Wiltshire Winter Maintenance Driver

We at Milestone Infrastructure, part of MGroup Services, are looking for part time HGV Cat C (Class 2) drivers, with CPC, to work on the Wiltshire Highways Maintenance contract as Winter Maintenance drivers. The drivers will be appointed on a temporary contract to cover the Winter Maintenance season from November 2024 until April 2025. We are looking for suitable candidates to work on a zero hours contract basis.,

• To drive a Winter Maintenance Gritting Vehicle for the duration of the winter maintenance season, being allocated to a rota within the Wiltshire area.
• To be on standby alternate weeks i.e. one week on standby followed by one week off throughout the winter maintenance season.
• To undertake the gritting of the roads on your allocated route and all the associated activities required to deliver the Winter Service.
• To arrive at the designated Highways Depot, within 60 minutes from receiving the gritting instruction, A full UK driving licence with HGV Class 2 (category C) entitlement and a full CPC is essential., The Winter Maintenance Season will commence on the 1^st November 2024 and will finish on the 31^st March 2025. Drivers must commit to being on standby alternate weeks for the duration of the service. A week starts at 07.45 on the Friday and finishes at 07.45 am the following Friday. When you are on Standby, you can be called out at any time to undertake a grit run.
Additional Standby payment of £150.00/week. Notes/Brief for Recruitment Team: About The Company At Milestone we embrace diversity, opening a rich potential for new ways of thinking and helping us to build successful and winning teams. We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process; and as a Disability Confident employer, if you require any adjustments that would assist you throughout your application, please contact us at [email protected] or inform the recruitment manager in the first instance and we will be pleased to offer support.


• A valid Winter Maintenance qualification or experience. If, however, training is required, training for the City and Guilds qualification will be arranged and the above mentioned temporary contract will be extended to cover this.
  
  Milestone Infrastructure is a leading Infrastructure Services company operating in the Transport sector. Our portfolio includes contracts to operate, maintain and improve large parts of the UK road network. We have built and maintained relationships with our clients over a number of years and have a strong culture that continuously focuses on safety, operational delivery, efficiency and customer service.
M Group Services is a trusted employer to approximately 9,000+ skilled specialists, working from over 100 locations across the UK and Ireland.