Class 2 Driver

Hovis Bakeries; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hovis Choice benefits

Competitive annual leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Pension scheme

Eyecare vouchers

Job summary

Hovis in the UK is recruiting a Class 2 Driver - Multidrop for our logistics team in Watnall. This early-start role involves loading your vehicle and completing about 15–20 deliveries per shift, delivering our iconic products on time and with pride.

You will use the latest logistics technology, maintain a safety-first mindset, and build strong relationships with customers while representing the Hovis brand professionally.

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence with Class C entitlement (max 6 penalty points).
• Valid Digital Tachograph Card.
• Full Driver CPC (DCPC) qualification.
• Good knowledge of the Highway Code.
• Strong understanding of Drivers' Hours and Tachograph legislation.
• Experience completing pre-use vehicle checks.
• Friendly, dependable and professional approach to customer service.

Responsibilities

• Load your vehicle at start of shift and execute routes.
• Complete approximately 15–20 deliveries per shift.
• Deliver products safely and on time to customers and stores.
• Represent the Hovis brand with professionalism and pride.
• Utilise logistics technology to aid routing and delivery checks.
• Maintain a safety-first mindset in all activities.

Skills

Class C Licence

Tachograph Card

Driver CPC (DCPC)

Highway Code knowledge

Hours & Tachograph rules

Pre-use vehicle checks

Customer service

Job description

Welcome to Hovis. We are the proud guardians of over 130 years of baking experience that make up our iconic and much-loved brand. We produce bread and bakery products created with Hovis goodness at the heart of each. We deliver around 1.3million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland, where we also make Mothers Pride and Ormo products.

We are 2,800 people working within 8 bakeries, 1 flour mill, and 2 regional distribution centres across the UK. Our success is a result of the hard work of our people; they are experts in their field whether it's baking, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, or the many departments within the central functions team based in our head office in High Wycombe. We are a values-led business and expect our colleagues to live, breathe, and embed Quality, Accountability, and Trust into their ways of working.

We are looking for a reliable and customer-focused Class 2 Driver - Multidrop to join our award-winning Logistics team in Watnall.

As one of our Drivers, you'll play a vital role in delivering our iconic Hovis products safely and on time, ensuring they are ready to hit supermarket shelves each day.

This is an early start role, ideal for someone who prefers being on the road at dawn rather than working a traditional 9-5. You'll complete approximately 15-20 deliveries per shift, providing first-class service while representing the Hovis brand with professionalism and pride.

Your day will begin by loading your vehicle before heading out on your route. Using the latest logistics technology and working with a safety-first mindset, you'll build strong relationships with customers while ensuring deliveries are completed on time and in full.

What We're Looking For

• Full UK Driving Licence with Class C (Category C) entitlement (maximum 6 penalty points)
• Valid Digital Tachograph Card
• Full Driver CPC (DCPC) qualification
• Good knowledge of the Highway Code
• Strong understanding of Drivers' Hours and Tachograph legislation
• Experience completing pre-use vehicle checks
• Friendly, dependable and professional approach to customer service

Why Work For Us And Our Benefits

At Hovis, we understand the importance of looking after our colleagues, so we provide a variety of benefits in addition to their salaries. The benefits we provide at Hovis are as varied as the people who receive them but they are offered with the intention of creating value to them personally over and above their salaries.

• There is a range of colleague benefits available, which individuals can select based on their needs.
• Our benefits scheme is called Hovis Choice, which offers a variety of savings and cashback offers on day to day living and much more including eyecare vouchers, and a healthcare scheme to suit everyone. It also includes our Cycle to Work scheme where you can obtain a brand new bike at a significant saving
• We offer competitive annual leave entitlement and flexibility where possible in order to create a healthy work-life balance
• We celebrate loyalty with our generous long service and colleague recognition schemes
• We offer three levels of pensions

Hovis values diversity and is committed to promoting equal opportunities in the workplace. Every job applicant, employee or worker will be treated fairly and equally with dignity and respect regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, social class, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, union membership, political opinion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.