Class 1 Driver

Wellocks; Nelson; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food distributor is looking for a Class 1 Driver to join their Nelson Transport Team. This full-time role includes driving vehicles for product transport and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates must possess a full CPC and Digi-Tacho card and are expected to work flexible hours including weekends. Benefits include discounts on products and opportunities for volunteering.

Benefits

Volunteering day off

Generous product discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee assistance services

Free meals from visiting food vans

Qualifications

• Experience driving in the UK and understanding related legislation.
• Ability to work under your own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Drive Class 1 vehicles for product transport.
• Complete paperwork on time to comply with regulations.
• Maintain a safe vehicle and report defects.

Skills

Good understanding of driver’s hours

Can-do attitude

Education

Full CPC

Digi-Tacho Card

Job description

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Class 1 Driver - Nelson, Lancashire - Competitive Annual Salary

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Nelson Transport Team as a Class 1 Driver.

There are full time (5 nights per week) and part time (2, 3 or 4 nights per week) opportunities available.

Hours of work: Start time between 9:30pm-1:00am until the route is finished.

What you will do:

• Drive Class 1 vehicles transport product between Nelson Main Site and our other depots nationwide.
• Complete all paperwork sufficiently and on time to comply with regulations.
• Manage your time effectively to ensure jobs are completed within the expected times.
• Maintain a safe vehicle through reporting of defects and issues in the correct manner to the right departments.

Due to the nature of the role, working hours will include Saturdays and Bank Holidays in accordance with the rota.

What you will need:

• Full CPC & Digi-Tacho Card are essential.
• Good understanding of driver’s hours and working time regulations
• Experience of driving in the UK and related legislation.
• Can-do attitude with the ability to work under your own initiative.

Let us tell you some more benefits you would receive:

• Fancy volunteering? We will give you one day off a year to take part in volunteering.
• Generous discounts on our products
• Cycle to Work Scheme that offers discounted bikes and cycling equipment.
• Donate through your pay to a charity of your choice. The money is simply deducted through your pay before tax, so for every pound you donate, the 20p that usually goes to tax will go to the charity instead!
• We also have a range of employee assistance services which can be tailored to give you support on various matters such as financial, health and wellbeing advice.
• We treat our teams to a free meal every few months, from our visiting fish & chip van, to freshly made bacon baps from our in-house chefs

About us

Wellocks, is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key part of our service.

From our humble beginnings in 1961 supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants, 60 years later we now supply over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country with amazing ingredients.

We’re proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services

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