Driver

M Gaze & Co.; Norwich; On-site; GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

M.Gaze & Co. Ltd, a family-run leader in waste management, seeks a practical engineer to drive and operate vehicles in diverse, challenging environments. Successful candidates will enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive training, and become part of a 24/7 service team, ensuring safe and efficient waste operations.

Benefits

Competitive salary with scope for overtime

Comprehensive in-house training

Work with cutting-edge equipment

Join a family business with strong values

Qualifications

• Practical, hands-on engineer or newly trained.
• Ability to follow instructions and navigate safety regulations.
• Capable of working outdoors in various weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Driving and manoeuvring rigid and articulated vehicles.
• Ensuring high safety and operational standards.
• Completing regulatory paperwork related to operations.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Flexibility

Job description

About M.Gaze & Co. Ltd

M.Gaze & Co. Ltd is a family-run pillar of the Norfolk region, specialising in comprehensive waste management, industrial services and environmental solutions.
We own and operate a fully licensed waste transfer station and compost facility, treat hazardous and non-hazardous waste, provide industrial cleaning and site support services—including specialist fabrication, robotics, chemical treatment, lagoon desludging and high‑pressure jetting—24/7, 365 days a year.

CORE RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Operating, driving and manoeuvring rigid and articulated vehicles and tankers.
• Understand and follow daily work patterns and verbal or written instructions.
• Identify and report vehicle defects following a daily visual inspection plus equipment and accessories (including pumps, valves, tanks, hoses and couplings).
• Use company provided mobile phones and in-cab technology for navigation and the completion of all customer and regulatory paperwork.
• Communication and customer service skills, responding courteously and effectively to customers.
• Tanker operations ensuring safe handling and transportation of a wide range of hazardous and non-hazardous materials and products
• Occasional voluntarily overnight trips
• Operation of curtain sided trailer
  • Responsibility for load security
  • Labelling drummed/palletised waste
  • Assisting with secure destruction of goods for disposal
  • Completing relevant regulatory paperwork
• Ensure that all activity is co-ordinated in accordance with relevant company guidelines and statutory regulations.
• Attend team brief / safety meetings and training as required.
• Ensure high standards of housekeeping are maintained with all areas of responsibility
• Carry emergency tankering works.
• High pressure water jetting works (on/off site) as per training provided.
• Flexibility to work out of core working hours
• You will be required to work outdoors in all weathers and conditions.
• High risk confined space works following training provided.
• Driving long or short distances – planning routes with managers (adapting routes on the go in response to traffic and road conditions)
• Supervising or helping to load and unload goods
• Manual handling tasks – providing labourer duties when required.
• Report accidents, near misses, property damage and environmental incidents to the Operations or Office Manager.
• Wear company provided PPE, follow risk assessments and method statements and report any unsafe conditions and defects.
• Complete specific documentation required by both legislation and corporate procedures in relation to drivers’ hours and WTD.
• Comply with all statutory requirements related to Road Traffic Act and other relevant legislation connected to the vehicle, driver’s hours and digital Tachograph records, vehicle weight limits and speed limits.
• Comply with all relevant ADR/Hazardous goods legislation requirements.
• Comply with Company standard operating procedures.
• Upkeep CPC training to ensure renewal of driver qualifications.
• Undertake ad-hoc duties as required and display a flexible approach to working times and shifts requirements.
• Comply with all reasonable management requests and operate to a high professional standard reporting any accident or incident and promptly completing all other company documentation

Why M.Gaze?

• Work with a diverse range of cutting‑edge equipmentacross environmental and industrial sectors
• Competitive salarywith scope for overtime
• Comprehensive in-house training, including fabrication, robotics and environmental compliance
• Be part of a 24/7 emergency and scheduled services team, enjoying variety, responsibility, and real impact
• Join a deeply rooted family business with strong values—committed to sustainability, certification and community

Ready to Apply?

If you’re a practical, hands-on engineer (or newly trained) and passionate about keeping systems running safely and efficiently, we’d love to hear from you.

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