Winter Maintenance Driver (Fixed Term)


Kier Group
Company 
Location 

Bridgwater

Employment Hours 

New Jobs

Employment Type 

Zero Hours Contract

Salary 

£18.04 - £23.52 an hour

Job Highlights
  • Join the Transportation team as a Winter Maintenance Driver, responsible for keeping highways operational during winter months, covering unsociable hours.
  • The ideal candidate should have experience in driving, possess attention to detail, and work well under pressure.
  • This fixed-term role is based in Bridgwater with flexible hours, providing benefits such as life assurance and health services.
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Alix Carey

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Winter Maintenance Driver (Fixed Term)

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We're looking for Winter Maintenance Drivers that can cover unsociable hours on a rota basis including weekends to join our Transportation team based in Bridgwater.

Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Do you want to be a highways hero? Keeping the UK moving during the winter months.


Location: Bridgwater, Somerset

Contract: Fixed term zero hour contract to April 2027 - Flexible days / nights / weekends - Call out & weather dependant

Salary: £18.04 per hour Monday to Saturday and £23.52 per hour on Sunday and Bank Holidays PLUS weekly standby of £238.99


What will you be responsible for?

As a Winter Maintenance Driver, you'll be working within the Maintenance team, supporting them in key essential works, driving gritting vehicles to spread salt onto the roads during colder days and nights, keeping the UK's roads moving.

Your day to day will include:

  • Driving a gritter vehicle, covering unsociable hours
  • Fitting a snow plough during adverse weather conditions
  • Maintaining relevant driver and vehicle records

What are we looking for?

This role of Winter Maintenance Driver is great for you if:

  • You can drive and hold a current LGV class 2 licence as a minimum
  • Have CPC accreditation and willing to undertake training associated with the role

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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  • Job Description - Winter Maintenance Driver - Somerset (2) (1).pdf
  • Job Description - Winter Maintenance Driver - Somerset (2) (1).pdf
  • Location: Bridgwater
  • Vacancy ID: 11441
  • Background check: None
  • Closing date: 15 Oct 2026
  • Contract type: Casual / Zero Hours
  • Working hours: Zero Hours
  • Flexible working: No

    Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.


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Kier Group
Company 
Location 

Bridgwater

Employment Hours 

New Jobs

Employment Type 

Zero Hours Contract

Salary 

£18.04 - £23.52 an hour

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