Class 2 HGV Driver Multi Drop & General – Days, Home Nightly

Welch's Transport Limited; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport company in Cambridge is seeking a Class 2 HGV Driver for multi-drop deliveries. This full-time, permanent role offers regular hours and the opportunity to return home nightly. Ideal candidates will hold an LGV C licence and Driver CPC, with a focus on safe urban driving and customer service. Join a family-run business with a commitment to net-zero logistics and enjoy benefits like a pension, free uniform, and social events.

Benefits

CPC training

Free uniform & PPE

Company pension

Social events

Qualifications

• New passes welcome—mentoring programme in place.

Responsibilities

• Secure, deliver and off-load freight safely.
• Complete daily walk-around checks and defect reports.
• Keep customers smiling with punctual, polite service.

Skills

Safe urban driving

Load-security know-how

Customer-friendly attitude

Basic tech confidence

Education

LGV C licence

Driver CPC

Job description

Class 2 HGV Driver Multi Drop & General – Days, Home Nightly

Locations: Duxford (Cambridge) & Bedford
Contract: Full-time, permanent (part time available upon request)
Salary: £15.25 per hour – £31,750 – £40,000 inc overtime
Hours: Monday–Friday • typical 07:00–17:00 (40 hr guarantee) – Adhoc nights out available

Who we are

Welch Group is 90 years young and still family-run—but we’re also the operator of Cambridge’s first 19-tonne Renault E-Tech electric rigid, proving that clean delivery works in the real world.

Why this role matters

The rigid fleet is flexed between multi-drop pallet work that keeps local industry supplied, returning to base each evening so you can sleep in your own bed. Or getting up the road for a day of medium distance multi-drop groupage.

What you’ll do

• Start/finish at your home depot in a modern curtainsider rigid. Vehicles allocated to drivers, no agency has been used for over 6 years!
• Secure, deliver and off-load freight safely; capture ePODs on driver app
• Navigate city-centre restrictions and customer booking slots
• Complete daily walk-around checks, digital tacho downloads & defect reports
• Keep customers smiling with punctual, polite service
• (Optional) Road-test our electric rigid on selected routes—training provided

The skills & experience you’ll bring

• LGV C licence & Driver CPC
• Safe, efficient urban driving style and load-security know-how
• Confident with basic tech (digital tacho, smartphone apps)
• Good paperwork habits and customer-friendly attitude
• New passes welcome—mentoring programme in place

What’s in it for you

• Regular hours, every night at home
• CPC, free uniform & PPE, company pension
• Social events inc. Truckfest, xmas parties, long servers do’s and family fun days

Ready to roll? Call Andy Costen on 07841 801 077 or click Apply
Welch Group welcomes applications from everyone qualified to drive progress toward net-zero logistics.

• Registered company: Welch’s Group Holdings Ltd
• Moorfield Road, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4PS
• Registered company: Welch’s group holdings Ltd