Skip Driver

MTS Cleansing Services Ltd; Snodland; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional waste management company in England seeks an HGV Class 2 Skip / HIAB Grab Driver Operator. Responsibilities include delivering and collecting skips, operating specialist vehicles, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Candidates must hold a valid HGV 2 Licence. This full-time position offers competitive salaries and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Company pension

Death in service cover

20 days annual leave with enhancements

Referral programme

Full PPE Provided

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in liquid waste products in the water utility sector is desirable.
• Knowledge of safe working in street works preferred.
• Ability to comply with health and safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and collect skips using Skip and HIAB Grab Lorries.
• Maintain vehicle checks and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental procedures.

Skills

Ability to take on responsibility

Polite and friendly public interaction

Ability to work with minimal supervision

Education

HGV 2 Licence

Tools

Skip Lorry

HIAB Grab Lorry

Job description

Job Title

HGV Class 2 Skip / HIAB Grab Driver Operator

Location

Ham Hill Depot, Snodland, Kent (Possibility for out basing)

Reporting Manager

Grit & Screenings Manager

Salary

£12.60 per hour / £32,760 basic annually. Overtime paid at time and a half (£18.90). Overtime to be covered after hours and weekends. £45 night work through bonus. Call out bonus: £30 for a weekday, £45 per a day on the weekend.

Benefits

• Company pension
• Death in service cover
• 20 days annual leave, Enhancements with time served. With opportunities to work on the bank holidays for bonuses. Such as double time, day in leu or call out bonuses. For 10 hours work on a bank holiday also comes with a £75 bonus. (note that bonuses change every year).
• Competitive salary
• Employee Assistance Programme / Health & wellbeing programme
• Support from a family run company that considers your health, safety, and wellbeing as a number one priority
• Company events
• Free parking / On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Full PPE Provided (Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment)
• Excellent rate of pay
• Career progression and job security
• Flexibility
• State of the art technical equipment to carry out your daily tasks
• Competitive Salary
• Paid time and a half overtime
• Paid Call outs
• Paid work through bonus
• Average earnings holiday pay: We pay average holiday pay. Which means if you was to earn over your basic salary (lots of overtime) for the last 3 months you would be paid what you've averagely earnt not at just your basic salary.

Training / Induction

• EUSR Water Hygiene Card (Blue)
• EU Skills Card (Green)

Principle Duties and Accountabilities

• To deliver and collect skips from Southern Water sites using both Skip lorry and or HIAB Grab Lorry.
• Being flexible in your approach to work and undertake ad-hoc duties when your vehicle is off the road or if you are required to assist other field teams.

Roles and Responsibilities for HGV Skip Driver

• Drive and operate specialist Skip Lorry / Hiab Grab Lorry once site induction training has been provided (Class 2, CPC required)
• To safely use a Running Bin to collect and dispose of loaded skips within Southern Water Waste treatment sites primarily in Kent
• Working on Southern Water Treatment sites in strict accordance with statutory health, safety and environmental procedures. Training to given (EUSR)
• Safe use of HIAB Grab Lorry (when required) using Crane & Bucket in accordance with training (Provided)
• Undertake vehicle checks at the start and finish of each shift using digital tablet system
• Ensure that all jobs are documented correctly on digital tablet system
• Report all defects, accidents and near misses immediately to Line Manager.
• Maintain the drivers logbook in compliance with MOT rules and procedures
• Ensure that the conditions of all PPE (personal protective clothing and equipment) remain fit for purpose
• Keep the vehicle and equipment washed down on a weekly basis, free from rubbish in hose and toolboxes and the cab
• Attend training as and when required.

Health & Safety for HGV Skip Driver

Section 7 of the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) states the general duties of employees at work. It shall be the duty of every employee while at work to: To take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work; and as regards any duty or requirement imposed on their employer or any other person by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions, to co-operate with them so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with.

Skip / Hiab Operator Health And Safety Responsibilities

• To understand and comply with the company health and safety policy
• To influence and promote a positive health, safety culture within the organisation and lead by example
• To ensure all works activities are carried out in a safe manner and in accordance with legislative, company requirements and the RAMS
• To carry out comprehensively and complete all company required site documentation
• Ensure VPRs are carried out and completed
• DRAs are to be carried out for every job and updated where required
• To report all health, safety and environmental incidents to the Line Manager within 2 hours of it happening

Qualifications / Competency for HGV Skip Driver

• HGV 2 Licence
• Must have the ability to take on responsibility of working within very controlled guidelines and environmental regulations
• Able to deal with the public in a polite and friendly manner
• Able to work with a minimum of supervision and to receive instructions remotely
• Previous work involving liquid waste products in the water utility / environmental services sector is desirable. Knowledge of safe working in street works preferred
• Desirable Qualifications / Knowledge of ( training provided )
• Skip Lorry Operation
• HIAB Grab Lorry Operation
• EU Skills Card Green & EUSR Water Hygiene Card (Blue)(Inhouse training given)

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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