Class 2 HGV Cover Driver

i4 Recruitment; Barking; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run transport company is looking for a Class 2 HGV Cover Driver to provide holiday and sickness cover. The role guarantees a minimum of 10 hours per day and involves delivering and collecting customer work, requiring a valid C license and CPC card. Ongoing training and various benefits are included. Good communication with the transport team is essential.

Benefits

Pay is weekly

Overtime scheme available

Training provided and paid for

Optional pension plan

Qualifications

• Must have at least one year of experience on Class 2 work.
• Keen, efficient, and sound safe working practices are essential.

Responsibilities

• Cover holidays and sickness for full-time drivers.
• Safely deliver and collect various customers' work.
• Work closely with the transport office and communicate effectively.

Skills

Multidrop driving

Efficient work practices

Communication with transport team

Education

Valid C license

Valid Digital tacho

Up to date CPC Card

Current ADR license or willingness to train

Job description

Class 2 HGV Cover Driver

Job Type:Full Time

Multi locations - Dartford, Barking, Purfleet, Basildon, Rochford.

Working Hours:Guaranteed minimum of 10 hours perday, this role can involve nights out

Salary:£15.00 per hour, 10 hours minimum guaranteed.

£20.00 per hour after 10 hours

£30 per night out (if applicable)

Benefits:

• Pay is weekly.
• Overtime scheme after working 10 hours per day.
• Any nights out will be paid for, and you will be expected to park securely in services
• Training is provided, and any renewal training (inc CPC & ADR) is paid for by the company.
• A pension plan is optional with your employment.
• This is a full-time cover position in a friendly, family run business
• You would be used to cover drivers’ holiday on our fleet of class 2 trucks and also sickness which would be shorter notice of course.
• On days without cover there would be service runs to carry out and you would be working alongside the transport office closely week to week.

The Role:

• In your first one to two weeks on the job, you would be paired with one of our driver trainers learning how to safely deliver and collect various customers work.
• Your role within the company will be holiday and sickness cover. We would be looking for you to cover the holidays of our full-time drivers.
• All PPE for this training would be issued to you prior to starting.
• Your work will vary each week, but you will be return to our Grays or Shoebury depot throughout the week.
• All hours paid as per tachograph, including breaks.
• Your jobs will continue to be allocated to you throughout the week via email/ transport team, so communication with us is essential – any delays, issues, or relevant info.need to be passed on.

Essential skills and qualifications – Class 2 HGV – Multidrop driving:

• Must be keen, efficient and have sound safe working practices.
• Valid C license.
• At least one years’ experience on class 2 work.
• Valid Digital tacho.
• Up to date CPC Card.
• Current ADR license/ or will to be trained

Lastly, we are a family run company and proud of this, we have a more personal feel to our business and look after our staff.We expect the same from our drivers when it comes to our equipment and the responsibility they have to our customers and their associated work!