HGV CLASS 2 DRIVER

Latham Timber; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

a competitive salary

up to 7.5% matched pension contribu­t​

bonus schemes

Health Cash Plan

life assurance

Job summary

James Latham in Fareham is seeking a Class 2/Cat C Driver to join our established team. You will handle a mix of timber deliveries, with a focus on reliable customer service and professional presentation on every drop.

Hours are weekdays, with early starts and a 'job and finish' approach to suit business needs. A current CPC and digital tachograph card are required, and a maximum of six points. Experience with timber products is preferred but not essential.

Qualifications

• Class 2/Cat C driving experience required.
• Multi-drop deliveries experience preferred.
• Valid CPC and digital tachograph card.

Responsibilities

• Deliver timber products with customer offloads.
• Maintain high standard of customer service on each delivery.
• Adhere to driving regulations and company policies.

Skills

Class 2/Cat C Driving

Multi-drop deliveries

Customer service

Job description

James Latham is one of the UK's largest independent trade distributors of timber, panels and decorative surfaces. As a long-established, family-owned business with history back to 1757, we believe our success is down to our employees and are proud to say that many of our team stay with us for decades. In a recent survey 86%said they would recommend James Latham as a great place to work.

We are looking for a Class 2/Cat C Driver to join our established team based in Fareham. Hours will be Monday – Friday 06.15 – 16.45 contracted hours although we implement a “job and finish” routine to suit both the business and the driver. The company offer a great work/life balance with no weekend, no bank holidays and Christmas shutdown period.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and enthusiastic with prior experience working as Class 2/Cat C Driver. They will have multi drop experience and have excellent customer service skills. Flexibility is essential and early morning starts will be required. Experience working with timber and panels products is also preferable, but not essential.

Our Class 2/Cat C Drivers deliver many different types of timber products and deliveries will be a mixture of customer mechanical offload and manual driver offload.with customers

You must have no more than 6 points, no DD or CD, valid and up to date drivers CPC and digital card. A minimum of 1years’ experience is preferable but not essential for the ideal candidate.

You’ll be working in a modern and well-equipped environment which provides opportunities to develop and grow your career. You will be part of a team that continually seeks out new and innovative products and better ways to serve its customers.

• a competitive salary
• up to 7.5% matched pension contributions
• bonus schemes
• a Health Cash Plan
• life assurance