Tractor Driver

Nations Recruitment; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council is seeking a Manual Labour worker to operate tractors and assist with environmental duties. The role includes tasks such as cutting grass, removing waste, and supporting events in parks. Candidates must be able to work flexibly in all weather conditions and adhere to safety protocols. This is a full-time position offering 37 hours per week at £13.90 per hour. Immediate start available.

Qualifications

• Experience driving and operating tractors and horticultural vehicles.
• Ability to work flexibly in various weather conditions.
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Operate tractors and horticultural equipment for various tasks.
• Assist on parks, refuse collection, and street cleansing duties.
• Support events preparation and maintenance tasks.

Skills

Tractor operation

Environmental duties

Teamwork

Health and safety compliance

Job description

Job Category: Manual Labour

Job location: Argyll Road, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6JY, United Kingdom

Employer: Preston City Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £13.90 per hour

Purpose of Job

• The driving and operation of a Tractor and other street cleansing/horticultural vehicles up to 3.5 tonne (7.5 tonne if licence permits).
• To cover a variety of environmental and horticultural duties such as cutting, flailing, towing and lifting and other duties relating to tractor driving in line with the needs of the service.
• To provide additional staffing support to undertake a wide range of the horticultural maintenance within the Parks and Streetscene service within the City’s parks, nature reserves, gardens, green spaces and streets.
• To ensure duties are carried out in compliance with the relevant health and safety procedures in place within the service.

Main Duties / Responsibilities

• To operate tractors and other horticultural vehicles/equipment in order to carry out duties such as cutting, flailing, towing and lifting as well as having the ability to use tractor related adaptions to carry out these duties to a high standard.
• To operate tractors and other horticultural vehicles/equipment to cut grassed areas, hedges and other public open spaces of PCC owned land or land PCC is responsible for, remove fly tipping, fly posting, graffiti and other wastes if required.
• To work on their own or as part of a small team.
• Driving various Parks and Streetscene vehicles including tractors up to 3.5 tonne gross weight (7.5 tonne if licence permits)
• To work with new technologies including data transfer equipment, global positioning systems, handheld computers etc.
• Required to assist on Parks, Refuse Collection, Street Cleansing, and other labouring/gardening duties if required.
• To support with events preparation, assisting on the day with manoeuvres and event deconstruction.
• To support with football pitch renovation (rolling, slitting, seed spreading, fertiliser spreading)
• To support with the unloading and transportation of deliveries
• Assist the tree team/other teams with heavy/large loads
• To ensure duties are carried out in compliance with the relevant health and safety procedures in place within the service
• To carry out any other reasonable duties allocated by management, commensurate with the post
• Take part in Bank Holiday, evening and weekend overtime rotas if required.
• Will be required to work in all weather conditions and work flexible hours if and when required.