Casual Class 1 HGV Drivers

Dfds A/S; Immingham; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Holiday purchase scheme

Free ferry travel

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing program

Job summary

DFDS is seeking a Casual Class 1 HGV Driver based near Immingham Docks. You’ll transport goods using curtainsider or refrigerated trailers, with options for general haulage or fridge work, day or night shifts.

You’ll use DFDS apps for real-time customer updates, perform daily vehicle checks, maintain records of deliveries and driving hours, and ensure compliance with road transport regulations. This role offers steady, well-organised work with a supportive transport team and a benefits package

Qualifications

• Must hold CPC and DIGI card with valid driving hours.
• Professional Class 1 Driver with safety focus.
• Ability to work independently and manage schedules.

Responsibilities

• Safe transport of goods using curtainsider or refrigerated trailers.
• Timely collections and deliveries across the UK.
• Usage of DFDS apps to give customers real-time updates.
• For fridge work: Monitoring and maintaining correct trailer temperatures.
• Daily vehicle checks and defect reporting.
• Accurate record-keeping of deliveries and driving hours.
• Compliance with all road safety and transport regulations.

Skills

Class 1 driver

Safety-conscious

Independent worker

Customer-focused

Education

CPC

DIGI card

Tools

DFDS apps

Job description

Do you thrive on keeping things moving and delivering when it matters most? Join a business that forms part of the critical infrastructure connecting communities across Europe and become our next Casual Class 1 HGV Driver.

Be part of the movement – and play your part.

About the role

Based near Immingham Docks, this role offers the flexibility to choose between general haulage or fridge work with tramping, days, or night shifts to suit your lifestyle. As a key link in our international supply chain, you’ll work with DFDS owned trailers and equipment from our terminals and vessels, as part of Northern Europe’s largest integrated shipping and logistics network.

All hours paid for including breaks.

You will be responsible for:

• Safe transport of goods using curtainsider or refrigerated trailers
• Timely collections and deliveries across the UK
• Usage of DFDS apps to give customers real-time updates
• (For fridge work) Monitoring and maintaining correct trailer temperatures
• Daily vehicle checks and defect reporting
• Accurate record-keeping of deliveries and driving hours
• Compliance with all road safety and transport regulations

About you

You’re a professional Class 1 Driver who takes pride in doing the job right. Whether your background is in general haulage, fridge work, or both, you’re thorough with vehicle checks, safety-conscious, and confident working independently.

You’re up to date with your CPC, DIGI card, and driving hours, and you bring a customer-first attitude to every job. Experience with ferry trailers or dockside operations is a bonus.

This role is ideal for someone seeking steady, well-organised work with a supportive transport team. We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. And we cannot wait for you to join.

Working at DFDS

Join the movement and grow with us.

We’ll support you on your journey and create the conditions that make it worthwhile.

We’ll encourage you to challenge yourself, to acquire new skills and attributes. We want you to develop and progress within your career. At DFDS, we believe that development happens first and foremost through activities in the workplace, and we've developed training courses to support you.

Now about what we can give you. You’ll be able to access some fantastic benefits such as:

• Life assurance cover
• Contributory company pension scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Free ferry travel for up to 4 guests between Dover and Calais / Newcastle and Amsterdam with no limit on trips
• Full employee assistance programme including:
  • Proactive financial, emotional, mental, and physical health care support including face to face counselling, fast 24/7 access to a GP, a second medical opinion and legal support for colleagues and their family.
• Huge range of retail discounts from high street and online retailers
• Cashback on health care including dental, optical, physiotherapy, prescriptions, specialist consultations and much more.
• Access to myStrength, our Wellbeing platform, which has plenty of content to support and improve your mental wellness needs.
• Access to mental health first aid and opportunity to join support webinars with a focus on all areas of positive wellbeing.

We look forward to hearing from you.