Winter Maintenance Driver

Milestone Infrastructure, part of M Group Services, are looking for part time HGV Cat C (Class 2) drivers, with CPC, to work on our Hampshire Highways Maintenance contract as Winter Maintenance drivers. The drivers will be appointed on a temporary contract to cover the Winter Maintenance season from 1st October 2024 until 30th April 2025. We are looking for suitable candidates to work on a zero-hour contract basis.,

• To drive a Winter Maintenance Gritting Vehicle for the duration of the winter maintenance season, being allocated to a rota within the Hampshire 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.
  
  A full UK driving licence with HGV Class 2 (category C) entitlement and a full CPC is essential.
• A valid Winter Maintenance qualification or experience. If, however, training is required, training for the City and Guilds qualification will be arranged for August / September 2023 and the above-mentioned temporary contract will be extended to cover this.
• The ability to get to your appointed Hampshire Highways Depot within 1 hours' notice
  
  Milestone Infrastructure is a leading Infrastructure Services company operating in the Transport sector of M Group. 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., 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.
This is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Milestone. The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the Business.

The Winter Maintenance Season rota will commence on the 1st October 2024 and will finish on the 30th April 2025. Drivers must commit to being on standby alternate weeks for the duration of the service. A week starts at 07.00 am on the Friday and finishes at 07.00am the following Friday. When you are on Standby, you can be called out at any time to undertake a grit run. Callouts for Winter Service will be paid as follows: £100 per run (up to five hours) weekdays Mon- Sat, £130 per run Sundays (up to five hours), £130 per run Bank Holidays (up to five hours), including Christmas Day, New Years Day and Easter Sunday. In the event a run exceeds 5 hours, overtime will be paid at the appropriate rate in increments on 15 minutes. Standby will be at £150 per week, with an additional £55 per day for those on standby on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day and £25 per day for those on standby on Good Friday and Easter Monday.