HGV Driver Class 1 (Category CE)

Greggs Plc; Bournemouth; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading food distribution company is seeking an HGV Class 1 Driver to deliver products throughout the UK. You will drive modern refrigerated vehicles and ensure compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of driving experience and a valid Driver CPC. Attractive perks including competitive pay, colleague discounts, and a pension scheme are provided in this full-time role.

Benefits

Competitive pay paid weekly

Colleague discount up to 50% off

Free hot drinks on shift

Paid breaks

Profit sharing

Health and Wellbeing App

Growing holiday entitlement

Colleague share plans

Pension scheme with contributions

Confidential Employee assistance

Long service awards

Savings and discounts for shopping

Qualifications

• Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Category C+E/Class 1 driving license for at least 1 year.
• Up-to-date Driver CPC card and training.
• Ability to meet shift availability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide bulk deliveries and collections to UK sites.
• Ensure safety and compliance of fleet.
• Complete mandatory training sessions.

Skills

HGV Class 1 driving experience

Knowledge of Drivers' hours regulations

Reliability

Job description

HGV Driver Class 1 (Category CE)

Greggs

• Amesbury, Wiltshire
• £13.51 per hour
• Permanent
• Full-time
• 23 hours ago

Overview

Join us as an HGV Class 1 Driver and you will be the face of Greggs on the road, making sure that our tasty products are delivered to our supply sites and distribution centres, where we make and pack the nation's much loved Greggs products. Day-to-day, you'll provide bulk deliveries and collections to and from our network of sites throughout the UK in multi-temperature loads. You'll be driving one of our modern fleet of refrigerated HGVs, fitted with the latest technology and safety features, such as telematics and vehicle cameras. Greggs is industry leading when it comes to our fleet, technologies, and training our Drivers. We place the highest of importance on ensuring our Drivers and fleet are safe and compliant. We'll provide you with the best training, including annual CPC, Tachograph, DVWC, Slow Manoeuvre and The Highway Code. Greggs will also pay for the ongoing costs of your Driver CPC, medicals and Tachograph card renewals.

We can offer you

• Competitive pay paid weekly
• Colleague discount allowing you and a family member to enjoy up to 50% off your favourite Greggs products
• Free hot drinks for you to enjoy while on shift
• Paid breaks allowing you to recharge your batteries
• We share 10% of all our profits with our colleagues
• Health and Wellbeing App providing Remote GP and Physiotherapy services
• Holiday entitlement that grows as your career grows with us
• Colleague share plans to help you invest and save for your future
• Pension scheme to help you plan for your future. We'll match your contributions up to 7%
• Confidential Employee assistance app and helpline to help with your wellbeing
• Long service awards celebrating key milestones in your career
• Savings and discounts for your everyday shopping, leisure and wellbeing

About you

Ideally, you'll have worked as an HGV Class 1 Driver within the food industry. You'll also need:

• To have held a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Category C+E/Class 1 driving license for at least 1 year (with a maximum 6 penalty points)
• An up-to-date Driver CPC card and training
• Excellent knowledge of Drivers' hours regulations
• To meet the shift availability requirements for this vacancy
• Be supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good

Experience of making bulk deliveries would also be beneficial but isn't essential. If you're enthusiastic, reliable, comfortable with working shifts that could include nights, weekends and bank holidays, apply now to start your career at Greggs!

About us

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes us so special is our culture - how we behave and support each other. Everyone's welcome at Greggs. Whatever their background, preferences or beliefs we want all of our colleagues to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work.