We require Class 1 drivers (CE) for our client in Grays, Essex. The work involves picking up containers from Tilbury/Purfleet and drop them to the site. There will be short journeys, with around 5 drops a day. No hard work involved, just coupling & uncoupling the trailers and doing all the necessary safety checks. Class 1 Containers experience is ideal but not mandatory as they provide training on the site.  Candidate Requirements 

Category CE Licence Holder with at least 2 years experience•

Aged 25 or older (Insurance Restriction)•

Have Full CPC•

Have a Digi card•

Maximum 6 Endorsement Points (minor traffic offences only)•

Be physically fit (the work may involve lifting and moving of heavy items)•

Hours of Work

Hours: between 10 hours per shift•

Days and nights: Monday to Sunday•

Day shifts start time 6:00 a.m.•

Night shifts start time 18:00 pm•

Ongoing, Ad hoc bookings only - not a permanent position •

Pay - You will be paid weekly, every Friday direct to your bank account PAYE:

Monday to Friday day £16.10•

Monday to Friday nights £17.20•

Weekend day shifts £17.20.•

Weekend night shifts £18.30•

If you fit the above profile, please apply online or call us.

 

Qualified Arborist

Location: Waltham Abbey

Salary: up to 35K depending on experience

This is an outstanding career opportunity with a market leader providing arboricultural services to

private and public sector businesses.

Arboriculture carries out a wide range of tree-related works for domestic, commercial & public

sector clients, throughout London and the South East. We are looking for staff to join our

arboriculture teams based in Waltham Abbey.

Services offered in this region include woodland and estate management, vegetation management,

fencing, tree surgery, forestry and environmental engineering projects.

Our depot currently employs 8 qualified and experienced full-time arborists and 2 full-time

trainee/apprentice arborists. Working from 7 am - 4.30 pm 5 days per week. Regular paid overtime

is also available outside of these hours.

Our arborists benefit from a vast array of tools and equipment, from high-end timberwolf chippers,

Husqvarna and Stihl handheld equipment including battery equivalent tools, Mobile Elevated

Platforms, remote-controlled stump grinders and 3.5t - 7.5t arb spec vehicles.

The Opportunity

Permanent contract with the opportunity to build and develop a career over the long term as we are

keen to build team resilience.

Good opportunities for overtime earnings.

Ongoing refresher training

Tailored training and development programmes

A Glimpse of the Role

• Reporting to the Team Leader, the post holder’s key responsibility shall be climbing

arboricultural duties, including tree pruning, dismantling and felling.

• Day-to-day tasks include:

• Off-ground arboricultural skills: branch removal with power saws and hand tools as required,

the ability to perform aerial rescue;

• On-ground arboricultural skills: tree felling with power saws and hand tools, brushwood

chipping, traffic management, respect for Health and Safety, work site organisation;

• Assist colleagues in their work, for example the complex breakdown of a tree’s crown and

the dismantling of the stem;

• Undertake basic arboriculture operations with appropriate regard for third party property,

for example taking due care and attention when working adjacent to walls, fences,

greenhouses, shed roofs etc;

• Undertake activities utilising underpinning knowledge, for example interpretation of plans,

site preparation and management;

• Operate a range of machinery, including power tools and light plant such as stump grinding

or brushwood chipping machinery;

• Drive company vehicles as required;

• Ensure that the principles of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 are adhered to at all

times, for personal safety and that of colleagues and the general public;

• Carry out routine maintenance.

A skilled Arborist would be required to demonstrate that he/she had received adequate training and

had obtained a relevant certificate or national competence award to use a saw in a tree, and to

demonstrate a sound understanding of the arboricultural business. The arborist will be able to

produce certificates of competence in relevant subjects, as issued by the NPTC, or other such bodies.

A sample of suitable NPTC units is given below:

• 01 Climb Trees

• 02 Perform Aerial Rescue

• CS30 Maintain and Operate a Chainsaw

• CS31 Fell Small Trees

• CS39 Use a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness

• CS40 Carry out Pruning Operations

• CS41 Undertake Sectional Felling

• CS47 Use of Chainsaw from a MEWP

• First Aid Appointed Person

• Risk Assessment

• Roads and Street Works Act Units 1 & 2

The Qualified Person

• The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate a high level of knowledge and

experience of Arboriculture, ideally associated within the industry.

