Maintenance Driver

We are looking for Utilities Support Driver to join our Repair and Maintenance team. Reporting to the Section Manager, youll be responsible for providing the R&M teams with signage, lighting and guarding (SLG) and fittings whilst making scheduled and unscheduled drop offs across our supply network.

This role is field based, covering parts of Surrey, Kent and South Croydon - from Morden and South Croydon in the north to Gatwick Airport in the south, Cobham, Leatherhead and Dorking in the west to Edenbridge in the east.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with maintaining the highest standards of customer, health, safety, environmental and quality standards on site, and to ensure that the road user and other interested parties are always given full consideration and respect.
• Provide a proactive and responsive service to the R&M teams by delivering the necessary requirements and supporting in any other site-based needs
• Assist in pre-planning jobs, such as preparing sites and delivering notices to affected customers
• Ensure sites are left cleared and safe at the end of a job
• Maintain the store of SLG, ensuring they are safe, the stock levels are right and reporting any missing equipment/low stock to the Section Manager
• Assist with daily routine checks and maintenance of the delivery vehicles
• Assisting with tidying the Redhill yard

If you are an experienced back up driver (preferably with an HGV licence) it wont be a surprise to learn that youll need to be physically fit and will be working outside in all weathers.

We provide the protective clothing and need you to bring a willingness to learn, a flexible attitude to work (there is a 1 in 4 standby shift pattern) and a proactive and communicative approach.

Ideally, wed like you to have:

• HGV driving licence
• 360 excavator or 180 JCB qualification
• StreetWorks qualification
• HIAB and Clamshell tickets
• Experience of reinstatement of excavation in the highway

But we recognise that we cant always have everything we want, so dont be put off applying if you dont have all of these. We can help with training where necessary. Skills are important, but your attitude to work and learning is the driver here.

What We Offer:

SES Water value our employees wellbeing and have created a package to care for both your financial needs and personal wellbeing:

Your Financial Wellbeing:

• Salary of £30,000 - £32,000per annum (dependent upon skills and experience), plus shift allowance
• Group personal pension plan with up to 10% employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Salary Finance: Financial Education, savings and loans
• Cycle to Work Scheme

For your Personal Wellbeing:

• 25 days holiday per year
• Simply Health healthcare cash back scheme and Surgical Choices
• Service and MOT discounts at our on-site garage
• Give a Day one paid day per year to volunteer in the community

This role will help us to deliver our vision and to be future-ready. We are a company that is large enough to make an impact, and agile enough to make and implement strategic decisions with speed. You could be part of our story and deliver our vision for future generations.

We thrive on the knowledge and life experiences of our colleagues, recognising that our differences bring diverse perspectives and make us a great team.

We welcome people that live our values, bring their true selves to work and have a desire to share their lived experience so that we are fit to serve our communities both now and in the future.

If you need any support during the recruitment process, please contact us.