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HGV Driver

Kier Construction

Wymondham

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an HGV Driver to join their dynamic Transportation team in Wymondham. In this role, you will be pivotal in ensuring the safe and efficient transfer of materials, while adhering to health and safety regulations. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to vital transportation links, working alongside a collaborative team dedicated to excellence. If you have a passion for driving and a commitment to safety, this role will allow you to grow and develop your skills in a supportive environment. Join us and make a difference in the movement of goods and equipment!

Qualifications

  • Full Class C or CE driving licence and CPC card required.
  • Experience in construction or similar roles with strong health and safety knowledge.

Responsibilities

  • Drive HGV to transfer bitumen emulsion to storage units or spray tankers.
  • Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations on site.

Skills

HGV Driving
Health and Safety Compliance
Communication Skills
Teamwork
Problem Solving

Education

Class C or Class CE Driving Licence
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
CSCS Card

Tools

Excavators

Job description

We're looking for a HGV Driver to join our Transportation team based in Wymondham.

Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Location: Wymondham, Norfolk

Hours: 48 hours per week – Fixed term contract: April 2025 – September 2025

What will you be responsible for?

As HGV Driver, you'll be working within the Transport team, supporting them in delivering and transferring bitumen emulsion from road barrel tanker to client's storage units or spray tankers.

Your Day To Day Will Include:

  1. Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, including the use of personal protective equipment and traffic management procedures, communicating with team members and supervisors coordinating work and resolving issues.
  2. Driving a HGV, assisting the drivers with loading and unloading materials, tools, and equipment as needed along with written and electronic records.
  3. Helping with the safe and efficient operation of excavators and other heavy equipment, adhering to company policies and procedures, including timekeeping and attendance.
  4. Recording and reporting any incidents or accidents on site, maintaining the cleanliness and functionality of equipment and vehicles.
  5. Assisting with the set-up and breakdown of work sites, carrying out any other tasks as assigned by the Supervisor.
What are we looking for?

This role of HGV Driver is great for you if:

  1. You hold a full Class C or Class CE driving licence (depending on role) also driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) card.
  2. Have experience working in a similar role, such as a construction or labouring with good knowledge of health and safety regulations, strong communication, teamworking skills and a current CSCS card.
  3. Can show a willingness to learn new skills, work in shifts and be available to work overtime when required.
Rewards And Benefits:
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion:
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
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