Class 2 HIAB / Beavertail Driver
Location: Belvedere, KentPay: £20.00 per hour PAYEHours: Monday–Friday, approximately 06:00–16:00Contract: Temp-to-PermTypical earnings: Approx. £1,000 gross per week based on 50 hoursCWS is recruiting an experienced Class 2 HIAB / Plant Delivery Driver for a civil engineering business based in Belvedere.This is a specialist driving position involving approximately a 50/50 split between lorry-loader/HIAB work and transporting plant/equipment on a beavertail vehicle.We are therefore looking for drivers who have genuine experience in plant, construction, machinery or equipment delivery – not solely general Class 2 multidrop work.What you'll be doingYou will deliver and collect plant, equipment and materials including:Excavators up to approximately 8 tonnesDumpers up to approximately 6 tonnesRollersWelfare unitsPalletised materialsTemporary fencingGeneral construction/site equipmentYou'll operate both HIAB/lorry-loader and beavertail vehicles, including loading, unloading and safely securing plant and equipment.Lorry-loader work can involve clamshell/grab, brick-grab and hook attachments, with cranes around the 30tm range.Essential experienceYou must have:HGV Class 2 / Category C licenceDriver CPC and Digital Tachograph CardValid recognised HIAB/Lorry Loader qualification – ALLMI, NPORS or equivalentPractical HIAB/Lorry Loader experienceExperience transporting plant, machinery or construction equipmentExperience with beavertail/plant delivery vehicles OR demonstrable experience loading and securing plant/equipmentImportant: Your CV does not necessarily need to specifically mention the word “beavertail”. If you have transported excavators, dumpers, rollers or similar plant/equipment using a plant delivery vehicle, we would still like to hear from you.Experience with grab/clamshell, brick-grab and hook attachments would be particularly useful.AdvantageousCSCS, Slinger/Signaller, Lorry Loader Securer, plant tickets, Sentinel, First Aid and FORS training are advantageous but not essential.Working patternTypical hours are 06:00–16:00 Monday to Friday, with occasional overtime/weekend work available.There are no nights away. Vehicles return to the yard each night and drivers would generally operate the same vehicle.Pay£20.00 per hour PAYEApproximately £1,000 gross per week based on a typical 50-hour week, plus any additional agreed overtime.ApplyIf you are a Class 2 driver with a combination of HIAB/Lorry Loader and plant/machinery transport experience, please apply with your CV.When applying, please include details of:Your current HIAB/Lorry Loader qualificationAttachments you have operated – grab, clamshell, brick grab, hook etc.Types of plant/machinery you have transportedYour experience loading and securing plant on beavertail/plant delivery vehiclesCWS will contact suitable applicants to discuss the position.
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