HGV Class 2 Driver

HGV Driver

Location: Rainham, London

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 inc. overtime + London waiting

Contract: Permanent and full time, 48 hours per week

Hours: Monday to Friday, with evening and weekend overtime opportunities

Our client is a well-established, national provider of environmental and industrial services, with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, compliant solutions across a broad range of sectors. Operating from a network of depots across the UK, they specialise in environmental protection, asset maintenance, and emergency response, supporting both commercial and public sector clients with a professional, can-do approach.

Based at the company’s Rainham depot, this is a varied, hands-on role sitting within a busy technical operations team. As a HGV Multi-Skilled Operative, you will play a key part in the day-to-day delivery of environmental and industrial services across client sites. You’ll be expected to work both independently and as a part of a team, representing the company professionally on site and contributing to a wide range of planned and reactive works.

About the role:

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• Operating company HGV and other vehicles in a safe and compliant manner, including adherence to tachograph regulations
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• Completing daily vehicle checks and reporting any defects to supervisors promptly
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• Carrying out high pressure water jetting and industrial cleaning duties
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• Responding to spills and emergency clean-ups using specialist equipment and resources
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• Installing, servicing, inspecting, and decommissioning of interceptors and storage tanks
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• Undertaking groundworks, remediation, and civils project support
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• Preparing surfaces and spray lining using specialised equipment
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• Uplifting and offloading materials in a compliant and safe manner
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• Completing job reports on site, with all relevant information
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• Communicating with customers on site and identifying opportunities to recommend additional services
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• Participating in a standby/call-out rota, including occasional evening, weekend and away working
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About you:

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• Valid UK HGV Class 2 license with ideally zero points (up to 6 points may be considered)
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• Must be willing to comply with both a DBS check and drug and alcohol screening
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• Previous experience in a similar environmental, industrial, or multi-skilled operative role
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• Experienced in completing RAMS documentation
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• A flexible, can-do attitude with the ability to adapt to emergency and reactive works
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• Strong team player, capable of supporting colleagues under pressure
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• Right to work in the UK
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Desirable but not essential:

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• Valid ADR license
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• Previous experience operating plant machinery
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• CPCS/NPORS Excavator cert
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What makes this role so great?

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• Competitive starting salary of £42,000 to £47,000
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• Regular overtime potential to increase earning opportunities
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• Permanent, full time role with a stable, growing national business
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• Genuine variety of work – no two days are the same!
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• Opportunities to develop skills across multiple disciplines and gain additional qualifications
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• Supportive team environment
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If you enjoy varied and hands on work and have a valid HGV 2 license please apply or contact us directly for a confidential chat!