HGV Reactive Tanker Drainage Engineer

HGV Reactive Tanker Drainage Engineer

Location: Gravesend, UK

Do you hold a Class 1 or Class 2 Licence?

Do you have previous Drainage Experience?

We are currently recruiting for a full-time, permanent, HGV Reactive Tanker Drainage Engineer join the team on either a Day or Night Shift.

You will be required to travel to sites in London and home counties.

The main purpose of this HGV Reactive Tanker Drainage Engineer role is to support the Reactive and Remedials Teams operating the Vacuum tanker and attending various sites.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary + overtime + on call bonuses
• Free Uniform
• Company Mobile Phone for performance of duties
• Personal Accident Cover (Eligibility after 1 year’s service)
• Life Insurance (Eligibility after 1 year’s service)
• Access to virtual GP (Eligibility after 1 year’s service)
• Early Christmas pay – Monthly pay day 25th
• Employee assistance programme – access to 24-hour advice line
• Metcor Hub – Benefits/Savings/Perks
• Annual leave
• Company pension: Employees will be auto-enrolled into the company pension scheme after three months’ service. Contributions will be made via salary sacrifice, subject to eligibility and scheme rules.
• Social Events

Reporting to the Operations Supervisor your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out descale works for below ground drainage, line cleaning, root cutting, and confined space entry works
• Emptying of external grease traps
• Extensive tanker extraction works to Foul and Surface water systems/ Pump stations/ Petrol Interceptors/ Flooding issues on sites, Soakaways, Septic tanks
• Working alongside CCTV & Drainage teams supporting and facilitating Surveys, inspections and detailed investigation work which will involve fault finding and providing practical solutions to support the client’s needs
• Generally supporting drainage teams with clearance and blockage works should emergencies arise
• Supporting pumps teams with Foul/Surface water pump station works
• Ensure correct tipping and waste disposal procedures are followed and adhered to

The ideal candidate:

• Must hold Class 1 or Class 2
• Can do work ethic
• Good communication and problem-solving skills
• A strong team player
• Willingness to learn and progress within in a role
• Self-motivated, discipline, and serious attitude towards health and safety in the workplace
• Attention to detail and customer focused attitude

Pre-Employment Checks

If successful, employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including DBS and drug testing.

The Company

Metcor Environmental was founded in the mid-1980s. Formally known as Metro Mechanical Services, we quickly grew focusing first on fast food customers, and then working with facilities managers and large commercial property owners in London and the Southeast. Over time, the company expanded and launched its principal hub for the North, based in Leigh, Greater Manchester.

Metcor Environmental Ltd Today

Today, under its group ownership model, Metcor Group encompasses Metcor Environmental, Metcor Pumps, and Metcor Electrical, each offering a comprehensive suite of solutions. We offer robust maintenance programmes for drainage, plumbing and pumps as well as providing national reactive emergency coverage for a range of issues. As part of our service, we offer technical diagnostic services, including drainage mapping, water testing, CCTV surveying, flows and loads analysis and site inspections. Across all these services, we focus on continuous improvement, marrying our decades of operational experience with new ways of harnessing data and driving our performance to the next level. Metcor Environmental Ltd now service across the UK 24/7 through our circa 200 directly employed engineers and counting.