AddressIndustrial Services Driver Operative
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Creation Date: 31/01/2023 Next Review Date: 31/01/2025
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Job description
Department/location: Specialist Industrial Services (SIS) Division: Rugby
Hours of work: 45 hours per week plus overtime as required to meet the needs of the business
including nights and weekends
Hours of work and rest periods will be managed to comply with relevant working
time legislation e.g. for LGV drivers: The Road Transport (Working Time)
Regulations 2005 and average not more than 48 hours per week over the
reference period. In accordance with the Regulations, working time does not
include rest periods and periods of availability. You will also be required to spend
nights away from your normal place of work on occasions when the tasks
require.
Reports to: Technical Op Supervisor, General Manager
Holiday: 20 days plus 8 bank holidays PA
Other benefits: Company bonus scheme, pension scheme, death in service benefit
General:
The role of the Industrial Services Driver Operative is a rewarding and very varied role; the work ranges from
unskilled to highly skilled: you could be involved in general site cleaning one day and a confined space tank
clean with full breathing apparatus the next. You will operate in support of a variety of industries: you could
be working at a cement works or an oil refinery one day and inside a sewage treatment plant or a Royal Navy
vessel the next. All IS Driver Operatives are specially trained to carry out the various aspects of the role which
are all conducted under strict health and safety rules following rigorous assessment of the potential risks
involved. Work is usually carried out at the convenience of the customer, so there will be a requirement to
travel and to work unsociable and often long hours to complete a job on schedule. There will be a
requirement to pass security clearance to gain entry to certain work sites.
Main Duties:
➢ Carry out Industrial Services operations to a high standard in accordance with training and Future
Industrial Services Ltd H&S procedures.
o General site cleaning, repairs & maintenance
o Scheduled plant cleaning, repairs & maintenance cleaning during shutdowns
o Pollution control and spill response
o High pressure water jetting
o Cold cutting using specialist hydro-cutting equipment
o Confined space operations, such as tank or sewer cleaning, which may involve the use of
breathing apparatus
o Rescue team duties
➢ Carry out driver/operator duties using various rigid LGV vehicles such as Tanker, Jetvac Unit, Super
Sucker, Disab or artic LGV tanker (if qualified):
o Driving vehicles to/from customer sites
o Operating the machinery on site
o Delivering waste produced to approved end disposal site.
➢ Ensure customers are treated with courtesy at all times.
➢ Ensure client is informed at all times regarding task and H&S issues.
➢ Comply with customer safety and security instructions at all times.
➢ To work under own initiative.
Industrial Services Driver Operative
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➢ Maintain good timekeeping.
➢ Be prepared for flexible working including out of hours work.
➢ Work records, timesheets, and all relevant documentation to be completed Daily/weekly and
returned to the local office by Monday each week.
➢ Maintain cleanliness and ensure roadworthiness of any vehicle under your control.
General H&S Responsibilities:
➢ Comply with Health & Safety requirements: as per training, policies, procedures, risk assessments,
method statements, safe systems of work etc.
➢ Actively seek to improve safety culture.
➢ Report any H&S issues/accidents/near misses to your line manager immediately.
Other General Responsibilities:
➢ Maintain the physical security of FIS equipment in your possession along with any goods transported
in accordance with Company Security policies.
➢ Maintain the security and confidentiality of Company information and data in accordance with
Company IT Security and Data Protection policies.
➢ Attend training as required to maintain personal qualification/competence.
➢ Comply with the Company Equal Opportunities Policy and promote equality.
➢ Any other duties as required by line management, commensurate with the post holder’s level of
training and competence.
Person Specification – Specialist Industrial Services Driver Operative
Shaded qualifications are not required for all Driver Operatives but on a case-by-case basis
Qualifications/Training E / D* How assessed ***
LGV Class 2 (Cat C) Driving Licence (Cat CE desirable) E CV
Driver CPC E CV
Digital Tacho Card E CV
Working in Confined Space to C+G 60150-03 (High Risk) or 6160 E** CV
scheme
Water Jetting (WJA Safety Awareness/ Surface Preparation/Drain & E** CV
Sewer modules as required)
CSCS card, CCNSG or alternative safety passport as required by E** CV
customer
Emergency First Aid (or First Aid at Work for rescue team duties) E** CV
Asbestos Awareness E** CV
Environmental Awareness E** CV
Pollution Control/Spill Response E** CV
Confined space rescue to C+G 6150-05 (for rescue team duties) or E** CV
6160 scheme
IPAF (scissor lift/cherry picker) E** CV
PASMA (mobile tower scaffold) E** CV
UK PIA safety passport (for petrol station forecourt operations) E** CV
National Water Hygiene Card (for blue water sites) E** CV
Cold cutting (use of hydro-cutting equipment) E** CV
Offshore working qualifications as required – OPITO, BOSIET, MIST E** CV
Industrial Services Driver Operative
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Other specialist qualifications as the need arises
Experience
Previous experience of driving LGV vehicles E CV/I
Operation of Jetvac Unit or Disab E** CV/I
Using high pressure water jetting equipment D CV/I
Working in confined spaces D CV/I
Working in a related industry such as oil refineries D CV/I
Specific Post Knowledge/Skills
Conversant with Future Industrial Services Health & Safety Policies and E** CV/I
Procedures
Good knowledge of driver’s working hours
Pollution awareness to be able to respond to spillages E** CV/I
Personal Characteristics
It is a requirement that employees working in confined spaces are E PA
medically fit to perform these duties. This will be assessed by an
Occupational Health professional after a conditional offer of
employment is made and will be subject to periodic re-assessment
Must be able to meet security vetting standards required to work E I
within MOD or other sensitive customer sites
Good customer service manner and able to communicate with E I
customers at all levels
Must be prepared to work away from home base when required by E I
the task
Able to use initiative to solve work-based problems E I
Conscientious to work independently without direct supervision E I
Numerate and literate to process paperwork associated with post E I
Flexible approach to working hours E I
Adaptable to daily changing situations E I
- Essential or Desirable
**Essential but may be achieved post-employment
***Application Form or CV (CV); Interview (I); Presentation (P); Practical Assessment (PA)
