**Vacancy reference**:
ECR000152

**Salary**:
Grade 5 - £24,294 to £25,979 per annum

**Hours**:
37 Hours per week

(Annualised Hours - 45 hours over 5 days in the summer, 32 hours over 4 days for approx. 7 months of the year)

**Contract**:
Permanent

**Location**:
Kutton Lane Depot, Newcastle-under-Lyme

**About the job**:
If you are a competent and experienced tractor driver, with at least three years independent tractor experience and willing to be flexible with other seasonal tasks you will be of particular interest for this varied hands-on role. This team cuts grass and hedges, maintains shrub beds, clears litter, sweeps streets, plants up key civic areas, manages parks, empties street bins and does a range of environmental land management work on Council land.

The seasonal aspects of tractor driving may include gang mowing, flailing and hedge cutting to a high standard.

If you’re physically fit, enthusiastic, positive, and enjoy varied work outdoors all year round as an active member of a team, this role could be for you. We’ll provide a full induction, ongoing training and all your PPE. We provide a range of essential services and have high standards, making a real difference to the way the Borough looks.

We know that services at the frontline improving the environment are changing, and that providing ‘Green Skills’ for staff is an investment in the future. The culture here is all about getting the best out of our team by providing a range of benefits to everyone. We expect good teamwork, and focus on being accountable, respectful of everybody, and achieving our goals

**Requirements**:

- A full driving licence, preferably a HGV2 Driving Licence (C1)
- Have previous experience of using a wide range of heavy and light plant
- Have a sound health and safety knowledge
- Ideally you’ll also have a good knowledge of the Borough and general labouring experience
- Be able to communicate confidently and well with managers, other team members and the public

**Why work for us?**:
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough with big ambitions. We’ve already started our transformation, however, we still need to find better ways of doing things because we are determined to do the very best we can for our communities.

If our vision is to be the best, then we need the best people working for us. Our people are at the heart of what we do and have the freedom to innovate, grow and develop. We recruit people who share our vision and values; people who have the drive to deliver our ambitious Council plan.

Our historic Borough is a place of marked contrasts. We are the home of a world class University at Keele, a leading light known internationally for its research and sustainability record, which stands side by side with former mining communities including some which register amongst the most deprived areas in the country. Our Borough is also a mixture of urban centres, affected by some of the same social issues facing our neighbouring city, Stoke-on-Trent, but also outstanding rural landscapes in our less populated villages. Our plans and priorities aim to address the needs of all our communities.

**Our People Offer**:
We reward our people with a competitive range of benefits including; access to the local government pension scheme, minimum 24 days annual leave plus 5 extra days after 5 years' service, flexible working options and family friendly policies, local and national high street discounts, free car parking, green travel scheme including cycle to work and electric car salary sacrifice, free employee 24 hour employee assistance and counselling services, flu vaccination service and health checks plus development and training opportunities.

View our full people offer and 'working for us' video here.

**Contact**:
**Closing date**:
5pm on Sunday 7 April 2024.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within two weeks of the closing date.

**Interview date**:
Friday 12 April 2024