Hook Loader Driver - Richmond, United Kingdom - North Yorkshire County Council
Description
Hook Loader Driver (RORO)
Pay:
£14.02 per hour,
£34,993.92 per year equivalent at 48 hours per week
Benefits:5.6 weeks' holiday, pension, benefits and discounts
Hours: 4 days' out of 7 days', including one weekend day per week.
Contract:
Permanent, full-time, approximately 48 hours per week
Locations:
Tancred, Thirsk and York (Harewood Whin)
- "Yorwaste is growing and are looking for professional drivers to help drive the business forward. If you are looking for a competitive hourly rate, better work-life balance, and a change in road, then you might be looking at your new career at Yorwaste."_
About You
As a Hook Loader driver, you will demonstrate a good understanding of the 'roll-on, roll-off' vehicle you are operating, as well as the container types to be handled and transported.
You will demonstrate good organisational skills, being able to work flexibly to varying routes and schedules created by the changing needs of our clients and the business.
Working mostly independently, you will show good management of personal workload, taking responsibility for loading and unloading containers carefully and securely, and in accordance with our health and safety practice.
Yorwaste is proud to have received five stars in the Occupational Health and Safety Audit conducted by the British Safety Council.
You will be a positive and enthusiastic person, able to adapt to operational obstacles that may arise in varying weather conditions.
You are able to demonstrate great communication skills, coordinating regularly with our transport planners and wider team to help deliver an efficient and friendly service.
You may be asked on occasion to help with other sites if required to support the wider team across North Yorkshire.
Essential Qualifications
- Category 2 Drivers Licence (Category C) with no current or historical driving disqualifications
- Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
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About Yorwaste
Yorwaste is North Yorkshire's leading waste management company, passionate about supporting community and local environment, while delivering a warm and professional customer experience.
Last year they invested over £300,000 in new environmentally friendly, state-of-the-art 26-tonne refuse collection vehicles to add to the fleet.
Joining us at Yorwaste is more than just a job.They strive to provide the team with a long-term stable career, training and development, and a positive engaging working environment.
As an equal opportunities employer, alongside our commitment to inclusion and diversity, they take pride in supporting the development of North Yorkshire and its people.
Yorwaste drivers take pride in their work and would want the vehicles to be taken care of as if they were your own; preventing them from unnecessary damage and avoiding future problems developing.
Your Offer
In return, you will receive an hourly rate of £14.02 per hour, equivalent to a basic annual salary of £34,993.92, working 48 hours per week.
You will also receive extra allowance for working Sundays and Bank Holidays, and there may be opportunity for additional hours.
You will be entitled to 5.6 weeks' holiday, including bank holidays, increasing to 6.6 weeks after 5 years employment.This is a permanent role working full-time, 4 days' out of 7 days'. These 4 days' will fall over a 7-day schedule, including one weekend day per week. Your 3 days off will fall as 2 days midweek, plus one weekend day. Shifts are approximately 12 hours long, resulting in approximately 48 hours per week.
At Yorwaste you will have access to a company pension as well as benefits and discounts such as a cycle to work scheme and technical equipment scheme.
Through an Employee Assistance programme they offer great access to health and wellbeing resources as well as acknowledging and rewarding great health and safety procedure, innovative ideas and recognition for long service.
***Sunday 19
th
February 2023.
**Interviews are planned to take place throughout the recruitment process, and we reserve the right to remove this vacancy in the event of the position being filled before the proposed deadline date. We therefore encourage if you are interested in this position, please do contact Bradley at your earliest convenience.
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