Day-to-day operating brief
What Tanker Driver (Waste Water) work looks like in practice
A Waste Water Tanker Driver collects and delivers sewage, sludge, leachate or other approved liquids. Terms should cover licence and ADR where relevant, tank capacity, hose checks, vacuum or pumps, waste identity, compatibility, levels, transfer notes, site access, spills and cleaning. The driver should not enter tanks or discharge to an unapproved point. Tanker Driver (Waste Water) is a waste & remediation role focused on route and vehicle checks, delivery or passenger handover, journey records, loading and security, incident and delay escalation, tanker, driver, intellectual property. The contract should describe the role's practical duties, reporting route, records, standards and compliance obligations without importing wording from another industry The Employee is employed as Tanker Driver (Waste Water) in the Employer's Waste & Remediation business. The role requires reasonable skill, care, accuracy, cooperation with management instructions and attention to the records, risks and standards specific to tanker driver (waste water) work The Employee must follow the waste & remediation operational controls that apply to tanker driver (waste water) work, including HSE escalation, workplace procedures, records, customer or client standards, data protection, health and safety and escalation, accurate record keeping, escalation and safe working requirements The Employee must protect route, delivery, vehicle, customer, address, tracking, stock, fuel and incident records, including any personal data, customer or client information, operational records, pricing, credentials, security information, business plans and role-specific records accessed while performing tanker driver (waste water) duties Tanker Driver (Waste Water) work in Waste & Remediation must follow HSE expectations where they apply, the Employer's policies, data protection controls, health and safety rules, role records, escalation routes and training requirements relevant to route and vehicle checks, delivery or passenger handover, journey records. Family: driver Tanker Driver (Waste Water) Route discipline Vehicle or equipment checks Customer handover
Responsibilities reflected in the contract
- Inspect tanker hoses valves and pumps.
- Verify liquid identity capacity and documents.
- Connect load and unload under site controls.
- Transport and discharge at authorised facilities.
- Record volumes cleaning spills and defects.
A realistic working scenario
A Waste Water Tanker Driver collects and delivers sewage, sludge, leachate or other approved liquids. Terms should cover licence and ADR where relevant, tank capacity, hose checks, vacuum or pumps, waste identity, compatibility, levels, transfer notes, site access, spills and cleaning. The driver should not enter tanks or discharge to an unapproved point.
Outputs to agree
- inspect tanker hoses valves and pumps
- verify liquid identity capacity and documents
- connect load and unload under site controls
Records and evidence
- The tankers liquids routes and licences.
- The shifts driving-hours and PPE terms.
- The manifest volume and cleaning systems.
- The spill exposure and confined-space routes.
- Stock records.
- Picking records.
Reporting relationship
Typically reports to Warehouse Manager or Shift Supervisor. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.
Authority and escalation
- A Waste Water Tanker Driver collects and delivers sewage, sludge, leachate or other approved liquids. Terms should cover licence and ADR where relevant, tank capacity, hose checks, vacuum or pumps, waste identity, compatibility, levels, transfer notes, site access, spills and cleaning. The driver should not enter tanks or discharge to an unapproved point.
- Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.
Tools and systems
- Warehouse management systems.
- Scanners.
- Stock handling equipment.
- Picking equipment.
Workplace context
- Depot, assigned vehicle, authorised routes and customer handover locations.
Training and certification
- Complete employer-required health and safety training.
Contract priorities
- the tankers liquids routes and licences
- the shifts driving-hours and PPE terms
- the manifest volume and cleaning systems
- the spill exposure and confined-space routes
Information the employer should prepare
- the tankers liquids routes and licences
- the shifts driving-hours and PPE terms
- the manifest volume and cleaning systems
- the spill exposure and confined-space routes
- the transport manager customers and treatment contacts
Individually written and reviewed against the maintained role record.