3.5T Driver - Cambridge

Pickfords Move Management Limited; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training provided

Career progression to HGV Driver

Staff Rewards Voucher Scheme

Job summary

Pickfords Move Management Limited, based in Cambridge, is seeking reliable Driver / Porter to join its UK-wide removals team. Full training provided, with progression opportunities toward LGV driving and ongoing professional development.

Role involves packing, loading, transporting and unloading belongings, delivering a professional service, and working as part of a crew across domestic and commercial moves. Weekend availability may be required.

Qualifications

• Valid UK driving licence is essential.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Positive, flexible and professional attitude.
• Physically fit and capable of manual handling.
• Reliable, hardworking and team-oriented living with removals environment.
• Willingness to travel and stay away from home when required.
• Occasional weekend work may be 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

Teamwork

Physical fitness

Reliability

Weekend availability

Willingness to travel

Job description

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

Location: Cambridge

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 We'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 salary
• Overtime opportunities
• Full training provided
• Career progression to HGV Driver
• Work with a well-established national brand
• Supportive team environment
• Variety of work across domestic and commercial moves
• Staff Rewards Voucher Scheme based on performance
• Performance-based remuneration, reflecting experience, commercial capability and sales results; incentives linked to business generated

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.