Driver - Erith

LGH Benelux; Erith; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days Annual Leave

Enhance Family Leave

Free Eye Tests

Private Healthcare

Training & Development Programmes

Quarterly Incentive Program

Free Parking

Free Equipment Hire

Job summary

LGH Winches is seeking a driver to safely transport and deliver road-towable trailer-mounted winches and related equipment across the UK. You will perform pre-use checks, secure loads, complete delivery documentation, and liaise with customers to ensure timely service.

As part of the LGH team, you will uphold health and safety standards, participate in FORS Silver requirements, and assist with loading/unloading when needed, contributing to high levels of customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 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: FORS online 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 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 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.

Skills

Driving

Travel flexibility

Eye tests

Health assessment

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.

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

• 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.

Essential

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• 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)

LGH 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 in our equipment, people and IT systems. LGH adds specialist knowledge and know-how to your operation and excellent customer service, lifting your team as well as your load. From a simple toe jack for manual handling, to sophisticated spreader beams for larger loads, we offer the widest range of lifting equipment, on call and ready for delivery, backed by expert advice and on‑site expertise.

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