Class 1 Driver/Tramper - Steel

Barrett Steel Limited; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Discounts on Retail & leisure

Access to health and wellbeing service

Annual cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Barrett Steel at Scunthorpe is seeking a Class 1 Driver/Tramper to join our logistics team. The role involves multi-drop driving, unloading at customer premises, and maintaining delivery documentation. You will work 50 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with overtime and nights away as required.

Applicants must hold a valid HGV1 licence with up to 6 points, a Driver CPC, and a Digital Tachograph card. Willingness to stay away when requested is essential.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe unloading of vehicles at customer premises.
• Operate mobile equipment to load/unload when trained.
• Ensure Proofs of Delivery are signed and returned promptly.
• Check load security and weight distribution at start/end of shifts.
• Maintain vehicles to company standards; report defects.
• Update documentation related to carriage of products and communicate issues.

Skills

HGV Class 1 Licence

Driver CPC

Digital Tachograph

Working time directive

Warehousing experience

EHS knowledge

Willing to stay away

Job description

Come and join our brilliant Barrett Steel Team

All About Us

BCP Omega are part of Barrett Steel, the UK’s largest steel distributor and processor, with over 160 years of heritage we are still family owned and operate from 29 sites across the UK and Ireland, holding more than 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Although we are a business with significant scale, our success is built on the people who make it happen every day. We continually invest in our people, the latest processing machinery, technology, and materials-handling equipment so that we can deliver an exceptional service to our customers. Our people, our customers, and the communities in which we operate are at the heart of what we do. We are a forward-thinking business that values hard work, ambition, teamwork, and are always open to new ideas. We now have an opening for a Class 1 Driver/Tramper.

All About the Role

Based at our BCP Omega Scunthorpe site, the purpose of this role is to carry out multi-drop driving & related duties involved with the safe carriage of goods. The basic hours for this role are 50 Monday to Friday and start and finish times can vary, plus overtime and nights away.

Specific tasks include:

• To oversee the safe unloading of vehicles at customer premises
• As required, & appropriately trained, work mobile equipment to load &/or unload vehicles
• 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, 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.
• Accurately update documentation relating to the carriage of products.
• Maintaining contact with the depot, ensuring any issues are communicated throughout the day.
• Be an ambassador for high quality customer service
• A willingness to work nights away when needed.

We offer you

• £45,304.96 per annum plus overtime and nights away allowance
• 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

£45,304.96 per annum plus overtime and nights away allowance

Hours:

Monday to Friday and start and finish times can vary, plus overtime and nights away.

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