Class 1 HGV Driver

Unipart; Hemington; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life insurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

21-30 days annual leave

Job summary

Unipart is seeking an experienced HGV Class 1 Driver to operate from East Midlands Gateway. You will deliver products to sites, follow customer procedures, handle enquiries, and escalate delivery concerns while ensuring the vehicle remains in good condition and defect reports are made as needed.

Key duties include pre- and post-use vehicle inspections, safe unloading, excellent customer service, legal driving under tachograph rules, accurate paperwork, and cab cleanliness.

Qualifications

• UK full valid driving licence.
• HGV Class 1 driving experience.
• Digital Tachograph Card and working knowledge of how to use it.
• Driver CPC holder.
• Excellent customer service and relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre- and post-use inspections of vehicles.
• Unload the vehicle, ensuring products and returns are loaded safely and secured.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Drive the vehicle safely and within tachograph regulations and driver hour limits.
• Ensure all paperwork is correctly filled, signed and dated.
• Look after the vehicle and maintain cleanliness of the driving cab.

Skills

UK driving license

HGV Class 1 experience

Digital Tachograph Card

Driver CPC

Customer service

Job description

Location: East Midlands Gateway (DE74 2BB)

Hours: 45 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Salary: £39,967 plus 30 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

About The Role

You will be delivering products to sites in a timely and safe manner. Giving our customers a great delivery experience, you will follow customer procedures, respond appropriately to any enquiries, and escalate any delivery concerns via regular contact with your site-based team. You will ensure that your vehicle is kept in an appropriate condition and will complete routine vehicle checks both before and after your journey reporting any defects.

As Part Of Your Key Responsibilities, You'll

• Conduct pre and post-use inspections of vehicles.
• Unload the vehicle, ensuring the products and returns are loaded safely and secured to minimise damage.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Drive the vehicle safely and in accordance with the law, including driving within tachograph regulations and driver hour limits.
• Ensure all paperwork is filled in correctly, signed, and dated where applicable.
• Look after the vehicle, maintaining the cleanliness of the driving cab, and follow the company defect procedure.

About You

We'd love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you'd be able to perform well in this role!

• UK full valid driving license
• HGV Class 1 driving experience
• Digital Tacho Card and working knowledge of how to use it
• Driver CPC holder
• Must be able to provide good customer service, through building and maintaining good working relationships with customers

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers' supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it's your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you 'you' - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

You may have experience in the following: HGV Class 1 Driver, HGV1 Driver, Class 1 Driver, Artic Driver, Articulated Lorry Driver, LGV Driver, Delivery Driver, Lorry Driver, Tachograph, Driver CPC, Transport, Logistics, Distribution, Warehouse

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