7.5 Tonne Driver Loader

May 7, 2021 | Comments Off on 7.5 Tonne Driver Loader

7.5 Tonne Driver / Loader

Location: Tondu, Bridgend

Business Area: Kier Environmental Services

Contract: Permanent, full time


Delivering environmental services that make the difference.

Kier Environmental combines the latest technology, logistics expertise and innovative service design to provide a complete range of environmental services tailored to meet the individual needs of local communities. Our core principle is to reduce, reuse, recycle and recover. Our customer-focused front-line delivery teams serve more than 3.2 million households across the UK, working in long-term partnership with more than 20 public and private sector clients. Our services include recycling and refuse collections, household waste recycling centres, street cleansing, grounds maintenance and commercial refuse and recycling.

We are currently looking to recruit a 7.5T Driver/Loader to join our refuse collection operational team, carrying out the recycling & waste service contract we hold with Bridgend County Borough Council.


Key Responsibilities

As a 7.5 Tonne Driver Loader, you will be driving and operating the vehicles, as well as loading and unloading recycling materials. You will also be carrying out daily vehicle checks to ensure Health and Safety standards are always adhered too.


What do we need from you?

With your Full UK Driving Licence, including Category C/Class 2 & CPC Card, you will need to be a good team player and willing to work in all weather conditions.


What will you receive?

You can expect a competitive salary and a strong benefits package that includes:

  • Free Life Assurance

  • Access to our valuable pension scheme - Kier Retirement Savings Plan

  • Generous annual leave allowance

  • Options to participate in Cycle2Work and Payroll Giving schemes

  • Two employee Share Scheme options

  • Employee Assistance Programme

  • Access to Kier Rewards, our exclusive Discount Shopping Site with deals available at over 800 retailers

  • Plus, many more benefits geared to your wellbeing


Pre-employment checks

It's worth remembering that if you are successful, we'll undertake the relevant / standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes taking up your references, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case by case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.


Make the journey. Leave a legacy.

Being part of Kier means living our values of being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.

Kier is an inclusive employer.