CLASS 1 HGV DRIVER – NIGHT SHIFT (50 hours per week)

Northwards Ltd; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Leave provisions

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Development training

Group life assurance

Job summary

Northwards Ltd in Inverness is recruiting for a Class 1 HGV Driver to join our night‑shift team at the Inverness depot. You will be responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of customer freight around Inverness, performing daily vehicle checks and loading/securement of loads, while coordinating with the Transport Office.

This full‑time role typically involves around 50 hours per week with occasional overtime.

Qualifications

• Category CE Driving Licence

Responsibilities

• Conducting daily vehicle and trailer checks, ensuring that any defects found are reported accordingly
• Loading and securing freight onto vehicles
• Liaising with colleagues at the Transport Office to coordinate the movement of freight to locations within Inverness.

Skills

Category CE Driving Licence

Job description

CLASS 1 HGV DRIVER – NIGHT SHIFT (50 hours per week)

INVERNESS DEPOT

Northwards is a well-known name in freight and haulage in Scotland, operating from depots in Shetland, Orkney, Aberdeen, Inverness, Scrabster, and Glasgow, with partner collaborations extending across the UK and Europe.

We share a genuine commitment to putting customers first by providing on-time and reliable delivery of goods and equipment. Every member of our team has an important role to play in maintaining our standards and driving the business forward.

We are currently recruiting for a HGV Driver to join the team, based at our busy Inverness depot.

About the role:

Our HGV Drivers play a key role in the local community’s supply chain. We support a broad customer base including the marine and agricultural industry. We transport various cargo such as plant and equipment, temperature-controlled goods and hazardous waste.

Reporting to the Depot Manager, our HGV Drivers are predominantly responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of customer freight throughout Inverness. In addition, there are various other tasks that our HGV Drivers carry out, including:

• Conducting daily vehicle and trailer checks, ensuring that any defects found are reported accordingly
• Loading and securing freight onto vehicles
• Liaising with colleagues at the Transport Office to coordinate the movement of freight to locations within Inverness.

Where applicable, opportunities for overtime may be available.

At Northwards, we offer an attractive benefits package which includes:

• Competitive salary, leave provisions and pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Development training
• Group life assurance.

Key requirements:

• Category CE Driving Licence