Bulk Tanker Driver - - 41059 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

We have an opportunity available for an experienced Class 5 driver to join the Higgins team based in Napier driving our Bitumen Tankers. Your role will be to deliver product and transfer bitumen safely and efficiently across the North Island. Come be part of a small high performing team!

Come join the Green Team:

Drive one of our Napier based, FH16 Volvo, 700hp, Bitumen Tanker and Trailer
Competitive hourly rate – this is a critical role for our business!
Support to develop your knowledge of Bitumen product.
Allowances for staying away.
Ongoing training and development – support to gain further licences if required.
Access to Fletchers Benefits Programme, including discounted health insurance, family scholarship & share scheme along with multi-business discounts for you and your family to enjoy.
Brand new clothing and PPE gear (that’s your own personal protective equipment) all supplied.
Mix of Volvo’s, Hino’s and Isuzu’s, Truck and Trailers. Very well maintained.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Class 5 licence – minimum of 2 years’ experience driving Truck and Trailer Class 5
Dangerous Goods Licence beneficial but not essential – support to gain this licence if required.
Technology savvy and capable, can use a smart phone, apps and a tablet. Can use Eroad Electronic logbooks and other smart devices.
Want to be the best at driving professionally, efficiently and safely at all times.
Line Haul experience.
Road ranger and automatic gearbox experience
Bulk liquid/Dynamic load experience preferred but not essential.
Flexibility to work some weekends and overnights, as required
Roading and Infrastructure, Bitumen operations experience sought after
Strong focus on health and safety not only for yourself, your colleagues but also the public

Higgins is a leading roading and civil infrastructure company in New Zealand. We are on a dynamic growth path with people at the heart of what we do every day. We offer a great working environment, competitive hourly rate, subsidised medical insurance and subsidised education and training for you and your dependants.

Higgins is committed to a drug-free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to pass pre-employment drug/alcohol testing along with a health check.

Building better roads for safer journeys – He pai ake te hanga o ngā rori, kia haumaru ai ngā haerenga

We are actively looking to fill this role and encourage your early application. Applications are reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to remove the advertisement before the advertised closing date.

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. So, if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are enriched by many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.