Tractor Driver

Job summary

What you’ll do…

For the role at Fineshade NN17 3BB:

You will drive a tractor undertaking mowing of open areas, rides and track edges, flailing bramble and other woody material, using a range of tractor mounted implements (mowers, side arm flails, mulchers and grip cleaners).

For the role at Market Rasen LN8 3RQ:

You will drive a tractor undertaking ground preparation for restocking of recently felled sites, using tractor mounted mulchers and hydraulic scarifiers. Role may include mowing of open areas, rides and track edges, using a range of tractor mounted implements as needed.

Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.

Where you’ll work…

Market Rasen LN8 3RQ or Fineshade NN17 3BB

Job description

Market Rasen

• Operate the district tractor to carry out a mulching and scarifying on recently felled woodland sites.
• Maintain a high standard meeting health and safety and environmental guidance.
• Work effectively as part of a small team and responding quickly to unexpected work and issues raised by the Establishment forester.
• Maintain the tractor and implements to a high standard undertaking minor repairs as needed and working closing with mechanical engineering, reporting mechanical problems in a timely manager.
• represent Forestry England well when talking to contractors, customers, visitors, stakeholders and when working with volunteers.

Fineshade

• Operate the district tractor to carry out a range operation including mowing & flailing of roadside, rides and open space.
• Maintain a high standard, meeting health and safety and environmental guidance.
• Work effectively as part of a small team, responding quickly to unexpected work and issues raised by the forester or forestry works supervisor.
• Maintain, restore, and create various habitats for ecological benefit and to improve the landscape.
• Maintain the tractor and implements to a high standard, undertaking minor repairs as needed and working closely with mechanical engineering, reporting mechanical problems in a timely manner.
• Represent Forestry England well when talking to contractors, customers, visitors, stakeholders and when working with volunteers.

And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.

Person specification

Essential professional and technical experience

• Experience of operating a tractor.
• Experience of practical work in the countryside and a general understanding of forestry, nature conservation and countryside-related issues.
• Familiarity with a variety of tools used for maintaining the tractor and ability to demonstrate competence in their use.
• Full UK driving license.
• Experience with tractor mounted implements

Qualifications

Essential

• A GCSE in Maths and English or functional skills equivalent.

Desirable

• Qualification in first aid at work or willing to be suitably trained.
• NPTC forest machine operator’s certificate in base machine (wheeled ridged).
• NPTC forest machine operator’s certificate in mechanical flails and mulchers.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £26,959, Forestry Commission contributes £7,810 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.

How to apply…

You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.

You will be assessed on strength based questions during your interview.

The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –

• Delivering at pace
• Working together
• Managing a quality service

Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.

If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines here first.

Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : FC Recruitment Team
• Email : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk

Further information

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.

Attachments

Forestry England Job Description - Tractor Driver – Market Rasen (PB6b) Opens in new window (pdf, 127kB)Job Description - Tractor Driver - Fineshade Opens in new window (pdf, 128kB)