HGV Driver - Class C + Hiab

Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equipment rental provider in the UK is looking for an experienced HGV Category C Driver with HIAB certification to join their team in Hull and East Yorkshire. The role involves transporting and delivering a variety of plant hire equipment, providing operational training to customers, and acting as a brand ambassador. The company offers a good work/life balance with a Monday to Friday schedule, generous holiday allowance, and a flexible rewards package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Life assurance

Retail discount scheme

Employee recognition awards

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Valued experience as an HGV driver (Category C) with HIAB certification.

Responsibilities

• Transport and deliver a wide range of plant hire equipment to customer sites.
• Collect equipment from customers upon return and prepare it for the next use.
• Operate the equipment and provide customers with operational training in a professional and safe manner.
• Act as a brand ambassador, being the first person customers see and assisting team-mates and customers whenever possible.

Skills

HGV driving experience

HIAB certification

Customer service skills

Friendly and helpful attitude

Job description

Are you an experienced HGV Driver looking for something different in your next driving role - where no two days are the same and you can combine your love of driving with a sense of pride in delivering fantastic customer service? Read on and find out more about joining a team where your contribution is truly valued.

At Sunbelt Rentals UK, our vision is to own the future of rentals. In the last year alone, we’ve invested more than £10 million on vehicles and £1.5 million on a new logistics system, ensuring our network of over 1000 transport colleagues always remain connected and our customers receive a world‑class service. Our FORS Gold accreditation demonstrates our commitment to driver and vehicle safety, supporting our core value of ensuring safety as our number one priority.

We now have a fantastic opportunity for an HGV Category C Driver with HIAB to support our Service Centre operations, helping us to deliver our promise of quality products and services on time, every time for our customers.

Every day brings something new - travelling to different locations, meeting customers, delivering and collecting a wide range of plant hire equipment – from excavators and telehandlers to generators and scissor lifts, to name just a few. You’ll also demonstrate how to operate the equipment, so we’ll ensure that you have the training and skills needed to carry this out in a professional and safe manner.

The personal qualities you’ll bring are as important to us as your skills and experience. You’ll be the face of Sunbelt Rentals, the first person that most of our customers will see, so we’ll expect you to be a great brand ambassador. Friendly and helpful, you’ll be the kind of person who goes out of their way to help their team‑mates and customers.

Responsibilities

• Transport and deliver a wide range of plant hire equipment to customer sites.
• Collect equipment from customers upon return and prepare it for the next use.
• Operate the equipment and provide customers with operational training in a professional and safe manner.
• Act as a brand ambassador, being the first person customers see and assisting team‑mates and customers whenever possible.

Qualifications

• Valued experience as an HGV driver (Category C) with HIAB certification.

Benefits

• Good work/life balance with a Monday‑Friday working pattern (42.5 hours per week) and potential overtime by mutual agreement.
• Industry‑leading flexible rewards package: generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance, retail discount scheme, employee recognition awards and a company pension scheme.
• Join a highly successful FTSE100 company, the UK’s largest equipment rental provider.