HGV Class 1 Driver

Unipart Group; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

30 days holiday including bank holiday

Job summary

Unipart Group is seeking an experienced delivery driver to ensure timely, safe product deliveries to sites. You will follow customer procedures, address inquiries, and escalate delivery concerns with the site-based team.

You will perform routine vehicle checks before and after journeys and report defects. You will unload and secure products, manage paperwork, and uphold safety in accordance with tachograph and driver hour regulations.

Qualifications

• UK full valid driving licence.
• HGV Class 1 driving experience.
• Digital Tachograph Card and working knowledge of how to use it.
• Driver CPC holder.
• Must be able to provide good customer service, building and maintaining relationships.
• Flexibility with regular nights out expected.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre- and post-use inspections of vehicles.
• Unload the vehicle, ensuring products and returns are loaded safely and secured.
• Drive safely in accordance with the law and tachograph regulations.
• Complete paperwork accurately, dated and signed where applicable.
• Maintain vehicle cleanliness and follow defect procedures.

Skills

UK driving licence

Customer service

Nights out flexibility

Tools

HGV Class 1

Digital Tachograph Card

Driver CPC

Job description

Salary: £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

£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 escal 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.

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