What we offer:
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The only way to truly know the benefits of this culture is to experience it as an EMR employee, but some examples of the support we offer include:
- Competitive pay rates and a bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus the option to buy or sell leave
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Employee support, including life assurance and critical illness pay
- Wellbeing Scheme, giving every colleague – and their dependents – unlimited access to GPs and counselling, as well as cash back on a wide range of health and wellbeing treatments
- 24/7 anonymous access to advice on any aspect of health and wellbeing
- Financial wellbeing support, including access to affordable loans, savings plans, advanced earned pay and financial education
- Savings on online purchases from retailers and utilities to entertainment and beyond
- Cycle 2 work scheme
We’re proud to have achieved Great Place To Work status for three years running - and to be recognised among the UK's Best Workplaces in Manufacturing, Production & Transportation.
But it's about so much more than badges to us, it's about being recognised by our people for the continuous work we do to do better for them.
About Our Opportunity:
Our Drivers are crucial to keeping EMR mobile and our customers happy. Without their skills and experience, our Transport division, and the company, wouldn’t be the success that it is today. Our focus is to provide excellent customer service to our customers.
What You Will Be Doing:
To drive / operate EMR 7.5 tilt &slide + Spec recovery vehicle in a safe and responsible manner whilst maintaining a high level of customer service.
- Drive the vehicle safely and in accordance with the law, company policies and procedures.
- Operate within speed limits and advice given in the Highway Code
- Working safely when outside the vehicle
- Being a positive ambassador for EMR.
- Operating vehicles and associated equipment in line with licence, competence and company requirements. Only using equipment in line with training and authorisation
- Drive within the tachograph law and driver hours limits where applicable.
- Carry out daily defect checking including tyre and wheel-nut checking with the aim of maintaining road worthiness.
- Maintaining fitness to drive, reporting to the Line manager anything that adversely affects this
- Creating a good impression with internal / external customers by maintaining good appearance of self and vehicle.
- Being courteous to customers and operating efficiently on their premises.
- Wearing work wear / PPE provided, taking care of it and maintaining its cleanliness
- Completing documents carefully and accurately both paperwork and IT
- Ensuring that the collected ELV’s are safely loaded and secured.
- Maintain the cleanliness of the driving cab. No smoking in vehicles
- Ensure care is taken to minimise accidents. Report any accidents as soon as possible and in compliance with the company’s accident reporting procedure.
- Attend essential training in order to carry out the driver role.
- Demonstrating driver behaviour that optimises fuel efficiency
- Not to use mobile phones or similar equipment when in control of the vehicle
- Provide commercial / customer feedback when returning to base
- Maintain confidentiality of company data relating to movement of materials and customers.
About You:
- Appropriate licence to drive a Class 1 recovery vehicle
- Experience with driving and operating a recovery vehicle would be advantageous
- Valid driver CPC
- IVR Would be an advantage but not essential as training can be provided for the right candidate
- Ability to carry out a vehicle defect check for the appropriate class of vehicle
- Understanding of tachograph rules and working time directive
- Ability to interpret written instructions,
- Ability to use smartphone / handheld computer
Who we are:
Our purpose is to create a future where the materials we use don’t need to be extracted from the planet.’
At EMR, we give new life to unwanted materials. Every year, we recycle 10 million tonnes of metals and plastics, saving 19 million tonnes of carbon from entering the Earth’s atmosphere, diverting waste from landfill and protecting resources and habitats.
We couldn’t do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth.
We’re proud to have achieved Great Place To Work status, but it’s about so much more than a badge. It’s about being recognised by our people for the continuous work we do to do better for them:
‘The people who work here are from varied backgrounds and have a variety of beliefs, all of which are accepted and respected.’
‘I’m encouraged to keep a healthy work-life balance so that I can be performing at my best.’
‘I’ve been supported every step of the way in my career progression.’
‘‘EMR offers a fantastic and inclusive environment; collaboration across the whole business, humility and hard work.’
We couldn’t do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth, underpinned by our Company values of We Care and We Do.
- We Care
- Integrity – our people are Respectful and Honest
- Trust – our people are Collaborative and Genuine
- We Do
- Accountable – our people are Determined and Responsible
- Innovative – our people have a Growth Mind-set and are Progressive
If you want to be part of something bigger than yourself, have a role that really makes a difference and work with likeminded people towards the same purpose, click the link to apply.
Recruitment Agencies
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and do not accept speculative CVs. Any unsolicited CVs, whether related to a specific position or submitted speculatively, will not be considered.
