Apprentice Tanker and Tipper Driver - Ellesmere Port

  • Job Reference: 00049091-1
  • Date Posted: 30 January 2025
  • Employer: United Utilities
  • Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
  • Salary: £19,000
  • Sector: Transport & Logistics
  • Job Type: Apprenticeship
  • Work Hours: Full Time

Job Description

Are you ready to live your future? Do you want to be part of building a greener, healthier, and stronger North West? Come and join us! With a range of award-winning roles on offer, you’re sure to find your perfect career here at United Utilities. We’ll provide you with industry-leading skills and the experience you need to succeed in your chosen field.

 

Life as a United Utilities Apprentice

 

Our apprentices are well looked after, with a generous salary, 26 days of leave (excluding bank holidays), a £500 contribution towards learning to drive, and many more benefits.

 

You’ll have a dedicated mentor and manager to support you every step of the way. All we ask is that you’re willing to learn, work well as part of a team, and manage your time and workload effectively.

 

Start living your future, today!

 

As an Apprentice Tanker and Tipper Driver, you’ll learn how to:

 
  • transport treated or untreated sludge from wastewater or water treatment processes using tankers
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  • drive a LGV.
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  • drive, load and unload the articulated and rigid tanker using the available on-site and vehicle systems
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  • work with operations to ensure sludge is of optimum quality and consistency
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  • ensure that all health and safety requirements and procedures are followed, in particular to drive and operate the vehicle in a safe manner
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  • undertake basic operational tasks when required
 

A bit more about the role

 

Your apprenticeship will last 18 months, and successful apprentices will achieve a Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) Driver C + E, Level: 2 standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.