicesure Autocentre ‘Supplier of the Year’ Award for service excellence and environmental impact and in 2024, the King’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade – a prestigious recognition endorsed by His Majesty the King, for exceptional growth in international sales. We are proud as leaders to be positively influencing the standards of our industry.

Slicker Recycling is an equal opportunities employer and will continue to ensure it offers career opportunities without discrimination. Employment positions throughout the Company are filled with the candidates who possess the most appropriate skills and competencies relevant for the particular job role. Slicker Recycling is to treat all employees fairly and equally regardless of gender, sexual orientations, marital status, race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origin, age, disability or union membership status.