Artic Driver - Class 1

U Value Insulation Group; Heywood; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health cash plan

Pension scheme

Group life cover

24 days annual leave plus bank hols

Employee Assistance Program

Bike to work scheme

Refer a friend

Job summary

U Value Insulation is recruiting a HGV C1 Artic Driver for Heywood, Manchester. You will join a family run business delivering insulation and dry lining materials on pre-planned routes. The role emphasizes timely, friendly, and dependable service to customers.

The position runs Monday to Friday, 6am–3pm, with competitive salary and benefits including pension, life cover, and bike-to-work options. Training is provided for additional duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Valid HGV licence with Class 1.

Responsibilities

• Drive HGV on pre-planned routes.
• Carry out routine vehicle checks to ensure road-worthiness.
• Maintain courteous driving and adhere to health and safety guidelines.

Skills

HGV driving

Delivery planning

Customer service

Tools

DQC Card

Job description

U Value Insulation is an established international company, with over 40 years' experience offering the building industry vast product choice combined with in-depth technical expertise. Distributing an extensive product catalogue for application across the full range of floor, wall and roof requirements, ensuring a one stop shop for all our client needs. We stock the very best brands & highest quality product ranges at competitive prices across thermal, acoustic and fire protection insulation products guaranteeing the widest choice and best value

HGV Class 1 Driver

LOCATION - Heywood, Manchester

Monday - Friday (6am - 3pm)

We are currently recruiting for an HGV C1 Artic Driver to join a family run business who specialise within distribution of Insulation and Dry Lining Materials.

Our drivers play an integral part in the day to day running of our business. Therefore, it's important that our customers get their deliveries on time, every time. Our drivers provide a timely, friendly, and dependable delivery service to our customers.

Key responsibilities

• Driving our HGV on pre-planned routes
• Ensure that the vehicle is road worthy by carrying out appropriate checks on a routine basis
• Ensure that the vehicle is driven and maintained in an appropriate and courteous manner and in line with legislation, health and safety guidelines and company policy
• Report any vehicle defects immediately to line/branch manager
• Ensure that tachograph and other essential documents are completed in a timely and efficient manner
• Build effective working relationships with customers
• Responsible for ensuring all orders are correctly loaded onto the vehicle in line with health and safety procedures and proper documentation is completed prior to departure in order that goods can be tracked
• Ensure that delivery notes have correct signatures as per company policy
• Actively safeguard against theft of company goods or property by always being security conscious
• To perform any other duties as may be deemed necessary or as may be required by the company

Requirements

Candidate requirements

• Hold the correct valid licence
• Driver Qualification Card (DQC)
• Positive and can-do attitude
• Willingness to support other members of branch staff with Warehouse/Yard or any other duties

Desirable

• Experience of multi-site deliveries
• Moffet experience is ideal but not essential however full training can be provided for someone that does not have this experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Heath cash plan
• Pension scheme
• Group life cover
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Bike to work scheme
• Refer a friend