Driver - Erith

Lgh; Erith; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Free eye tests

Free parking

Training & development

Length of service awards

Meal vouchers

Job summary

LGH Winches is seeking a reliable driver to transport road-towable winches and related equipment across the UK. You will represent the company professionally, ensuring safe, on-time deliveries and accurate paperwork, while maintaining high safety standards.

Responsibilities include trailer checks, loading/unloading support, and liaising with customers. A full UK driving license, willingness to travel, and FORS familiarity are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving license and be willing to travel as required.
• Able to pass mandatory eye tests and health assessments.
• Knowledge of FORS and tachographs is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Drive LGH Winches vehicles and tow trailers up to 3.5 tonnes.
• Deliver and collect equipment to customer sites across the UK.
• Perform pre-use checks and ensure loads are secured.

Skills

Team player

Strong communication

Customer service

Working with others

Ability to travel

Education

Full UK Driving License

Eye tests compliant

Tools

FORS training

tachographs knowledge

Job description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY & WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

LGH Winches is one of the UK’s leading lifting equipment rental companies. As a family-owned company for over 50 years, we have made a name for ourselves by combining the highest quality equipment, unrivalled expertise, and impeccable safety standards. We support customers across the globe through continuous investment not only in our equipment and our IT systems, but also by investing in our people ensuring they work in an environment where they can thrive.

We are looking for hardworking and dedicated team players who can share our enthusiasm, experience, and expertise, and most importantly, our commitment to customer service.

Are you a team player, with great communication? Are you motivated and driven for success? Do you bring a positive and committed attitude to work?

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

The successful candidate will be responsible for the safe and professional transportation of LGH Winches equipment, including road-towable trailer-mounted winches and associated cable-hauling equipment.

Assists in providing great levels of customer service and the delivery of key departmental KPI’s by providing driver duties in a safe, compliant, courteous manner across the LGH Group and its clients.

OVERVIEW OF ACCOUNTABILITIES

Perform various tasks related to yard operations, including but not limited to:

• Driving LGH Winches vehicles and towing trailers up to 3.5 tonnes.


• Delivering and collecting equipment from customer sites throughout the UK.


• Carrying out pre-use and daily vehicle/trailer checks.


• Ensuring loads and trailers are correctly secured before departure.


• Completing delivery, collection and equipment documentation accurately.


• Carrying out basic checks on trailers, including tyres, lights, coupling and braking systems.


• Ensuring equipment is transported safely and responsibly.


• Liaising professionally with customers and site personnel.


• Assisting with loading and unloading equipment where required.


• Reporting any vehicle, trailer or equipment defects immediately.


• Maintaining vehicles and equipment in a clean, safe and presentable condition.


• Complying with all relevant road transport, health & safety and company procedures.


• Representing LGH Winches professionally at customer locations.

• Enhance the customer experience of dealing with LGH by enthusiastically engaging and interacting with our customers at all levels when collecting and delivering equipment.




• To show flexibility to meet the demands of the customer when delivering and collecting equipment on time in full.




• Maintain exceptional standards of work through understanding and following company quality, safety, health and environmental policies and procedures and training; Ensuring vehicle is clean, roadworthy, and fully compliant at all times; UK specific: awareness and compliance to FORS (Freight Operator Recognition Scheme) at all times.




• Puts safety first by complying with safe systems of work, reporting near misses to the Workshop/Transport Manager; Operate vehicle(s) safely and lawfully; ensuring loads are safe and correctly supported/retrained; UK specific: ensuring no time lost incidence (UK RIDDOR) within the team




• Collaborates with other parts of the organisation by supporting effective communication within the team to the wider organisation to ensure all customer requirements are fulfilled on time.




• In the event that there are no driving requirements, willfully assist Workshop colleagues with any other duties commensurate with the capabilities/training to hand.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Full UK Driving License (current & clean – no previous Drink Driving bans acceptable due to insurance requirements)




• Able and willing to travel as and when required – (Early starts/late finishes)




• Able to pass the 6 monthly eye tests




• Able to provide a signed annual self-health/fit to work assessment




• UK specific: Conduct FORS on-line training and pass all relevant courses to enable compliant driving to FORS Silver standard (London Only)




• Experience using tachographs, including knowledge of drivers' hours and required records.

Desirable

• Proven track record with driving environment.




• Conversant with Geography and road network within working area.




• Aware of product weights and good understanding of Manual Handling and load awareness.




• A positive and determined ‘can do’ attitude which will ensure our business responds to our customers’ needs.




• Self-motivated with capability of working independently.




• Ability to prioritise effectively under pressure.




• Able to diversify job roles in order to assist others in the team.

COMPANY BENEFITS

• 25 days Annual Leave (+1 per year capped at 30)




• Enhance Family Leave




• Free Eye Tests




• Private Healthcare




• Professional Membership / Subscription




• Quarterly Incentive Program




• Training & Development Programmes




• Length of Service Awards




• Personal Milestone Acknowledgements




• Free Equipment Hire




• Free Parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dartford, Erith DA8 2LD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)