HGV Driver Class 2

Sunbelt Rentals Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real living wage employer

Development opportunities

Incentive scheme

Life Assurance

Employee assistance programme

Holiday purchase/sell scheme

Job summary

Sunbelt Rentals is hiring multiple HGV drivers to transport film lighting equipment across the UK, including London. You will handle loading, route planning, and on-site customer interactions while maintaining safety and regulatory compliance.

We operate a rotating shift pattern; experience in film, TV or live events is desirable. This role offers development opportunities within a well-established equipment rental provider.

Qualifications

• Minimum of driving license category C – with no more than 6 points.
• CPC Certified and tachograph card.
• Demonstrable HGV Driver experience in a multi-drop or logistics role.
• Good geographical knowledge of London and the wider UK, including the ability to plan and navigate routes efficiently.
• Ability to use navigation and transport apps.
• Strong verbal communication skills to support our customers when attending their premises.
• Proactive approach to safety of company vehicles and other drivers, including loading, load restraint and vehicle weight compliance.
• Experience of working in or delivering to film, television or live events (desirable).
• Forklift or pallet truck experience (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Operating commercial vehicles for the transportation of film and television lighting equipment.
• Collect and deliver film and television lighting equipment to production locations, studios and other sites across the UK.
• Assist the crew with loading all equipment safely and securely onto the vehicle prior to departure, using appropriate restraints and load protection at all times.
• Ensuring the vehicle is safe and roadworthy before commencing any journey.
• Represent Sunbelt Film & TV professionally at all times when dealing with production companies, freelance crew and location contacts.
• Ensuring that the legal and company safety requirements, alongside the working time directive regulations are adhered to at all time.

Skills

Category C license

CPC Certification

Tachograph card

Multi-drop logistics

Geography & navigation

Customer communication

Safety compliance

Film/TV/live events experience (des ir

Forklift or pallet truck

Tools

Tachograph card

Job description

About The Role

Recruiting for multiple positions working a weekly rotating shift pattern of 06:00 - 15:00 and 11:00 - 20:00

Are you ready to be a part of our rapidly developing Film & TV division?

We are looking for a talented HGV Drivers to join our team to ensure timely collection and deliveries of film lighting equipment to and from production locations, studios and depot sites across the UK.

What will you be doing?

• Operating commercial vehicles for the transportation of film and television lighting equipment
• Collect and deliver film and television lighting equipment to production locations, studios, stages and other sites across the UK
• Assist the crew with loading all equipment safely and securely onto the vehicle prior to departure, using appropriate restraints and load protection at all times
• Ensuring the vehicle is safe and roadworthy before commencing any journey
• Represent Sunbelt Film & TV professionally at all times when dealing with production companies, freelance crew and location contacts
• 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 – with no more than 6 points
• CPC Certified and tachograph card
• Demonstrable HGV Driver experience in a multi-drop or logistics role
• Good geographical knowledge of London and the wider UK, including the ability to plan and navigate routes efficiently
• Ability to use navigation and transport apps
• Strong verbal communication skills to support our customers when attending their premises
• Proactive approach to safety of company vehicles and other drivers, including loading, load restraint and vehicle weight compliance
• Experience of working in or delivering to film, television or live events (desirable)
• Forklift or pallet truck experience (desirable)

About Us

WhySunbelt?

Whetherit's construction sites, energy projects, government initiatives, orunforgettable events, Sunbelt Rentals deliver the equipment and expertise tomove every industry forward. With our ambition to an employer of choice thismakes 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 acriminal 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 theconviction to the role, the circumstances, and the time passed since theoffence.