Class 1 Shunter Driver

Muller UK & Ireland; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy products company is seeking Class 1 Shunters for their Hoddesdon Depot. The role offers flexible full-time schedules and high pay rates during the week and weekends. Key responsibilities include coordinating bay movements, ensuring vehicle checks, and maintaining safety. Ideal candidates must have a Class 1 licence, current CPC, and shunter experience. Benefits include competitive pay, holiday entitlement, and employee discounts.

Benefits

Competitive rate of pay and premiums

33 days holiday

Enhanced family leave policies

Company pension

Free breakfast bar

Free secured colleague car parking

Qualifications

• No more than 6 minor points on driving licence (No CDs, DDs, DRs or INs).
• Must be comfortable with the physical nature of the role.
• An effective team member who works well on their own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the onsite bay movements ensuring compliance.
• Put safety first and respect all road users.
• Complete driver and vehicle checks correctly.

Skills

HGV Class 1 Licence (LGV Cat C+E)

Current CPC and digital driving card

Shunter experience

Excellent attitude to work

Self-motivated with a positive attitude

Job description

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain. Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:

Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain’s private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

We are recruiting for Class 1 Shunters at our Hoddesdon Depot within the Muller Milk and Ingredients Distribution Business.

This is a great opportunity for drivers who enjoy working for a prestigious logistics company, driving a modern and well maintained fleet of vehicles and who are looking for flexibility in their life; we offer full time work schedules, and no overnights stays.

• Contract – Full Time / Permanent
• Location - Hoddesdon Depot (EN11 0DJ)
• Shift - AM & PM - &
• Rates of Pay –

Day

• Monday - Friday - £16.63 per hour
• Saturday - £18.71 per hour
• Sunday - £24.95 per hour

Nights (hours worked between 6.00pm and 4.00am)

• Monday - Friday - £19.00 per hour
• Saturday - £21.08 per hour
• Sunday - £27.32 per hour

Overtime (hours worked over contracted) - £18.71 per hour

Class 1 Driver Role & Responsibilities

• Coordinate the onsite bay movements ensuring that all equipment is fully compliant
• Puts safety first and respects all other road users.
• Diligent in ensuring driver and vehicle checks are completed correctly.
• Forward thinking, route checks for safety restrictions, planned road works and traffic to ensure your journey will be smooth and efficient.
• Highly professional in all situations as you are the interface between the business and our customer base.

Class 1 Driver Key Skills & Experience

• HGV Class 1 Licence (LGV Cat C+E)
• Current CPC and digital driving card
• No more than 6 minor points on driving licence (No CDs, DDs, DRs or INs)
• Shunter experience is essential
• Must be comfortable with the physical nature of the role. Trolleys will be loaded and unloaded by the driver onto the vehicle.
• An effective team member who works well on their own initiative
• Demonstrates an excellent attitude to work
• Self – motivated with a positive attitude and extremely reliable

Class 1 Driver Benefits

• A competitive rate of pay and premiums, paid weekly
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 per referral
• 33 days holiday – to increase with service
• Enhanced family leave policies
• No overnights stays.
• X2 Life Assurance
• Company Pension – business will match contributions to 4% of qualifying earnings
• Free breakfast bar
• Access to the Müller Rewards discount scheme offering over 800 discounts online and in-store and the potential to make savings across grocery and clothes shopping, holidays, insurance, gifts and more
• Be provided with a free corporate uniform
• Free onsite secured colleague car parking