About the role
HGV Tanker Driver (C E)
Full Time Permanent
Salary - 43hrs pw £36,338 pa (overtime available)
Location - Bran Sands
HGV C E (Class1) Vacuum Tanker Driver. Transporting Sewage Sludge from treatment facilities to onward processing across the Northeast
Overtime Rates;
Day/Time
Overtime rate
Monday to Saturday 07:00-22:00 x 1.5
Sunday and Bank Holiday 07:00-22:00 x 2
Monday to Sunday 22:00-07:00 x 2.2
About the role:
We're looking for an HGV Tanker Driver (C E) with proven experience of transport legislation compliance including driver's hours regulations and also the Working Time Directive in line with 'O' licence legislation and company procedures.
As part of the role, you will Maintain a clean and compliant vehicle, ensuring pre-use checks and defect reporting procedures are practiced, satisfying DVSA requirements. You will also take charge of the safe and secure loading/unloading of a Vacuum Tanker adhering to all NWL Health and Safety requirements, ensuring that you contribute and work in line with our "Everyone Home Safe Everyday" policy.
Here at Northumbrian Water, we are passionate about the environment and the sustainability of our business, this in mind you will adopt a safe and fuel-efficient approach to driving ensuring optimum vehicle performance.
Our customers are at the heart of everything that we do, so we would love you to deliver excellent customer service to our wastewater teams, ensuring work is carried out in a positive and manner whilst representing our brand in the best possible way.
About you:
To be successful, you will need have a C E licence entitlement, a valid Driver tachograph card and Driver CPC. You will need to be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge of EU Drivers Hours rules and Working Time Regulations.
Please note as part of the role you will work a rotational pattern (4/7) (days, nights and weekend days) so your flexibility will be important. You will meet lots of great people here at Northumbrian water and will become part and work within a team, this is not to say that on occasion you will not work on your own.
We need to keep the water running 24/7 so you may need to be part of a stand-by rota, but you will be compensated for this.
Vacuum Tanker experience preferred but don't worry if you don't have this as we will give you the training and support you need to be successful in the role.
About us
Here at Northumbrian Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.
Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.
We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.
NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.
We're aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply
NWG at a glance:
Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.
We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.
We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.
Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services.
To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.
Please note - This role has been defined as a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you'll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test. Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made.
This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date. Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked.
Please note this role may require a DBS to be completed prior to employment
About us
NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.
We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.
Our values
Our values describe our main principles, qualities and attributes. They are the guiding principles which define who we are, what we do and how we do it. They make us different from our competitors and guide our decisions and actions to drive us towards our vision.
Our values are:
Results Driven
We take responsibility for achieving excellent business results.
Ethical
We are open and honest and meet our commitments with a responsible approach to the environment and our communities.
Customer Focused
We aim to exceed the expectations of our internal and external customers.
Innovative
We continuously strive for innovative and better ways to deliver our business.
One Team
We work together consistently, promoting co-operation, to achieve our corporate objectives.
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Colleague benefits
We're the great company we are because of you - our people. As our way of saying thanks, we offer you a wide range of benefits and discounts to take advantage of.
To find out more about our benefits, see our benefits booklet attached to this advert.
Eyecare
Discounted Medicals
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle2work
Buying & selling annual leave
Long service awards
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Computer Loans
Award winning wellbeing site
NWG savings scheme
Company pension scheme
Pre-retirement workshops
Life assurance
Christmas savings club
Discounts & cashback offers
Qualification loan