HGV Class 1 Driver

Unipart Technologies Group; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Night out allowance

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

30 days holiday including bank/public7

Job summary

Unipart Technologies Group is seeking a professional HGV driver to deliver products to sites across the UK, ensuring timely and safe deliveries. You will follow customer procedures, handle inquiries, and escalate delivery concerns with the site team.

The role requires a UK driving licence and HGV Class 1 experience, with nights out expected. You will perform pre- and post-journey checks and maintain vehicles to high standards, benefiting from a competitive package.

Qualifications

• UK full valid driving licence required.
• HGV Class 1 driving experience preferred.
• Digital tachograph card and ability to use it.
• Driver CPC holder.
• Good customer service and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre- and post-use vehicle inspections.
• Unload and secure products and returns to minimise damage.
• Drive safely and comply with tachograph and hours rules.
• Keep paperwork accurate, signed and dated where applicable.
• Maintain vehicle cleanliness and follow defect procedures.

Skills

UK driving licence

HGV Class 1 experience

Digital tachograph knowledge

Driver CPC

Customer service focus

Night outs flexible

Job description

£41,134 plus 30 days holiday (including bank holidays), night out allowance where applicable, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

About the Role

You will be delivering products to sites in a timely and safe manner. Giving our customers a great delivery experience, you will follow customer procedures, respond appropriately to any enquiries, and elevate any delivery concerns via regular contact with your site-based team. You will ensure that your vehicle is kept in an appropriate condition and will complete routine vehicle checks both before and after your journey reporting any defects.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

• Conduct pre and post-use inspections of vehicles.
• Unload the vehicle, ensuring the products and returns are loaded safely and secured to minimise damage.
• Drive the vehicle safely and in accordance with the law, including driving within tachograph regulations and driver hour limits.
• Ensure all paperwork is filled in correctly, signed, and dated where applicable.
• Look after the vehicle, maintaining the cleanliness of the driving cab, and follow the company defect procedure

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

• UK full valid driving license
• HGV Class 1 driving experience
• Digital Tacho Card and working knowledge of how to use it
• Driver CPC holder
• Must be able to provide good customer service, through building and maintaining good working relationships with customers
• Flexible withregular nights out are expected

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

£41,134 plus 30 days holiday (including bank holidays), night out allowance where applicable, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

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