HGV Driver - Class 1 - Full Time Afternoons

RHR UK; Thurrock; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics provider is seeking HGV drivers in Thurrock. As the face of the brand, you will represent the company on the road and ensure timely deliveries, requiring a Class 1 license. The role offers a flexible schedule with 46.25 hours minimum per week, alongside ample benefits including paid breaks and discounts. Join a diverse team committed to great service and inclusivity.

Benefits

Paid breaks

20 days holiday plus personal day

10% discount on products

Access to wellbeing services

Life cover

Pension scheme

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months of HGV Class 1 driving experience required.
• Able to adhere to WTD and EU Drivers Hours.

Responsibilities

• Professionally representing the Tesco brand while driving.
• Ensuring timely product delivery to stores.
• Collaboratively working with colleagues.

Skills

Friendly approach

Reliability

Customer Service

Education

Full HGV Class 1 (C+E) EU license

Valid Driver Card

Driver Qualification Card

Job description

A job where you are in the driving seat!

As the face of Tesco out on the road, our HGV drivers get the opportunity to meet and talk to different colleagues at stores. That's why this role is about much more than just driving: it's about helping others and delivering great service, with a smile.

No two shifts are ever the same, for most of the day you'll feel like your own boss, out on the road delivering to our stores, but there is always a team of managers and colleagues back at the distribution centre ready to support you when you need them.

You’ll meet great people, learn new things and be part of a specialist, diverse team, where everyone is welcome.

Whether you are looking for stability or flexibility to suit your lifestyle, or the opportunity to progress your career, this can be the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Professionally representing the Tesco brand whilst on UK roads
• Ensuring our products reach our stores on time and in good condition
• Being out on the road but also working collaboratively with colleagues and representing Tesco to everyone you meet
• Driving safely, responsibly and within the law
• Collecting as well as delivering, supporting your distribution centre by moving trailers and keeping vehicles fuelled

Qualifications and Requirements

• Full HGV Class 1 (C+E) EU license with no more than six penalty points, a valid DQC and a Driver Card
• Minimum 6 months of HGV Class 1 driving experience required
• Friendly, approachable and reliable
• Passionate about delivering great customer service
• Able to adhere to WTD and EU Drivers Hours

Benefits

• Full time Afternoon starts (Rolling 7 week Rota or Fixed Thursday / Friday Off)
• Number of contracted hours per week = 46.25 minimum
• Paid breaks
• Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank holidays)
• Request flexible working from day one
• Get 10% off and 15% at pay day weekends save up to £2 per year with your Colleague Clubcard with an additional card to share with family outside your home
• Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life
• Life cover of five times your pay and an award-winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%
• Benefits to suit you, choose what you use from discounts and shares to cycle to work schemes
• Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life's moments, big and small
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

About Tesco

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, the communities we are part of and the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit