Driver

ForFarmers; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

ForFarmers is seeking a Driver to deliver customer orders directly to farms in Wales. You will ensure on-time deliveries, communicate across teams, and resolve queries while adhering to safety and eco-driving practices. You may work nights out and must maintain tachograph records.

Role requires Class 1 licence, CPC, and fluent English for effective communication with colleagues and customers. This position focuses on reliability, compliance and customer service on farm deliveries.

Qualifications

• Class 1 licence essential and ownership of a digital Tachograph Card.
• Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) essential.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Deliver customer orders directly to farms accurately and on time.
• Build strong relationships between departments and with customers to resolve queries.
• Champion safe working practices and eco-driving.
• Complete delivery records, tachograph entries and defect reports accurately.
• Comply with LGV regulations and company health and safety policies.

Skills

LGV driving

CPC (Driver Certificate of Competency)

English communication

Professionalism

Tachograph card

Job description

Your Role

As a driver you will be delivering our customer orders, directly to farm, accurately and on time. Building strong relationships between departments, and with customers, to ensure you have the ability to resolve queries wherever possible. You will be a champion of safe working, and eco-driving.

Reporting to: Transport Manager

Reference: R10025

Your Role

As a driver you will be delivering our customer orders, directly to farm, accurately and on time. Building strong relationships between departments, and with customers, to ensure you have the ability to resolve queries wherever possible. You will be a champion of safe working, and eco-driving.

Purpose of the Job

• LGV Driving - All legal requirements to be met fully. Consideration for other road users and members of the public. Clear, accurate completion of tachograph records, manual entries and defect reports. Vehicles to be operated within relevant speed and weight limits at all times. Nights out will be involved.
• Feed Delivery - Accurate, safe working on customers farms. Care to be taken at all times to achieve correct bins for feed and UFAS compliance. Safety of farm employees, children and stock are paramount. Damage to buildings or other property to be avoided.
• Paperwork - All delivery records, cleaning records, defect reports etc., to be completed accurately, in full and on time.
• Health & Safety - Comply fully with company & customer health and safety policies.
• Environment - Fully adhere to rules set out in the site IPPC, comply with company environment policy and assist the transport manager to improve the site EMS.

Skills Required

• Class 1 licence essential and ownership of a digital Tachograph Card
• Regular experience of driving of LGV’s preferred but not essential
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to converse fluently in English with colleagues and customers
• Ability to comply with legislation, work on own initiative and the ability to demonstrate the highest level of professionalism
• Driver certificate of Professional Competency essential