Location
Ipswich, Suffolk | United Kingdom
Job description
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Drivers Assistant
Hourly Rate - £10.42 per hour (plus overtime and benefits)
Hours – 42.50 hours per week, 06:00 am to 16:30 pm
Postcode of depot – IP10 0HT
As a Drivers Assistant at FCC Environment, we will train you to complete your job safely and effectively. Your typical day starts and ends at your local depot, where you will pick up any special instructions and check your vehicle.
This vacancy is for a full-time position, working five days per week.
Our promise to you
- 20 days’ annual leave (full-time working) plus Bank Holidays
- Pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- On the job training/progression
- Reimbursement for Driver medicals
- PPE
- Driver referral scheme
- Recognition
- Flexible benefits including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service
What will you be doing?
- Assisting the driver with lifting, loading and manual handling when collecting from HWRC sites and unloading at Offtakers
- Ensuring that all factors which may affect the operation are communicated to the Transport / Transfer station manager immediately and where possible to colleagues to avoid problems
- Ensuring compliance with all aspects of the Environmental Permits of the sites worked on
- Ensuring that all equipment on site or being driven on the highway is in a safe and working condition, reporting any damage found or caused to all property, owned or 3rd party
- Taking all necessary precautions for the safety of people, vehicles and plant, as per Health and Safety legislation
- Following work instructions provided, and IMS procedures as indicated by line management, completing all Health and Safety Training and updating as required
- Using the messaging technology provided and avoiding the use of hand-held mobile phones
What are we looking for?
- An awareness of environmental law
- A customer-focused approach
- To be a team-player
- To be able to work on your initiative
- The ability to promote a safe, good health and safety culture, embracing refresher and other training as required
About Us
We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible. Our vision is to be the environmental company of choice, delivering change for a sustainable future.
We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 2,500 employees.
With the Environment Bill going through Westminster this year and DEFRA’s new Resources and Waste strategy focusing our minds on ever more recycling and best practice in waste management, the profile of the UK's waste management industry has never been higher. With more local authorities calling a Climate Crisis and a clear push towards net-zero carbon across the economy, the pressures is on us all as citizens and us as a business to reduce waste and maximise re-use and recovery. We need people who are up for the challenge. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs.
FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer, values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environment is, the better our work will be.
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