Tanker Driver

Reference 011239

Publication start date 12/06/2026

Post description Service Driver - 26T

Vacancy details Division Welfare Tankering Services - Driver

Title Tanker Driver

Contract type Permanent Full Time

Vacancy location Location William Nadin Way, Swadlincote Industrial Estate, Swadlincote, Derby, DE110BB

Location United Kingdom, Midlands, Derby HS2 Tanker Services

Requester Number of positions to be provided 1

Employment Details Contract hours 42.50

The Role Join a role where your HGV driving skills make a real impact - every day is different, and your work keeps the industry moving.

As a 26T Tanker Driver in GAP's Tanker Services Division, you'll be responsible for safely collecting and transporting a variety of liquid wastes, delivering non-potable water, and ensuring all work meets environmental, DVSA, and HSE regulations.

You’ll use modern equipment, keep accurate digital records via our Big Change system, and maintain high standards of safety, service, and customer care. servicing welfare units and emptying effluent tanks, to supporting industrial and construction projects, your role is key to keeping projects running smoothly.

• Deliver non-potable water or remove waste from industrial sites (including drilling waste, soil engineering, and interceptors), completing all paperwork accurately (including damage checks, fuel levels, and authorised signatures)
• Service welfare units and septic tanks - empty, clean, refill chemicals, replenish consumables
• Carrying out daily vehicle checks and basic maintenance to ensure roadworthiness and safety
• Complete final site visits, record job details and photos on Big Change, and get customer sign-off
• Maintaining a clean and organised vehicle and supporting general depot duties
• Following customer site Health & Safety rules and using digital tachographs in line with legislation

• Previous HGV driving experience - tanker or waste sector experience an advantage
• HGV Class 2 licence, Driver CPC (35 hours), and valid Digi Tacho card is essential
• Good understanding of Health & Safety procedures and safe working practices
• Strong attention to detail and ability to complete paperwork accurately
• A professional, friendly approach when dealing with customers and colleagues

You’ll be joining an industry leader that's growing and genuinely committed to your success. At GAP, we're proud to be the UK's leading equipment hire provider-supporting projects big and small across construction, infrastructure, events, and more. With nearly 200 locations nationwide and a wide range of specialist divisions, we offer exciting opportunities in everything from Plant and Tools to Lifting, Survey, Pumps, Power and Environmental, and Event Services.

As a family-run business with over 50 years of experience, we believe in doing things the right way. That means:

• More investment in our equipment than anyone else in the industry, so you work with the best tools in the game
• Remaining fully independent, which lets us make agile, long-term decisions that support your success
• Offering real career growth, training, and development from day one
• Support that values you - from generous holidays to Life Assurance and Health & Wellness Support