7.5T Removals Driver

The Best Connection Group Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Online payslips

Perks at Work

Job summary

The Best Connection Group Limited in Newcastle upon Tyne is recruiting for a 7.5T Driver on behalf of a leading removals and storage company. This is relief cover with opportunities to move onto further assignments.

The role offers day shifts with guaranteed hours and competitive pay, plus pension and online payslips. Ideal candidates have a UK 7.5T licence (C1) with CPC and tachograph cards, good communication, and a practical, customer‑facing approach.

Qualifications

• Full, clean UK 7.5T (Category C1) driving licence with CPC and Digital Tachograph cards.
• Newly passed drivers welcome.
• Smart appearance and excellent communication skills.
• Reliable, flexible, and customer-focused.
• Physical fitness for heavy manual handling and furniture removal tasks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and collect furniture and personal effects safely for residential and commercial clients.
• Work closely as part of a 3-man crew to ensure efficient loading and unloading.
• Load and offload goods using standard manual handling techniques, ramps, and tail lifts.
• Multi-drop removal work - efficiency, care, and accuracy are essential.
• Customer-facing role - you'll represent both the client and The Best Connection in a professional and friendly manner.

Skills

CPC

Digital Tachograph

Communication skills

Reliability

Flexibility

Physical fitness

Job description

The Best Connection are recruiting a 7.5T Driver on behalf of our client, a leading removals and storage company based in Newburn.

While this specific assignment is for relief cover, we have plenty of other assignments to move you onto seamlessly once this contract ends.

If you're looking for consistent work as a 7.5T Driver with an excellent work-life balance, this is a great opportunity.

The Role

• Deliver and collect furniture and personal effects safely for residential and commercial clients.
• Work closely as part of a 3-man crew to ensure efficient loading and unloading.
• Load and offload goods using standard manual handling techniques, ramps, and tail lifts.
• Multi-drop removal work - efficiency, care, and accuracy are essential.
• Customer-facing role - you'll represent both the client and The Best Connection in a professional and friendly manner.

The Candidate

• Full, clean UK 7.5T (Category C1) driving licence with valid CPC and Digital Tachograph cards.
• Newly passed drivers are welcome and accepted.
• Smart appearance and excellent communication skills.
• Reliable, flexible, and customer-focused.
• Physical fitness for heavy manual handling and furniture removal tasks.

Hours of Work and Pay

• Day shift - 08:00am starts with a guaranteed minimum of 8 hours per shift.
• £15.00 per hour standard rate.
• £22.50 per hour overtime rate applicable after 8 hours worked daily.

Benefits of Working with The Best Connection

• Continuous workflow with plenty of other assignments available after this relief cover ends.
• Pension contributions.
• Online payslips and holiday accrual.
• Access to 'Perks at Work' temporary worker benefit scheme.

The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.