HGV Class 2 Driver

Grafters Recruit Ltd; Watford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Cycle to work

Job summary

Grafters Recruit Ltd are seeking multiple committed Home delivery HGV 2 drivers to deliver carpets to a B2B customer base in the United Kingdom. Duties include operating a HGV 2, forward planning with a PDA device, and ensuring safe delivery with proof of delivery via scans.

Typical shifts start early with guaranteed hours and potential for full-time employment. Applicants should be physically able to lift items, hold a valid manual driving license with no more than 6 points, and be prepared for

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service skills are essential.
• Newly qualified drivers welcome.
• DBS check will be completed for the successful candidate.
• No more than 6 points on driving license.

Responsibilities

• Drive a HGV 2 in a safe manner, complying with road traffic and vehicle legislation.
• Perform vehicle checks at the start and end of each journey and report defects.
• Ensure stock and vehicle are secured and delivered safely.
• Provide first-class customer service on every delivery.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Physically able

Tools

PDA device

Job description

Grafters Recruit are Looking for multiple committed Home delivery HGV 2 drivers.The successful applicants will be responsible for delivering carpets to our B2B customer base. The role involves the handling of carpets, some weighing up to 250KG,using the manual handling equipment provided. At certain customer locations, carpet booms are available, allowing the customer to unload the vehicle directly at the point of delivery.

Drivers will be issued with a PDA Devcicewhich is used throughout the working day. The PDA includes approved navigation and mapping applications to assist with route planning, low bridge avoidance, and locating delivery addresses. The device is also used to scan carpets, capture proof of delivery, and complete jobs in real time, ensuring drivers have all the toolsrequiredto carry out their duties efficiently.

• Monday to Friday
• 05:00 - 06:00 start time each day
• Guaranteed 10 hours per day
• A 45-minute break will be deducted from any shift exceeding 10.75 hours
• Overtime payable after 53.75 hours per week (calculated after the above break deductions across the working week)
• pay rate: £18.07 per hour
• Free on-site parking
• Automatically enrolled in company pension after 3 months
• Could potentially lead to a full-time position.
• Annual Leave Accrued Pro Rata

• Extensive retail discounts across all the big retailers including supermarkets, fashion, technology, travel, days out, hair & beauty, sports and much more!
• Permanent employment contract with an ever evolving and growing market leader
• Continuous training and development opportunities including DCPC and further licenses on completion of probation
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Extensive wellbeing programmes and initiatives accessible to all employees
• Healthcare cash plan programme
• Pension scheme
• Driver Awards and Recognition

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Driving a HGV 2 in a safe manner, complying with all road traffic, and vehicle legislation
• Performing vehicle checks at the beginning and end of each journey and reporting all defects
• Ensuring the vehicle and stock are properly always secured and delivered in a safe manner
• Always providing a first-class customer service experience

REQUIREMENTS:

• This is a physically demanding role including lifting and shifting essential that you are physically able to lift items
• Valid in-date driving license manual licence
• No more than 6 points on driving license
• Newly Qualified drivers welcome
• Previous experience in a multi drop role would be advantageous but not essential
• Excellent communication and customer service skills are essential
• DBS security check will be completed on the successful candidate

Grafters Recruit Ltd havefive branches, initially a specialist driving agency, in recent years Grafters have focused on growth in new sectors by developing Industrial and commercial desks in each branch with great success.

Grafters Recruit embraces diversity and will seek to promote the benefits of diversity in all our business activities. We will seek to develop a business culture that reflects that belief. We will seek to widen the media in which we recruit to ensure as diverse an employee and candidate base as possible. We will strive to make sure that our clients meet their own diversity targets.