HGV Multi-Skilled Operative

HGV Multi-Skilled Operative
Location: Rainham, London
Salary: £42,000 to £47,000 per annum including overtime
Contract: Permanent and full time
Hours: Monday to Friday, with evening and weekend overtime opportunities
Our client is a well-established, national provider of environmental and industrial services, with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, compliant solutions across a broad range of sectors. Operating from a network of depots across the UK, they specialise in environmental protection, asset maintenance, and emergency response, supporting both commercial and public sector clients with a professional, can-do approach.
Based at the company’s Rainham depot, this is a varied, hands-on role sitting within a busy technical operations team. As a HGV Multi-Skilled Operative, you will play a key part in the day-to-day delivery of environmental and industrial services across client sites. You’ll be expected to work both independently and as a part of a team, representing the company professionally on site and contributing to a wide range of planned and reactive works.
About the role:
* Operating company HGV and other vehicles in a safe and compliant manner, including adherence to tachograph regulations
* Completing daily vehicle checks and reporting any defects to supervisors promptly
* Carrying out high pressure water jetting and industrial cleaning duties
* Responding to spills and emergency clean-ups using specialist equipment and resources
* Installing, servicing, inspecting, and decommissioning of interceptors and storage tanks
* Undertaking groundworks, remediation, and civils project support
* Preparing surfaces and spray lining using specialised equipment
* Uplifting and offloading materials in a compliant and safe manner
* Completing job reports on site, with all relevant information
* Communicating with customers on site and identifying opportunities to recommend additional services
* Participating in a standby/call-out rota, including occasional evening, weekend and away working
About you:
* Valid UK HGV Class 2 license with ideally zero points (up to 6 points may be considered)
* Must be willing to comply with both a DBS check and drug and alcohol screening
* Previous experience in a similar environmental, industrial, or multi-skilled operative role
* Experienced in completing RAMS documentation
* A flexible, can-do attitude with the ability to adapt to emergency and reactive works
* Strong team player, capable of supporting colleagues under pressure
* Right to work in the UK
Desirable but not essential:
* Valid ADR license
* Previous experience operating plant machinery
* CPCS/NPORS Excavator cert
What makes this role so great?
* Competitive starting salary of £42,000
* Regular overtime potential bringing earnings up to £50,000 - £60,000 realistically
* Permanent, full time role with a stable, growing national business
* Genuine variety of work – no two days are the same!
* Opportunities to develop skills across multiple disciplines and gain additional qualifications
* Supportive team environment