HGV Class 2 Driver

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading supply chain partner as a Class 2 Lorry Driver in Bristol! This role offers a rewarding opportunity with competitive pay and benefits, including a friendly working environment and career development. You will be responsible for safely delivering goods across the South West and South Wales, ensuring compliance with road traffic legislation and maintaining vehicle integrity. With generous annual leave and a commitment to employee wellbeing, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic team. If you have a passion for driving and delivering excellent customer service, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Uniform

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Drivers Awards and recognition

Access to discounts

Wellbeing programmes

Training and development opportunities

Company pension scheme

Onsite parking

Generous holidays

Qualifications

• Must have valid Class 2 licence and CPC.
• Minimum 6 months Class 2 driving experience required.

Responsibilities

• Safely driving a Class 2 vehicle and ensuring compliance with legislation.
• Performing vehicle checks and reporting defects.
• Delivering to retail stores and logging returns.

Skills

Class 2 driving experience

Customer service

Good communication skills

Geographical knowledge

Time management

Education

Valid Class 2 licence

Valid CPC

Digital tachograph card

Job description

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Wincanton is offering the opportunity for an experienced Class 2 Lorry Driver to join our delivery team out of our Portbury site in Bristol.

• £35,100.00 per annum
• £14.06 - basic hourly rate
• 48 hours per week
• Sunday to Thursday
• Working as a 2-man delivery team
• £18.75 - overtime rate for hours worked over 48
• 31 days annual leave holiday excluding bank holidays

This is a manual job with some heavy lifting.

How will you contribute?

• Between 4 to 7 deliveries drops per day on average.
• Safely driving a Class 2 Vehicle, complying with all road traffic, and vehicle legislation.
• Delivering to our New Look retail stores across the South West and South Wales including unloading the vehicle at delivery points.
• Collecting and logging returns.
• Completion of tachographs in line with legislation and company policies.
• Performing vehicle checks at the beginning and end of each journey and reporting all defects.
• Ensuring the vehicle and stock are properly always secured.

What will you bring?

• Must have valid in date Class 2 licence
• Must have valid in date CPC
• Must hold Digital tachograph card
• Must have minimum 6 months Class 2 driving experience
• Must not have more than 6 points on licence
• Good timekeeper and able to work unsupervised
• Enthusiastic and reliable with a commitment to delivering first class customer service
• Must have good communication skills and a flexible can-do attitude to work
• Must have a good geographical knowledge

Benefits include:

• Uniform
• Cycle to work scheme
• Drivers Awards and recognition
• Healthcare cash plan programme
• Access to various high street and restaurant discounts
• Extensive wellbeing programmes and initiatives accessible to all employees
• Continuous training and development opportunities including DCPC and further licenses on completion of probation
• For every driver that you refer, you can earn an impressive £1,000 (subject to conditions)

In addition to generous renumeration, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more. Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That’s why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.

Be a part of our values; We’re Thoughtful, We’re Aiming High and We’re Prepared.

Our Commitment

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. We strive for an environment where all colleagues feel included, supported, and valued, whilst feeling they can be their whole selves within our workplaces. We are proud that our colleagues represent us, and our successes and we welcome your application.

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About Us

Wincanton is a leading supply chain partner for British business, providing supply chain solutions up and down the country with 20,000 colleagues working across more than 200 sites.

Through a wealth of experience and knowledge Wincanton provides business critical services including storage, handling, and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer ‘dark stores’; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK’s best-known companies.