6 Driving jobs in Lairg, Highland

Job Description

Post Title: Community Works Operative 4 (LGV) 
Location: Brora
Hours: 37 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: HC03 £25,242 - £25,935 p.a (£13.12 - £13.48/hour) (without LGV)
HC04 £26,224- £28,725 p.a (£13.63 - £14.93/hour) (with LGV)

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Ross Mackay Tel: 07796 335988

Job Purpose:

• Carry out road and winter maintenance duties as directed.
• Driving and operating various LGV road and winter maintenance vehicles including snow ploughs / gritting vehicles
• Operation of various road maintenance related plant and machiner.
• Participate in all aspects of Roads and Winter Maintenance and when required
  providing cover for Street Sweeping, Grounds Maintenance, Burials and Refuse
  Collection

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 609575 (24 hour voicemail) quoting post the reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Applicants should have a full car licence and be over the age of 18. Applicants will be
required to take 4 tests in total:
1. Theory Test of multiple choice and hazard perception questions
2. Case studies (short stories based on situations you would be likely to come across
in your working life)
3. A practical test (lasting roughly an hour and a half and including vehicle safety
questions, practical road driving and off road exercises)
4. Practical demonstration (made up of 5 topics from the Driver CPC syllabus).