HGV Driver

James Latham; Yate; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

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 currently recruiting for a Class 2 HGV Driver to join our established team based in our busy Yate depot.

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 over a wide area, good geographical knowledge and excellent customer service skills. They must fully understand Driver Hours and Working Time Directive regulations. Flexibility is essential as early morning starts will be required.

Our Class 2/Cat C Drivers deliver many different types of timber products, with deliveries being a mixture of customer mechanical offload and manual driver offload. Experience working with timber and panel products is preferable, but not essential.

You must have no more than 6 points, no DD or CD, valid and up to date Driver CPC and digital card. A minimum of 2 years’ experience is preferable.

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. Benefits include a competitive salary, up to 7.5% matched pension contributions, bonus schemes, a Health Cash Plan and life assurance.

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