Class 1 Driver - Steel

Barrett Steel Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Discounts on Retail & leisure

Access to health and wellbeingservices

Cycle to work scheme

Company pension

Job summary

Barrett Steel Limited, the UK’s largest steel stockholder, is looking for a multi-drop Delivery Driver to join our team. You will oversee unloading at customer premises, ensure proofs of delivery are signed, and monitor load security and weight distribution at each shift. You'll keep delivery vehicles in good order, report defects, perform daily safety checks, and uphold all health and safety standards on site, on the road and at customer premises. A strong customer-facing attitude is essential.

Qualifications

• HGV Class 1 Licence with up to 6 points.
• Driver CPC & Digital Tachograph card required.
• Knowledge of Working Time Directive.
• Experience in warehousing or distribution, ideally multi-drop.
• Understanding and experience of EHS requirements.
• Ability to stay away as required by job.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the safe unloading of vehicles at customer premises.
• Ensure Proofs of Delivery are signed and returned promptly.
• Check load security and weight distribution at shift start/end.
• Ensure delivery vehicles are maintained; report defects.
• Carry out daily vehicle safety checks and operate safely.
• Uphold all health and safety standards on site, on the road and at customer premises.
• Be an ambassador for high quality customer service.

Skills

HGV Class 1 Licence

Driver CPC & Digital Tachograph

Working Time Directive

Warehousing/Distribution experience

EHS requirements

Willingness to stay away

Job description

Come and join our brilliant Barrett Steel Team

All About Us

Barrett Steel Limited are the UK’s largest steel stockholder with over 150 years of heritage. Family owned, the group is made up of 26 sites and holds over 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Barrett Steel is committed to providing innovative and exceptional service by continuously investing in the latest processing machinery and materials handling equipment. Customer needs and community support are at the heart of everything, ensuring Barrett Steel is always your local steel stockholder.

All About the Role
The purpose of this role is to carry out multi-drop driving & related duties involved with the carriage of goods. The standard hours for this role are Monday to Friday 42.5 hours plus overtime.

Specific tasks include:

• To oversee the safe unloading of vehicles at customer premises
• Ensuring Proofs of Delivery are signed & returned without delay.
• To check the load security & weight distribution according to latest safe working practices at the beginning and end of each shift.
• To ensure that the delivery vehicles are always maintained to Company standards, of reporting of any defects to the vehicle.
• Ensures vehicles are in safe condition, with daily checks correctly completed before use, & are operated in a safe manner.
• Uphold all exacting health and safety standards at site, on the road and at customer premises.
• Be an ambassador for high quality customer service

We offer you

• Highly competitive salary plus overtime
• Life Assurance
• Discounts on Retail & leisure
• Access to health and wellbeing services
• Annual cycle to work scheme

All About You

Essential Skills for the role:

• To hold a valid HGV Class 1 Licence (with no more than 6 points).
• Own a Driver CPC & Digital Tachograph card.
• Knowledge of working time directive.
• Previous experience in a warehousing or distribution business, ideally multi-drop
• Understanding and experience of EHS requirements.
• The ability to stay away as and when the job requires it.

How it feels to work for us

We provide a fantastic opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK’s leading steel stockholder. Our people are the driving force behind Barrett Steel, and we seek individuals who are passionate, hard-working, ambitious and demonstrate a ‘can-do’ attitude to help us build and develop the business. Barrett Steel encourages innovative thinking and has an open door for people to lead and influence change.

summary

Highly competitive salary plus overtime

Hours:

Monday to Friday 42.5 hours per week plus overtime

25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Cycle to work scheme, Life assurance, Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure, Access to health and wellbeing services, Barrett Steel pension