HGV Frontline/Gritting

📍 Location: Nairn
💷 Pay: £15.28 – £21.00 per hour + standby payments
📅 Contract: Seasonal Winter Contract (until approximately March/April 2027)
🕒 Hours: 39 hours per week + overtime opportunities

Driver Hire Inverness are recruiting on behalf of our client for a Class 2 Frontline / Gritter Driver based in Nairn for the winter maintenance season.

This role combines winter gritting duties with general highways and maintenance work, making it ideal for drivers who enjoy a varied role and working outdoors.

✅ What We Offer:

• Weekly PAYE Pay
• Ongoing Seasonal Work
• Opportunity to gain valuable winter maintenance experience

🚚 Typical Duties May Include:

• Winter gritting operations
• General labouring duties
• Road patching repairs
• Traffic management duties
• Drainage works
• Other highways maintenance tasks as required

Shift Rotation:

The role operates on a rolling 4-week rota:

Week 1 – Dayshift – 39 basic hours – General maintenance duties with limited overtime available

Week 2 – Dayshift – 39 basic hours – Standby for winter maintenance operations – General duties when no winter action is required

Week 3 – Dayshift – 39 basic hours – General maintenance duties with limited overtime available

Week 4 –  Nightshift – 39 basic hours – Winter maintenance duties – General duties when no winter action is required

🕗 Dayshift – Monday to Thursday: 08:00 – 16:30 Friday: 08:00 – 15:30

🌙 Nightshift –  Monday to Thursday: 20:00 – 04:30 Friday: 20:00 – 03:30

Pay Rates:

• Basic Rate – £15.28 per hour
• Overtime & Nightshift Rate – £19.00 per hour
• Sundays & Bank Holidays – £21.00 per hour

Overtime Rates:

• Time and a Half for hours worked outside standard shifts
• Saturday: First 4 hours at x1.5, thereafter x2.0
• Sunday: All hours at x2.0
• Nightshift Overtime: x1.75

Standby Payments:

• Weekdays: £12.18
• Saturday: £26.00
• Sunday: £35.38

Requirements:

✔ Valid Class 2 (Category C) Licence
✔ Valid CPC Qualification Card
✔ Digital Tacho Card
✔ Maximum 6 penalty points
❌ No DR, DD, TT or IN convictions

If you think any of our work may suit you or anyone you know, please contact Driver Hire on the below options;

📞 Call: 01463 226666
📧 Email: inverness@driverhire.co.uk
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