Class 2 HIAB / Beavertail Driver

Location: Belvedere, Kent

Pay: £20.00 per hour PAYE

Hours: Monday-Friday, approximately 06:00-16:00

Contract: Temp-to-Perm

Typical earnings: Approx. £1,000 gross per week based on 50 hours

CWS is recruiting an experienced Class 2 HIAB / Plant Delivery Driver for a civil engineering business based in Belvedere.

This is a specialist driving position involving approximately a 50/50 split between lorry-loader/HIAB work and transporting plant/equipment on a beavertail vehicle.

We are therefore looking for drivers who have genuine experience in plant, construction, machinery or equipment delivery - not solely general Class 2 multidrop work.

What you'll be doing

You will deliver and collect plant, equipment and materials including:

• Excavators up to approximately 8 tonnes
• Dumpers up to approximately 6 tonnes
• Rollers
• Welfare units
• Palletised materials
• Temporary fencing
• General construction/site equipment

You'll operate both HIAB/lorry-loader and beavertail vehicles, including loading, unloading and safely securing plant and equipment.

Lorry-loader work can involve clamshell/grab, brick-grab and hook attachments, with cranes around the 30tm range.

Essential experience

You must have:

• HGV Class 2 / Category C licence
• Driver CPC and Digital Tachograph Card
• Valid recognised HIAB/Lorry Loader qualification - ALLMI, NPORS or equivalent
• Practical HIAB/Lorry Loader experience
• Experience transporting plant, machinery or construction equipment
• Experience with beavertail/plant delivery vehicles OR demonstrable experience loading and securing plant/equipment

Important: Your CV does not necessarily need to specifically mention the word "beavertail". If you have transported excavators, dumpers, rollers or similar plant/equipment using a plant delivery vehicle, we would still like to hear from you.

Experience with grab/clamshell, brick-grab and hook attachments would be particularly useful.

Advantageous

CSCS, Slinger/Signaller, Lorry Loader Securer, plant tickets, Sentinel, First Aid and FORS training are advantageous but not essential.

Working pattern

Typical hours are 06:00-16:00 Monday to Friday, with occasional overtime/weekend work available.

There are no nights away. Vehicles return to the yard each night and drivers would generally operate the same vehicle.

Pay

£20.00 per hour PAYE

Approximately £1,000 gross per week based on a typical 50-hour week, plus any additional agreed overtime.

Apply

If you are a Class 2 driver with a combination of HIAB/Lorry Loader and plant/machinery transport experience, please apply with your CV.

When applying, please include details of:

• Your current HIAB/Lorry Loader qualification
• Attachments you have operated - grab, clamshell, brick grab, hook etc.
• Types of plant/machinery you have transported
• Your experience loading and securing plant on beavertail/plant delivery vehicles

CWS will contact suitable applicants to discuss the position.