HGV Driver Class 1

Sunbelt Rentals Careers; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real living wage employer

Excellent development opportunities

Incentive scheme

Life Assurance

Employee assistance programme

Holiday buy/sell option

Job summary

Sunbelt Rentals in Birmingham is seeking a skilled HGV Driver Plant and MEWP Load/Unload to join our team, ensuring timely collection and deliveries from customer sites while meeting customer expectations.

You will operate commercial vehicles, load/unload rental equipment including heavy plant, and communicate with customers while upholding safety and working time regulations.

Qualifications

• CPC certified with tachograph card and C+E license (≤6 points).
• Proactive safety approach to vehicles and loads.
• Polite, professional conduct when visiting customer premises.
• Good geographical knowledge; IT systems familiarity is a plus.
• FORS desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Operate commercial vehicles for transportation of goods.
• Ensure vehicle safety and roadworthiness; load/unload and secure loads.
• Load/unload rental equipment including heavy plant and MEWPs.
• Visit customer locations and communicate with internal/external customers.
• Adhere to legal, company safety requirements and working time directive.

Skills

C+E License

CPC Certificate

Tachograph Card

Safety Focus

Customer Friendly

Geographical Knowledge

IT Systems

FORS Desirable

Job description

About The Role

Are you ready to be a part of our rapidly developing business. We are looking for a talented HGV Driver Plant and MEWP Load/ Unload to join our team to ensure timely collection and deliveries from customer sites whilst consistently meeting or exceeding customer expectations.

• Operating commercial vehicles for the transportation of goods
• Ensuring the vehicle is safe and roadworthy before commencing any journey, as well as the safe loading, unloading and security of the vehicle load
• Load and unload rental, electrical and powered access equipment including heavy plant
• Visiting customer locations, communicating with both internal and external customers
• Ensuring that the legal and company safety requirements, alongside the working time directive regulations are adhered to at all time

What we offer?

• Real living wage employer
• Excellent development opportunities
• Exceptional benefits including: Incentive scheme

• Life Assurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Opportunity to buy and sell holidays

About You

What are we looking for?

• Minimum of driving license category C+E – with no more than 6 points
• CPC Certified
• Tachograph card
• Proactive approach to safety of company vehicles and other drivers
• A polite manner at all times when visiting customer premises
• Good geographical knowledge and Industry experience (desirable)
• Ability to use IT systems (desirable)
• FORS compliant (desirable)

About Us

Why Sunbelt?

Whether it's construction sites, energy projects, government initiatives, or unforgettable events, Sunbelt Rentals deliver the equipment and expertise to move every industry forward. With our ambition to an employer of choice this makes Sunbelt Rentals an ideal destination for your next career move.

We are committed to the fair treatment of our staff, potential staff, and users of our services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability, or offending background.

Having a criminal record will not automatically bar an individual from working with us. We judge each case on its own merits, taking into account the relevance of the conviction to the role, the circumstances, and the time passed since the offence.