Class 1 Driver - Burton-on-Trent

Wincanton; Burton-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain partner in the UK is seeking a Class 1 Driver in Burton-on-Trent. The role involves delivering orders using crane vehicles, ensuring excellent customer service, and maintaining vehicle standards. Looking for candidates with a valid Class 1 license and a proactive attitude towards work.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Extensive wellbeing programmes

Continuous training and development

Employee discounts

Onsite parking

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Must have valid C+E Class 1 licence.
• Must have valid CPC.
• Must hold Digital tachograph card.

Responsibilities

• Deliver customer orders to building sites and homes.
• Operate crane vehicles and maintain them.
• Cover shifts when colleagues are unavailable.

Skills

Customer service

Time management

Reliability

Communication

Job description

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Class 1 Driver - Burton-on-Trent, Burton-on-Trent

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Client:

Wincanton

Location:

Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Wincanton are recruiting for a HGV Class 1 Lorry Driver to join the team at our Burton-on-Trent site. This position involves covering colleague's shift when required, this involves nights out. The vehicles you could be driving will be a mix of crane vehicles, drawbar and rigid crane vehicles.

· Working Monday to Friday

· Minimum 48 hours per week

· 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays

· Nights out required

How will you contribute?

· You will be delivering customer orders to building sites and homes in the region, so you’ll have a positive ‘can do’ attitude with excellent customer service skills and be able to stay calm and professional when challenges arise.

· You will operate a crane vehicle ensuring that you maintain the vehicles by cleaning them daily.

· You will put the customer at the heart of everything you, so ensuring you work to a high level of health and safety and are compliant to specific customer requirements.

· This position involves covering colleague's shift patterns when they are on annual leave or absent, this could involve nights out.

· You’ll be punctual to ensure on-time deliveries and we offer various day or night shifts with overtime and occasional weekend work offered.

What will you bring?

· Must have valid C+E Class 1 licence

· Must have valid CPC

· Must hold Digital tachograph card

· Must not have more than 6 points on licence

· Experience in cranes/drawbars desirable

· HIAB, Palfinger roll loader/fixed mounted cranes experience and brick grab experience would be advantageous

· Possess excellent customer facing awareness skills

· Good timekeeper and able to work unsupervised

· Enthusiastic and reliable with a commitment to delivering first class customer service and a flexible can-do attitude to work

· Must have good English communication skills and writing skills

· Must have a good geographical knowledge

Benefits include:

· Pension scheme

· Cycle to work scheme

· Drivers Awards and recognition

· Access to various high street and restaurant discounts

· Extensive wellbeing programmes and initiatives accessible to all employees

· Continuous training and development opportunities including DCPC and further licenses on completion of probation

· For every driver that you refer, you can earn an impressive £1,000 (subject to conditions)

In addition to generous renumeration, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more. Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That’s why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.

Be a part of our values; We’re Thoughtful, We’re Aiming High and We’re Prepared.

Our Commitment

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. We strive for an environment where all colleagues feel included, supported, and valued, whilst feeling they can be their whole selves within our workplaces. We are proud that our colleagues represent us, and our successes and we welcome your application. Find out more: Wincanton champions a diverse workforce

About Us

Wincanton is a leading supply chain partner for British business, providing supply chain solutions up and down the country with 20,000 colleagues working across more than 200 sites.

Through a wealth of experience and knowledge Wincanton provides business critical services including storage, handling, and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer ‘dark stores’; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK’s best-known companies