Winter Maintenance Driver (fixed Term)

Minehead, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Job Description

We're looking for Winter Maintenance Drivers that can cover unsociable hours on a rota basis including weekends to join our Transportation team based in Minehead.
Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.
Do you want to be a highways hero? Keeping the UK moving during the winter months.
Location: Minehead, Somerset
Contract: Fixed term zero hour contract to April 2026 - Flexible days / nights / weekends - Call out & weather dependant
Salary: 17.35 per hour Monday to Saturday and 22.63 per hour on Sunday and Bank Holidays PLUS weekly standby of 229.80
What will you be responsible for?
As a Winter Maintenance Driver, you'll be working within the Maintenance team, supporting them in key essential works, driving gritting vehicles to spread salt onto the roads during colder days and nights, keeping the UK's roads moving.
Your day to day will include:

Driving a gritter vehicle, covering unsociable hours
Fitting a snow plough during adverse weather conditions
Maintaining relevant driver and vehicle records

What are we looking for?
This role of Winter Maintenance Driver is great for you if:

You can drive and hold a current LGV class 2 licence as a minimum
Have CPC accreditation and willing to undertake training associated with the role

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
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