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SalaryOur Drivers are crucial to keeping EMR mobile and our customers happy. Without their skills and experience, our Transport division, and the company, wouldn’t be the success that it is today. Our focus is to provide excellent customer service to our customers.
What you will be doing:To drive / operate EMR recovery fleet vehicle in a safe and responsible manner whilst maintaining a high level of customer service.
Drive the vehicle safely and in accordance with the law, company policies and procedures.
Operate within speed limits and advice given in the Highway Code
Use vehicle seat belts correctly
Working safely when outside the vehicle
Being a positive ambassador for EMR.
Operating vehicles and associated equipment in line with licence, competence and company requirements. Only using equipment in line with training and authorisation
Drive within the tachograph law and driver hours limits where applicable.
Carry out daily defect checking including tyre and wheel-nut checking with the aim of maintaining road worthiness.
Maintaining fitness to drive, reporting to TM anything that adversely affects this
Creating a good impression with internal / external customers by maintaining good appearance of self and vehicle.
Being courteous to customers and operating efficiently on their premises.
Wearing workwear / PPE provided, taking care of it and maintaining its cleanliness
Completing documents carefully and accurately both paperwork and IT
Ensuring that the collected ELV’s are safely loaded and secured.
Maintain the cleanliness of the driving cab. No smoking in vehicles
Ensure care is taken to minimise accidents. Report any accidents as soon as possible and in compliance with the company’s accident reporting procedure.
Attend essential training in order to carry out the driver role.
Demonstrating driver behaviour that optimises fuel efficiency
Not to use mobile phones or similar equipment when in control of the vehicle
Provide commercial / customer feed back when returning to base
Maintain confidentiality of company data relating to movement of materials and customers.
About you:
Appropriate licence to drive a 7.5t vehicle
Experience with driving and operating a recovery vehicle would be advantageous
Valid driver CPC
Ability to carry out a vehicle defect check for the appropriate class of vehicle
Understanding of tachograph rules and working time directive
Ability to interpret written instructions,
Ability to use smartphone / handheld computer
IVR Preferred (institute of vehicle recovery)
Who we are?European Metal Recycling is a global leader in sustainable materials with physical operations in the UK, USA, Germany and the Netherlands. Our core business is the recycling of metal and plastics from a range of public, commercial and industrial waste streams. Our recycling activities generate around 10 million tonnes of sustainable materials every year, saving over 10 million tonnes of CO2.
Our mission is to have great people serving our customers with dependable recycling solutions. EMR is still privately owned, with family values at its core. It’s a place where we care about our people, our customers, our workplace and our communities. We offer diverse and exciting career opportunities where individuals can make a difference and are recognised and rewarded for their hard work.
Find out more about us at www.emrgroup.com
It goes without saying that you will need the correct licences or certificates for a variety of our roles.
However, at EMR we value the way we do things as much as the delivery. We call our expectations our Behaviours. They align with our Values of We Care and We Do, and they apply across all levels and roles in the business.
We Care
- Integrity – you are Respectful and Honest
- Trust – you are Collaborative and Authentic
We Do
- Accountable – you are Determined and Responsible
- Innovative – you have a Growth Mind-set and you are Progressive
If we all carry out our roles in line with these Behaviours, we will achieve success as One Team. If you embody our Behaviours, we want to hear from you!
