HGV Driver - Class 1 & 2

Value Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days holidays per year

Pension

Group life cover

Health care cash plan

Employee Assistance Program

Bike To Work scheme

Refer A Friend scheme

Friendly team-focused environment

Job summary

U Value Insulation, a family-run business specialising in distribution of insulation and dry lining materials, is seeking an HGV Class 1 & 2 Driver for Kings Norton, Birmingham. You will drive on pre-planned routes, ensure timely deliveries, and maintain vehicle safety.

The role supports branch staff with warehouse tasks and requires a valid licence and DQC. The position offers a Monday–Friday, 45-hour week with OT option and a friendly team environment within a long-standing distributor of

Qualifications

• Hold the correct valid licence.
• Driver Qualification Card (DQC).
• Positive and can-do attitude.
• Willingness to support other members of branch staff with Warehouse/Yard or any other duties.

Responsibilities

• Drive HGV on pre-planned routes.
• Carry out routine vehicle checks to ensure road worthiness.
• Drive and maintain the vehicle in a courteous, safe manner in line with legislation and company policy.
• Report vehicle defects to line/branch manager promptly.
• Complete tachograph and other essential documents on time.
• Build effective relationships with customers during deliveries.
• Ensure orders are correctly loaded and delivery notes signed as per policy.
• Help prevent theft and be security conscious; perform other duties as required.

Skills

Driving

DQC

Positive attitude

Team support

Job description

U Value Insulation is an established international company, with over 40 years’ experience offering the building industry vast product choice combined with in-depth technical expertise. Distributing an extensive product catalogue for application across the full range of floor, wall and roof requirements, ensuring a one stop shop for all our client needs. We stock the very best brands & highest quality product ranges at competitive prices across thermal, acoustic and fire protection insulation products guaranteeing the widest choice and best value

HGV Class 1 & 2 Driver

LOCATION - Kings Norton, Birmingham

Monday – Friday - (45 hour working week with O/T option)

We are currently recruiting for an HGV C1 and or C2 Driver to join a family run business who specialise within distribution of Insulation and Dry Lining Materials.

Our drivers play an integral part in the day to day running of our business. Therefore, it’s important that our customers get their deliveries on time, every time. Our drivers provide a timely, friendly, and dependable delivery service to our customers.

Key responsibilities:

• Driving our HGV on pre-planned routes
• Ensure that the vehicle is road worthy by carrying out appropriate checks on a routine basis.
• Ensure that the vehicle is driven and maintained in an appropriate and courteous manner and in line with legislation, health and safety guidelines and company policy.
• Report any vehicle defects immediately to line/branch manager.
• Ensure that tachograph and other essential documents are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Build effective working relationships with customers.
• Responsible for ensuring all orders are correctly loaded onto the vehicle in line with health and safety procedures and proper documentation is completed prior to departure in order that goods can be tracked.
• Ensure that delivery notes have correct signatures as per company policy.
• Actively safeguard against theft of company goods or property by always being security conscious.
• To perform any other duties as may be deemed necessary or as may be required by the company.

Candidate requirements:

• Hold the correct valid licence
• Driver Qualification Card (DQC)
• Positive and can-do attitude
• Willingness to support other members of branch staff with Warehouse/Yard or any other duties.

Desirable:

• Experience of multi-site deliveries
• Moffet experience is ideal but not essential however full training can be provided for someone that does not have this experience

• 24 days holidays per year
• Pension
• Group life cover
• Health care cash plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Bike To Work scheme
• Refer A Friend scheme
• A friendly team-focused working environment