Merkland Tank are looking for a Class 1 Tanker Driver who will be responsible for a variety of tasks outside your vehicle – driving is only part of this excellent opportunity.

Location: Glasgow, G51 3HZ

Starting Salary: £15.00 per hour depending on experience

Contract: Full Time, Permanent (39 hours basic, time and half thereafter)

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Working as part of the team, you’ll have responsibility for setting up hoses and setting up safely on customer sites to support your tank cleaning colleagues.

· You will be a part of a team working on essential infrastructure at commercial sites across mostly Scotland.

· Driver daily checks on vehicle and plant

· Ensure plant is operated in a safe and legal manner

· Setting up and stripping out job

· Operating Vacuum tankers, Liquid Ring tankers, Cyclovac and Jet Vac

· Removal and disposal of waste and clean out tanker

· Flexibility as there can be early starts, late finishes and weekend work

· Working away from home when required

What we need from you:

· You must be an experienced Class 1 Tanker Driver

· You must be physically fit and healthy to pass a medical and able to get security clearance at MOD sites

· Along with your Driver CPC and tachograph knowledge, you’ll need experience of working with hazardous waste

· LGV 1 Driver CPC

· Operating Vacuum tankers

· ADR both tanks and packages – advantage

· Water Jetting – advantage

· Confined Space with rescue – advantage

Please Note: The above skills are advantageous but full training will be given to the right candidate.

What do we offer?

· Visit unusual places and see unusual sights all around the country

· Starting from £15.00 per hour depending on experience, earning up to £40k per year (includes overtime)

· Excellent training opportunities

· We provide you with all the PPE and tools required.

APPLY NOW!

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be considered for this role, with the desire to develop your skillset, we’d love to hear from you!

Please send an up-to-date copy of your CV, and let us know which position you’re applying for, to:

enquiries@merklandtank.co.uk

Location: Glasgow, G51 3HZ

Salary: Depending on experience. 

Contract: Full-time, permanent – (39 hours per week)

Benefits: Company Pension, Free Parking & On-site parking!

The Role
As one of our Chargehands, you will play a vital role in what we are famous for. You will be able to work independently and take on the responsibility for the running of and management of both small and large projects. You will be exposed to an interesting variety of work across iconic businesses.

You will be provided with a structured development plan and assistance is available via your Supervisor or Operations Manager. This includes working with and managing multiple onsite subcontractors, delivering on exciting and complex projects/jobs.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Supervisor or Operations team in the planning and managing of projects/works ensuring that all appropriate resources, equipment and materials are in place to support delivery, start, finish and travel times as agreed per each job.
• Have in place any necessary permits that are required prior to work starting.
• Ensure that relevant job pack information and RAMS/SEPA notes are read, and where appropriate, signed prior to any works commencing, returning to the office upon completion.
• Engage and interact regularly with the client to allow for any changes or decisions to be made. This includes attending daily client meetings if required.
• Communicate with colleagues and client on any job changes to keep everyone up to date on progress, whilst keeping track of any additional time and equipment or materials used.
• Resolve or raise any colleague or safety issues with the Operations Manager or Management Team when deemed necessary.
• Maintain high levels of customer service and find opportunities to improve the customer relationship to ensure longer term partnerships

Leadership & People Management

• Be a role model of our values and someone who leads by example by seeking and providing feedback as part of our performance process, and champions learning and development for self and for team members
• Be able to deal with people in a friendly but assertive and supportive way.

Health & Safety

• Ensure that safe working practices are followed as per method statement for self and for colleagues
• Be a H&S leader for the business ensuring that all work carried out is our top priority for the safety of our colleagues and customers
• Champion continuous improvement of H&S across the business and introducing improvements were deemed necessary

Organisation Skills

• Be able to organise workloads in a structured and proactive way
• Be able to deal with multiple activities at the same time whist remaining calm and on top of things.

Key Skills and & Experience

• A full UK driving licence
• You must be physically fit and healthy to pass a medical and able to get security clearance at MOD sites
• High Risk Confined Space Certification and Emergency Rescue
• Water Jetting Association Certification
• Previous management of teams or subcontractors experience
• Someone who is highly organised and can successfully plan and deliver work on time for self, client, team and wider colleagues
• Proven commitment to and ability to deliver consistently high levels of work and customer service
• Have a pro-active approach to plan and balance the busy times and quieter times – there will always be something to do
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and self-awareness and ability to work with different groups of people.

Please Note: Due to the nature of the role and its environment, you must be physically fit and undergo a fitness test in order to progress and confidently use the equipment.

Why join Merkland Tank?

You will be part of a team working on sites across Scotland and England dealing with customers and ensuring the job is done to their satisfaction. Our people are important to us and we take pride in being a great place to work. We invest heavily in your training and development and provide you with a friendly and supportive work environment

We offer a competitive salary, great overtime rates, and generous overnight allowances. There is significant earning potential over and above the hourly rate. We also pride ourselves on providing generous modern workwear that sets us apart from our competitors

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be considered for this role with the desire to develop your skillset, click on apply today forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.

APPLY NOW

Please send an up-to-date copy of your CV, and let us know which position you’re applying for, to:

enquiries@merklandtank.co.uk

Location: Glasgow, G51 3HZ

Starting Salary: £13.50 – £14.00 per hour depending on experience

Contract: Full Time, Permanent (39 hours basic, time and half thereafter)

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Be able to work in confined spaces such as tanks, vessels, pits etc

· You must be physically fit and healthy and able to get security clearance at MOD sites

· Be responsible for safety of self and colleagues

· Water Jetting

· Flexibility as there can be early starts, late finishes and weekend work

· Working away from home when required

Please Note: The above skills are advantageous but full training will be given to the right candidate.

What do we offer?

· Visit unusual places and see unusual sights all around the country

· Excellent training opportunities

· We provide you with all the PPE and tools required.

APPLY NOW!

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be considered for any of our roles, we’d love to hear from you!

Please send an up-to-date copy of your CV, and let us know which position you’re applying for, to:

enquiries@merklandtank.co.uk