Winter Maintenance Drivers (Zero hours)

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Pay
£15 an hour

Job type
Part-time

Zero hours contract

 

Location
Newcastle upon Tyne NE6
 
Benefits
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Car scheme
Company pension
Employee discount
 
Full job description
Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a ‘Gold Investor in People’ award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

Purpose of the role

Colas are looking for part time Winter Maintenance Driver with a HGV Cat C (Class 2) drivers, with CPC, to work on the Newcastle CC Winter Maintenance. The drivers will be appointed on a Zero hour basis to cover the Winter Maintenance season from 14th October 2024 until 13th April 2025 (This maybe extended if the weather is of a poor nature at the time). We are looking for suitable candidates to work on a weekly sum contract basis.

Location – Rothbury Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE6 5DE

The Winter Maintenance Season will commence on the 14th October 2024 and will finish on the 13th April 2025. Drivers must commit to availability every day for the duration of the service. We will pay you a lump sum figure per 7-day week of £600.00 regardless of whether there are any requirements. The hours will vary per week depending on call outs. Decision making for morning and evenings are generally made on a lunchtime however there will be an expectation that you could take a phone call at any time and respond to the callout.
Main Responsibilities

As a Winter Maintenance Driver, your duties will include: to drive a Winter Maintenance Gritting Vehicle for the duration of the winter maintenance season, within the Newcastle area, to be on standby throughout the winter maintenance season and to undertake the gritting of the roads on your allocated route and all the associated activities required to deliver the Winter Service, for example washing on completion and parking up within the depot.
Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have a full UK driving licence with HGV Class 2 (category C) entitlement and a full CPC is essential and checks will be carried out. A valid Winter Maintenance qualification or experience is desirable but not essential as training is required and will be given for the City and Guilds qualification which will be arranged for late October 2024. You must have the ability to get to Heaton Depot, Newcastle within 1 hours’ notice. A drugs and alcohol test will be done on first day of employment if successful and random D&A tests will be done throughout your time with us.
Package Description

Here at Colas, we offer a great total compensation package, including:

A salary of £15.00 per hour worked on a Zero Hour Contract
Our Colas Pension Scheme has combined contributions of up to 10%
Life Assurance Scheme which is x1 basic salary
You are entitled to paid annual holidays incorporating your statutory leave entitlement equivalent to 5.6 working weeks during the complete holiday year, including bank and public holidays. Entitlements are pro rata depending on hours worked.
Ongoing personal/professional development
Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal

Note to Recruitment Agencies :

In line with our Company Policy, Colas Ltd has a preference for direct hiring and we will reach out to our PSL (Preferred Suppliers List) agencies if the role is eligible for release. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If a speculative CV is sent, no fee will be applicable.

As a business, we hold three core values Caring, Sharing and Daring. We are committed to Caring for our colleagues, promoting, equality and diversity, and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency, and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders. We harness a productive environment where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met, Sharing our knowledge and expertise with colleagues to progress and expand on new ideas, promoting trust, responsibility, and solidarity. Our culture is built on an innovative and pioneering mindset, Daring to welcome new ideas and approaches. We are driven to invest in our employees and encourage them to participate in innovation, moving forward and striving to provide sustainable infrastructure solutions.
 

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