3.5T Driver - Northampton

Pickfords Move Management Limited; Shire Of Northampton; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Overtime opportunities

Full training provided

Career progression

National brand

Job summary

Pickfords is recruiting a Driver/Porter to join our removals teams in Northampton. The role involves loading, transporting and delivering customers' belongings with a professional, friendly service across domestic and commercial moves.

Full training will support progression into LGV driving. We welcome applicants with a valid UK driving licence, a willingness to travel and stay away from home as needed, and a positive, customer-focused attitude.

Qualifications

• Valid UK driving licence is essential.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Physically fit and able to handle manual duties.
• Willing to travel and stay away from home when required.

Responsibilities

• Safely packing, loading, transporting and unloading customers' belongings.
• Completing domestic and commercial removals throughout the UK.
• Providing a professional, friendly and helpful service to customers.
• Working as part of a removals crew to ensure moves run smoothly.
• Carrying out vehicle and equipment checks where required.
• Following health and safety procedures at all times.
• Supporting colleagues and taking responsibility for customer satisfaction on every move.

Skills

Driving licence

Customer service

Team player

Flexible

Physically fit

Manual handling

Job description

Job Title: Driver / Porter (3.5T, 7.5T & HGV Class 2) - Full Training Provided

Location: Northampton

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Join the UK's Leading Moving and Relocation Company

Established for nearly 400 years, Pickfords is the UK's leading removals, storage and relocation company. As part of the Pickfords Global Network, we operate across the UK and internationally, delivering exceptional moving services to both domestic and commercial customers.

We're currently looking for reliable, hardworking and customer-focused individuals to join our team as Driver / Porters. Whether you're an experienced removals professional, a van driver looking for a new challenge, or someone keen to build a career in logistics and transport, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

Safely packing, loading, transporting and unloading customers' belongings.

Completing domestic and commercial removals throughout the UK.

Providing a professional, friendly and helpful service to customers.

Working as part of a removals crew to ensure moves run smoothly.

Carrying out vehicle and equipment checks where required.

Following health and safety procedures at all times.

Supporting colleagues and taking responsibility for customer satisfaction on every move.

What You're Looking For

A valid UK driving licence (essential).Excellent customer service and communication skills.A positive, flexible and professional attitude.Physically fit and comfortable with manual handling duties.Reliable, hardworking and team-oriented.Previous experience in removals, logistics, delivery driving, transport, warehousing or a similar role would be advantageous.Willingness to travel and stay away from home when required.Availability for occasional weekend work.

Licences

3.5T licence holders welcome.7.5T licence holders welcome.LGV/HGV Class 2 (Category C) licence advantageous but not essential.

Full Training & Career Development

At Pickfords, we invest in our people.If you join us as a 3.5T Driver, we can support your progression into professional LGV driving through:LGV Category C or C+E licence training.Driver CPC qualification support.Ongoing professional development.Long-term career opportunities within a leading transport and logistics business.

Why Join Pickfords?

Competitive salaryOvertime opportunitiesFull training providedCareer progression to HGV DriverWork with a well-established national brandSupportive team environmentVariety of work across domestic and commercial moves.

Staff Rewards Voucher Scheme based on performanceIf you're looking for a rewarding role with opportunities to develop your driving career, we'd love to hear from you.Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Performance-based remuneration, reflecting experience, commercial capability and sales results; incentives linked to business generated