Driver
Location: Norwich (Crossways Farm, Thurlton Road)
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Overtime
About M. Gaze & Co. Ltd
M. Gaze & Co. Ltd is a family-run pillar of the Norfolk region, specialising in comprehensive waste management, industrial services and environmental solutions.
We own and operate a fully licensed waste transfer station and compost facility, treat hazardous and non-hazardous waste, provide industrial cleaning and site support services—including specialist fabrication, robotics, chemical treatment, lagoon desludging and high‑pressure jetting—24/7, 365 days a year.
CORE RESPONSIBILTIES:
- Operating, driving and manoeuvring rigid and articulated vehicles and tankers.
- Understand and follow daily work patterns and verbal or written instructions.
- Identify and report vehicle defects following a daily visual inspection plus equipment and accessories (including pumps, valves, tanks, hoses and couplings).
- Use company provided mobile phones and in-cab technology for navigation and the completion of all customer and regulatory paperwork.
- Communication and customer service skills, responding courteously and effectively to customers.
- Tanker operations ensuring safe handling and transportation of a wide range of hazardous and non-hazardous materials and products
- Occasional voluntarily overnight trips
- Operation of curtain sided trailer
- Responsibility for load security
- Labelling drummed/palletised waste
- Assisting with secure destruction of goods for disposal
- Completing relevant regulatory paperwork
- Ensure that all activity is co-ordinated in accordance with relevant company guidelines and statutory regulations.
- Attend team brief / safety meetings and training as required.
- Ensure high standards of housekeeping are maintained with all areas of responsibility
- Carry emergency tankering works.
- High pressure water jetting works (on/off site) as per training provided.
- Flexibility to work out of core working hours
- You will be required to work outdoors in all weathers and conditions.
- High risk confined space works following training provided.
- Driving long or short distances – planning routes with managers (adapting routes on the go in response to traffic and road conditions)
- Supervising or helping to load and unload goods
- Manual handling tasks – providing labourer duties when required.
- Report accidents, near misses, property damage and environmental incidents to the Operations or Office Manager.
- Wear company provided PPE, follow risk assessments and method statements and report any unsafe conditions and defects.
- Complete specific documentation required by both legislation and corporate procedures in relation to drivers’ hours and WTD.
- Comply with all statutory requirements related to Road Traffic Act and other relevant legislation connected to the vehicle, driver’s hours and digital Tachograph records, vehicle weight limits and speed limits.
- Comply with all relevant ADR/Hazardous goods legislation requirements.
- Comply with Company standard operating procedures.
- Upkeep CPC training to ensure renewal of driver qualifications.
- Undertake ad-hoc duties as required and display a flexible approach to working times and shifts requirements.
- Comply with all reasonable management requests and operate to a high professional standard reporting any accident or incident and promptly completing all other company documentation
Why M. Gaze?
- Work with a diverse range of cutting‑edge equipment across environmental and industrial sectors
- Competitive salary with scope for overtime
- Comprehensive in-house training, including fabrication, robotics and environmental compliance
- Be part of a 24/7 emergency and scheduled services team, enjoying variety, responsibility, and real impact
- Join a deeply rooted family business with strong values—committed to sustainability, certification and community
Ready to Apply?
If you’re a practical, hands-on engineer (or newly trained) and passionate about keeping systems running safely and efficiently, we’d love to hear from you.
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