Bulk Farm Delivery Driver - LGV

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary package

25 days annual leave

Family-owned business

Job summary

Carr’s Billington Agriculture is seeking a conscientious LGV driver to operate bulk feed vehicles from the Carlisle site, delivering to farm customers and ensuring safe, legal and efficient transport. The role emphasizes customer service, brand representation and adherence to licensing requirements.

The successful candidate will have an LGV licence (Class 1 desirable), a flexible approach, strong communication skills and experience in animal feed/agriculture.

Qualifications

• LGV Licence (Desirable Class 1)
• Flexible approach to work
• Excellent communicator who can build strong working relationships with all colleagues
• Ability to work independently using their own initiative
• Experience of Animal feed / Agriculture

Responsibilities

• Operate LGV vehicles for delivery and collection of animal feed safely and legally.
• Deliver feed efficiently to generate revenue and maintain fleet profitability.
• Provide outstanding customer service, promote the company brand and identify customers’ needs.
• Ensure the vehicle complies with the Operator’s Licence and remains legally compliant.
• Work safely with emphasis on health and safety of all stakeholders.
• Adhere to daily tasks with flexibility to keep the fleet running smoothly.
• Improve driving style and fuel efficiency through ongoing monitoring and actions.
• Report any quality, service, environmental and safety issues promptly.
• Follow company policies on Safety, Health and Environment.
• Ensure compliance with UFAS, FIAS and NOPS assurance schemes.

Skills

LGV Licence

Flexible approach

Excellent communicator

Independent worker

Animal feed / Agriculture experience

Job description

Location: On site / Parkhill Rd, Carlisle CA3 0EX, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry and Food Processing | General
AnnualFixed salary:£ 39882.00

An exciting opportunity has arisen where we are looking for a conscientious, hard-working individual to join our Transport Team on our bulk blowing vehicles.

ABOUT US

Every day we provide rural and agricultural communities with the support they need to succeed. Whether they are after a healthier herd or flock, increased yields, faster growth rates, a decent return on their land or even just a helping hand. We have the people, products, and services to help our customers get from where they are now to where they want to be. This is why every role at Carr’s Billington is hugely important to our shared success and why we welcome talent from across all different backgrounds to work across our retail, feed, machinery, fuel and central support divisions.

Carr’s Billington Agriculture is a subsidiary company of The Billington Group, who are also the proud owner of Criddle & Co., English Provender Company and Billington Foods.

THE JOB

To operate LGV vehicles for the delivery and collection of animal feed product safely, effectively, and efficiently within the law to meet the needs of customer orders and production.

• To deliver feed efficiently and effectively to generate revenue to allow the fleet profitability to be achieved.
• To deliver outstanding service to customers, promoting the company brand and confidently identifying customers’ needs and solving their problems.
• To ensure the vehicle is driven to meet the needs of the company’s Operator’s Licence, ensuring that the business always remains legally compliant.
• To work in a safe manner ensuring that the health and safety of themselves, colleagues and other stakeholders, including the general public, remain the highest priority.
• Adheres to daily tasks and routines ensuring they are completely in a timely manner with the ability to adopt a flexible approach to enable the fleet to run efficiently.
• Accountable for ensuring that driving style and performance is regularly reviewed and acted upon to continually support the company in achieving its fuel efficiency standards.
• Take a proactive approach to ensuring that any concerns regarding quality, service and environmental and safety issues are reported and addressed without delay.
• Adhere to Company and Group policies and procedures, including but not limited to those relating to Safety, Health and Environmental.
• To ensure all relevant legislation and approved codes of practice, are adhered to in respect of ongoing compliance, including but not limited to UFAS, FIAS, & NOPS assurance schemes.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALITIES REQUIRED

• LGV Licence (Desirable Class 1)
• Flexible approach to work, including delivering bulk feed when required.
• Excellent communicator who can build strong working relationships with all colleagues.
• Ability to work independently using their own initiative.
• Experience of Animal feed / Agriculture.

BENEFITS

As part of The Billington Group we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

• An attractive salary package.
• Annual salary reviews in September each year.
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave.
• Opportunity to work for a well-established family-owned business with ambitions for growth and innovation.

Your Health

• Health Assured: Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling and health and wellbeing advice.
• Sick pay: Generous company sick pay entitlement.
• Health Cash Plan: A health cash plan allowing colleagues to claim back money spent on everyday health care such as optical, dental, physiotherapy and much more.

Your Lifestyle

• Staff Discount: Colleagues are eligible for a generous staff discount on selected products at our Country Stores.
• Cycle to work scheme: A salary sacrifice scheme saving you tax on the purchase of a new bicycle and associated equipment.
• Flexible life assurance and critical illness cover: Choose to increase the level of life assurance cover already provided to you by the company or add critical illness cover, all at preferential rates.
• Perks At Work: Access to an exclusive member’s discount website with over 3,500 brands where you can save money and earn cashback on spends from grocery shopping to holidays.
• Salary finance benefits: Savings schemes, preferential rate loans and wage advances all through payroll as well as tools for financial education.

Your Future

• Pension: Enrolment into the Company pension scheme after 3 months of employment.
• Training & Development: Role specific training and ongoing training and development opportunities identified through our annual appraisal process.