• A high level of initiative and forward thinking attitude;

• Flexible approach to duties;

• An enthusiastic approach;

• A clear identification with the requirements of the company's customers.

What we can offer you?

− Sector competitive salary

− Generous annual leave up to 22 days

− Free gym membership for you and a nominated person

− Employee health cash plan

− Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards,

cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending

− Cycle to Work scheme

− Pension Scheme

− Company sick pay

− Career progression

− Training and development

− Full top end PPE and uniform

Arb Contract Manager

Location: (Waltham Abbey

Salary: 40000K

The role

As a Contract Manager you will report into the Senior Contract Manager. The Contract Manager will

be a critical thinker, a leader with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders and take the

initiative and continually improve operational activity within their contract.

The role will focus on operational efficiency, team organisation, minimising costs and ensuring

excellent quality across the portfolio of sites and services offered.

Key responsibilities of the role are:

• Contribute fully to the effective planning and delivery of the operational teams

• You will maintain and build relations with existing clients through regular client meetings,

recording outcomes and actions

• Provide the day to day leadership required to meet local and national objectives

• Contribute fully to the effective planning and delivery of the operational teams

• Maintain and build relations with existing clients through regular client meetings, recording

outcomes and actions

• Direct the operational activity of the business to meet requirements as set by the Managing

Director

• Maintain a sound organisational structure, assisting in the recruiting, training and motivating

staff within the operating area as required

• Take responsibility for QHSE, ensuring operational teams and systems are maintained to the

BS EN 45001 standard. and actively participate in the maintenance and improvement of the

overall company QHSE culture

Health and Safety:

• To act in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and the company Health and

Safety Policy at all times

• You will carry out instructions from your Line Manager in accordance with Company Health

and Safety Policy, Codes of Practice, Quality Management Systems and the Employee

Handbook

• You are to be knowledgeable of Health and safety regulations within your workplace and the

activities that you are carrying out

• You must ensure that you have completed the necessary induction and health and safety

modules prior to commencement of any works

• You will be responsible for the health and safety of yourself and that of others, in your

working environment and that of work at sites

• You must promote safe working practises at all times and you will ensure that all equipment

is safe to use

Machine Maintenance and Security

• You will be knowledgeable of the suitability of all machinery/equipment used in accordance

with the task you are doing and it is safe to use

• You are to ensure the correct use of all machinery/equipment in accordance with its

handbook

• You will receive any check/ Maintenance sheets from your employees and you must audit

them and carry out necessary actions accordingly

• You must ensure that all machinery/equipment is secured at all times (when not in use)

Quality and Customer Care

• To ensure that you are aware of your tasks and targets for each day and to ensure that you

are fully aware of the standard required for each task

• To monitor and maintain your work output to a satisfactory level and standard

• To ensure that you conduct yourself in a polite and friendly manner at all times

• To ensure that any associated administration is completed and returned to the office within

the required timescales

• To ensure that you operate your duties in a way that minimises our impact upon the

environment. This will include the safe and efficient use of fuels/oils, the correct handling

and disposal of waste materials

• To ensure that any spillage of fuels or chemicals are dealt with quickly and efficiently and in

accordance with the regulations

The successful candidate will have a demonstrable track record as a manager within the local

authority arboriculture sector with at least 3 years experience

A nationally recognised academic arboriculture/horticultural/construction qualification at NVQ Level

3 or equivalent

The National Certificate (BTEC or EdExcel) ~ NVQ Level 3 ~ or

The Advanced National Certificate or

The National Diploma or

The Higher National Certificate or Diploma ~ NVQ Level 4 ~ or

A full, clean driving licence is an essential requirement for this role.

Among the personal characteristics sought will be:

Ambition

Strong leadership skills

Commercially minded

Relationship building & team building skills

Good presentational & IT skills

Strong negotiating skills

Vitality and resilience under pressure

Able to produce professional written reports

Strong in planning and time management

The ability to champion QESH compliance and continuous improvement

Living, or committed to living, within 45mins drive of EN9 2ER