HGV Class 1 Driver

Culina; Highweek; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPC training funded

Safedrive Scheme with potential bonus

Collision Free Year awards

Driver of the Year accolade

Healthcare Cash Plan

Life Insurance

Pension Scheme

Shopping vouchers

Job summary

Fowler Welch is seeking experienced HGV Class 1 Drivers for its chilled distribution operation based in Newton Abbot. You will drive refrigerated vehicles to Local and Regional Distribution Centres, Farms and Packhouses across the UK.

Shifts run Friday to Tuesday (start between 05:00–07:00). There is a guaranteed annual salary of £40,580, an average hourly rate of £15.61, and a guaranteed 50 hours per week with enhanced overtime rates. Training and recognition schemes are offered.

Qualifications

• LGV Class 1 Licence and CPC required.
• Knowledge of Road Transport Directive and drivers’ hours.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure.
• Effective workload prioritisation to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Carry out chilled distribution deliveries to local and regional centres, farms and packhouses.
• No self tipping; loading/unloading by stores.
• Collect equipment or returns from customer locations and bring back to site.
• Report delays or delivery issues to the Transport team at shift start.
• Complete paperwork and ensure PODs are signed and returned.
• Follow health, safety and hygiene procedures.
• Manage working time in line with the Road Transport Directive and tachograph rules.
• Perform daily vehicle checks and report defects; take responsibility for your unit and trailer.
• Maintain professional behaviour, appearance and customer service at all times.

Skills

LGV Class 1

CPC

Drivers Hours

Communication

Under Pressure

Prioritisation

Job description

Company Description

Fowler Welch – a multi-award winning logistics provider who deliver a range of products and services to retailers and wholesalers across the nation. We live by a simple set of values: to delight our customers, maximise our efficiency, be socially responsible and promote being an employer of choice.

Job Description

We’re looking for experienced HGV Class 1 Drivers to join our chilled distribution operation based in Newton Abbott. In your role as a HGV Driver, you will be operating refrigerated articulated vehicles, delivering and collecting chilled stock from Local and Regional Distribution Centres as well as Farms and Packhouses across the UK.

Shifts

Friday to Tuesday Days (Start time between 05:00 and 07:00)

Salary

• Days – Guaranteed annual salary of £40,580
• Average hourly rate £15.61
• Guaranteed 50 hours per week
• Overtime paid at an enhanced rates

What you'll be doing

• Carrying out chilled distribution deliveries to local and regional distribution centres, as well as Farms and Packhouses
• No requirement to self tip, Stores responsibility to load and unload
• Collecting equipment or returns from customer locations and bringing them back to site.
• Report to the Transport team at the start of each shift and keep them updated on delays, delivery issues or load discrepancies.
• Complete all paperwork accurately and ensure PODs are signed and returned to the Transport Office.
• Follow company procedures, including health, safety and hygiene standards.
• Manage your working time in line with the Road Transport Directive and tachograph rules.
• Complete daily vehicle checks and report defects correctly and take responsibility for your unit and trailer, including temperature checks where required.
• Maintain a professional standard of behaviour, appearance and customer service at all times.

Qualifications

• Possession of LGV Class 1 Licence
• Current CPC
• Knowledge of Road Transport Directive and current drivers’ hours.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.
• Effectively prioritise workload in order to meet set deadline

Additional Information

In return, we offer

• Fully funded CPC training that takes place on a paid working day
• Fowler Welch ‘Safedrive’ Scheme – we reward our drivers on safe, efficient and legally compliant driving, with the potential of earning an extra £1,000 a year!
• Fowler Welch ‘Collision Free Year’ awards and associated yearly prize draws
• Coveted ‘Driver of the Year’ accolade – highlighting our very best drivers and rewarding them with prizes including £500 of vouchers
• Free Fowler Welch Healthcare Cash Plan
• Free Life Insurance as a Fowler Welch employee equal to three times your basic salary
• Competitive Pension Scheme
• Recognition schemes for our exceptional employees – monthly winners receive £100 of shopping vouchers