3.5T Driver

BCS Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier of safety and construction products is seeking a Driver in the United Kingdom. Responsibilities include daily delivery and collections, ensuring vehicles are loaded safely, and adhering to safety regulations. Candidates must have a full UK driving licence and knowledge of the UK road network. The role offers competitive pay with comprehensive benefits including a pension and medical cover, along with personal development support.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and good knowledge of UK road network is essential.
• Ability and knowledge of securing various load types required.
• Awareness of customer service requirements is important.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily delivery and collections of hire equipment and sale products.
• Ensure vehicles are loaded referencing the daily driver schedule.
• Adhere to road traffic rules and speed limits at all times.

Skills

Full UK driving licence and good knowledge of UK road network

Ability and knowledge of securing various load types

Awareness of customer service requirements

Education

Driver CPC

HGV license

Job description

Driver

To complete daily delivery and collections of hire equipment and sale products to customers. Working alongside the operations team to ensure all orders are loaded as instructed by the daily schedules issued. Maintain a high standard of driving and to ensure the company assets are checked daily and defects are reported as per company procedures.

Key Responsibilities

Driving Duties

• Responsible for ensuring vehicles are loaded referencing the daily driver schedule to ensure all hire and sale orders are transferred from the operations goods out bays to the vehicle.
• Complete checks prior to departure of the depot to ensure all goods are present.
• Daily trips must commence at the time requested by the Depot Team Leader to ensure agreed delivery and collection times are adhered to as confirmed with the customer.
• All paperwork must be completed on delivery and collection.
• All equipment unable to collect as instructed must be noted on all paperwork.
• Report all issues with hand held devices immediately.
• Report any non-deliveries/collection or delays to the logistics coordinator immediately.
• Accountable for the standard of the delivery vehicle reference appearance inside and out.

Driver Safety

• Adhere to road traffic rules and speed limits at all times.
• Work to the loading and unloading matrix when loading and unloading the vehicle to ensure loads are safely secure and safely off loaded.
• Responsible for completing daily checks and reporting all defects to management.
• Responsible for completing weekly defect book and returning to management within agreed timescales.
• Ensure vehicles do not exceed safe working load limit.
• Attend driver safety training as and when requested.

Other Duties

• Assist with trade counter customers and customers arriving for collections Stock check cover
• Provide support to warehouse team including picking and packing customer orders, assembling sign orders and printing garments.

Quality

• Ensure works are carried out in accordance with processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by providing suggestions and feedback to Team Leaders and Management.
• Work to agreed timescales updating the Team Leader on progress.
• Maintain good communication with Team Leaders and Management at all times.
• All orders are to be wrapped, banded and packaged as per delivery method.

HSEQ

• Complete tasks in accordance with risk assessments, notify the Team Leader of any potential noncompliance.
• Report accidents and Positive Interventions using the correct methods.
• Ensure the correct PPE is used in the at all times.
• Maintain excellent levels of housekeeping, ensure areas are free from waste and trip hazards etc.
• Identify/Submit positive interventions where needed.
• Work in conjunction with HSEQ policies and procedures.

Key measures & targets

• Completion of daily routing

Key relationships

• Depot Manager
• Depot Team Leader
• Sales team
• Customers

Person Specification

Essential

• Full UK driving licence and good knowledge of UK road network
• Ability and knowledge of securing various load types
• Awareness of customer service requirements

Desirable

• Driver CPC
• HGV license

About BCS Group

BCS Group, a subsidiary of Barhale Holdings Plc, is a privately owned company. We are a leading supplier of safety and construction products and services, based in the Midlands. We pride ourselves on providing a first-class service to all our customers, ensuring the right product or solution is delivered to the right location on time. With over 5,000 items within our core range, BCS Group can fulfil any order and ensure it is delivered directly via our dedicated transport fleet or those of our partners.

Manufacturing: Our capabilities include standard and bespoke signage, labels, temporary and permanent road traffic signs and bespoke steel fabrication/installation which includes footbridges, walkways, flooring, guardrails, ladders and tunnelling products.

Extensive Stock Range: Distributor of leading industry brands in PPE & clothing, traffic management, safety & lifting and site equipment products. These include Bollé, Pulsar, Globus, Rock Fall, Progarm, Portwest, Melba Swintex, Oxford Plastics, JSP, Nissen, Carters, Orafol, Crowcon, Radiodetection, Dräger, Ridgegear, and Plant Nappy.

Safety Equipment Servicing: Specialist safety & lifting repair, calibration and inspection since 1999. We have our own purpose‑built maintenance and calibration facility for gas detection, cable avoidance, breathing apparatus and lifting equipment which along with our fully equipped mobile calibration unit is where all maintenance and repairs are carried out. Our staff are trained and fully qualified in the maintenance, calibration and inspection of a full range of specialist safety & lifting equipment.

Our People: With a direct workforce philosophy, the company culture is driven by our core values, which describe how we act day‑to‑day. We ensure all your needs are met through our national call centre and dedicated account management.

Triple Accreditation: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 50001:2011 standards, which means our customers can have complete confidence that we have an ongoing commitment to be a safe, efficient and responsible partner.

Caring and investing in you As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.

From the moment you join us, your well‑being and career aspirations will be supported by.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• 25 days annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• 8 hours volunteering
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological, and financial well‑being.
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression.
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Annual salary review
• Continuous service awards

How to apply

Please send your current CV and cover email outlining your suitability for the role and quoting the reference number to [e-mail].