Most people don't think too much about how clean water reaches their taps.
But Scottish Water does. Join our Tankering Team in the Stornoway area on a 12 month fixed term/secondment and you'll help our teams make sure Scotland has a constant supply of safe, high-quality water.
To support our commitments around protecting the environment the Tankering Team within Scottish Water provides an essential waste transportation service from both Water and Wastewater treatment sites.
You will carry out a private septic tank service to domestic and commercial customers where our drivers act as ambassadors for us with these customers. The team operates across all areas of Scotland and utilise both rigid and articulated tankers removing sludge from various Wastewater Treatment Plants and Public septic tanks.
You will ensure all work undertaken complies with all relevant Health and Safety Regulations, completing vehicle checks and inspections, liaising with fleet on aspect of vehicle maintenance, repairs, servicing, and MOT's. You will also ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with Scottish Water policies and procedures relating to sludge transportation.
We are also looking for you to have the ability to ensure your work is delivered professionally, efficiently and on time, play a key role optimising Tanker usage for Scottish Water.
Can plan and prioritise your work whilst maintaining a flexible approach to accommodate changing priorities and be able to build trust and credibility with customers who you interact with, being focussed on their needs and acting as an ambassador for Scottish Water.
You must be a holder of a valid CPC card and valid Cat C + E ( Class 1) licence.
That's why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.
But you'll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community.
When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. We embrace flexible working.
For your future, there's our pension (the 'know-what-you'll-get-when-you-retire' kind), as well as life assurance.
You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash - handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.
If you're new to Scottish Water, you'll join us on a starting salary of £25,980. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £30,000.
If you're interested in this role - or know someone else who might be - we'll be accepting applications until midnight on 14th May.
Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party, and must be completed before your start date. Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. candidates who haven't submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. Your data will be automatically deleted.
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