3.5T Driver - Edinburgh

Pickfords Move Management Limited; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training provided

Career progression

Overtime opportunities

Staff rewards voucher scheme

Job summary

Pickfords Move Management Limited in Edinburgh is seeking a Driver/Porter for 3.5T, 7.5T and HGV Class 2 roles with full training provided. The role involves packing, loading and delivering domestic and commercial moves across the UK, with weekend work required on occasion.

A valid UK driving licence is essential, along with good customer service and physically fit for manual handling. Join a long-established national brand with career progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Physically fit

Reliable

Job description

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

Location: Edinburgh

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.

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.
• Licences3.5T 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 movesStaff Rewards Voucher Scheme based on performance

• 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