Tractor Driver

Wakefield Council; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a Tractor Driver to join its Street Scene Services team in Wakefield. The role involves horticultural and gardening duties, focusing on delivering a high-quality, citizen-focused service to enhance local environments. Essential skills include a clean driving license, pesticide application certification, and experience with powered machinery. This full-time role offers generous leave, ongoing training, public transport discounts, and various other benefits.

Benefits

Generous annual leave and Bank Holidays

Support and ongoing training

Discounted public transport passes

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Discounted leisure facilities membership

Qualifications

• PA1 PA2 and PA 6 Pesticides Application Certificate is required.
• Current clean driving licence (C1+E) needed.
• Must possess Driver CPC qualification.
• Sound knowledge of operating powered machinery is essential.
• Experience in horticultural and landscaping works is required.

Responsibilities

• Work within health and safety legislation.
• Be part of a Grounds Maintenance Team for the area.
• Undertake horticultural and gardening duties using tractors.

Skills

Pesticides Application Certified (PA1 PA2 PA6)

Clean driving license (C1+E)

Driver CPC qualification

Knowledge of horticultural machinery

Experience in horticultural and landscaping works

Job description

An opportunity exists in the Council’s Street Scene Services for Tractor Driver working within a small team based at our Depot at Normanton.

What will be expected from me?

The post holder will be part of a Street Scene Team to deliver a high quality citizen focused Street Scene service within a neighbourhood in Wakefield districts, which delivers safer and stronger communities by improving environmental quality and increasing the sense of community pride in neighbourhoods.

What I might be doing?

• You will be working within recognised safe systems and in accordance with all aspects of health and safety legislation.
• You will be working as part of a Grounds Maintenance Team for a Geographical area of the district.
• You will undertake a range of horticultural and gardening duties, particularly the use of tractors, delivered in a professional manner, whilst providing a citizen focused service which delivers a clean, safe, accessible and attractive streets and open spaces that are pleasant to live in and give the local community a sense of belonging.

Essential requirements

• PA1 PA2 and PA 6 Pesticides Application Certificate (Knap sacks).
• Current clean driving licence (C1+E)
• Driver CPC qualification
• A sound knowledge of operating a range of powered machinery and plant including back pack blowers, pedestrian operated mowers, strimmers, hand-held hedge cutters and similar items.
• Experience of horticultural and landscaping works.

What can I expect?

• This is a full-Time post of 37 hours per week.
• Generous annual leave and Bank Holidays.
• Support and ongoing training.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard)
• The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Great range of benefits including discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program with a dedicated personal trainer, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, cycle to work scheme and many more.

For further enquiries please contact Noel Powell, Street Scene Officer on .