Night Trunk Driver

Micronclean Ltd; Skegness; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading textile and cleanroom solutions company in Skegness is seeking a full-time Class 1 Night Trunk Driver. The successful candidate will perform trunking duties, operate modern vehicles, and maintain compliance with driver regulations. Candidates must possess a valid Driver Class 1C+E license, a CPC card, and a good level of spoken English. This role offers competitive pay at £160.63 per day and various core benefits including loyalty holidays and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Loyalty Holidays

Company Sick Pay

Pension (5% contribution)

Profit Related Pay Scheme

Annual Bonus

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Company Mobile Phone

Gym membership

Eye care scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in trunking duties between depots.
• Ability to perform vehicle checks daily.
• Experience with manual loading and handling.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily defect vehicle checks.
• Load vehicle with garments and consumables.
• Deliver and collect to/from depots.
• Complete route paperwork.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the vehicle.

Skills

Good communication skills

Self-motivated

Ability to cope under pressure

Good level of spoken and written English

Physically capable for manual handling

Education

Full UK driving licence for at least 2 years

Valid Driver Class 1C+E Lorry

Up to date CPC Card

Job description

Job Advert

CLASS 1 NIGHT TRUNK DRIVER

LOCATION: Skegness, Lincolnshire

JOB TITLE: Class 1 Night Trunk Driver

JOB TYPE: Full time

HOURS OF WORK: Monday - Friday - 15:00pm - 00:00am with occasional weekends (paid at overtime rate)

PAY: £160.63 per day

CORE BENEFITS: Loyalty Holidays, Company Sick Pay, Pension (5% contribution), Profit Related Pay Scheme, Annual Bonus, Enhanced Maternity Pay, Company Mobile Phone

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

This role involves trunking duties between depots, with manual handling, making it ideal for drivers who prefer straightforward night runs. You'll be operating modern, well‑maintained vehicles and adhering to all driver regulations, including tachograph and working time directives.

Main Duties:

• Perform daily defect vehicle checks each day.
• Loading the vehicle with Garments, Consumables, Mats and Roller Towels using the handheld personal digital assistant (PDA), also known as a handheld PC, where appropriate.
• Delivering/Collecting to and from our internal depots.
• To complete relevant paperwork necessary for the route.
• Maintaining the driver’s Route Book for the route.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the vehicles daily.

Qualifications:

• Full UK driving licence held for at least 2 years.
• Valid Driver Class 1C+E Lorry – Essential.
• Up to date CPC Card - Essential.

Personal attributes:

• Good level of spoken and written English.
• Self‑motivated and committed to the business.
• Good at staying focused and coping with pressure.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to use initiative.
• Physically capable for the manual handling requirements of the role.

WHY IS MICRONCLEAN A MORE INTERESTING PLACE TO WORK

• Significant capital investment at the Louth and Skegness facilities
• Micronclean Skegness Campus – vision for 2027
• Training and development opportunities fostering growth and self‑improvement

Closing date for application: Friday 16th January 2025

Interview date: TBA

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, or change the closing date, if we receive enough applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Why Work for Micronclean?

• Uniform/PPE provided
• On the job training
• Great work life balance
• Extensive array of employee benefits e.g. eye care scheme, gym membership and more
• Environmental and Sustainability Strategy ‘to be the most sustainable specialist textile and cleanroom consumable business on the planet’
• A growing, family owned, highly successful business, with a history spanning back to the 1920s
• A great culture, represented in our company values known as the SKIEs
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

About Micronclean

Micronclean is a family‑owned business based in Lincolnshire employing over 400 people.

Our current focus areas include rental of specialist work wear to cleanroom industries (pharmaceutical, medical devices, aerospace), and of protective workwear to manufacturing industries (engineering, automotive). The company also manufactures and distributes a range of cleanroom products, which it sells in the UK and exports throughout Europe and further afield, including India, Australia, and Canada.

Looking to the future, we are confident of growth not only in the UK but also in export markets as we seek to leverage not only our laundered garment and mopping service, but also consumable sales. Our unique in‑depth laundry knowledge delivers business opportunities in overseas markets in line with our mission statement.

More information about Micronclean can be found on our website, please click here.