Waste Water Tanker Driver

What you’ll be responsible for

As a Tanker Driver, your responsibilities will include: 
 

1. Work in a safe manner at all times
2. Driving and operating Bio-solids tankers and ancillary equipment to facilitate removal of Bio-solids from wastewater treatment works and delivery to reception centres
3. Working closely with the Bio-solids Schedulers and Supervisors to ensure that all collections are undertaken when required and any exceptions are reported in a timely manner
4. Carrying out routine daily checks on tankers in order to comply with Road Traffic Act requirements and to ensure continuity with Welsh Waters Operators Licence. 
5. Carrying out daily and weekly checks to ensure legal road worthiness at all times. Accurately record driving hours
6. Accurately report and record defects. Record nil defects and action defects immediately
7. Recording quantities, types and destinations of Bio-solids transported to comply with relevant legislation and IMS procedure

Who you’ll work with

Internal

•    Operations, H&S, finance 
•    Bio-solids Service team colleagues

External

•    NRW
•    Environment Agency 
•    Local Authorities
•    Contractors

About you

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills 

• Understand the importance of being a member of a high performing team    
• Possess a HGV Class 1 driving licence    
• Ideally have 2 years experience of driving 
• Able to take responsibility for own actions whilst working ‘in the field’ following procedures and guidelines        
• Knowledge of IT systems such as Word, Excel and Outlook and ability to use PDA and other hand held devices        
• Ability to travel as job requires and have a geographical appreciation of the operating area    
• Able to work to deadlines without compromising quality        
• Adaptable to changing priorities
• The ability to develop positive working relationships and to be seen as a highly credible representative of the business       
• Experience in waste tankering is desirable but not essential 

Good to know

• This role requires a full UK drivers Licence & HGV Class 1 driving licence   

For more information on the role please contact Anthony.Mcdonnell@dwrcymru.com

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:
 
 
•    Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
•    Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
•    Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
•    Enhanced family friendly policies
•    Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
•    Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping
•    Cycle to work scheme
•    Free on-site parking at all our sites
•    Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
•    Car-leasing scheme
•    Health CashBack scheme
•    An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
 
 
Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.
 
 
Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.
 
 
Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

 For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.
 

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision.  This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them.  The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work. 

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.