HGV Warehouse Shunter Driver

UPS; Huthwaite; On-site; GBP 27,224 - 33,273; Full time

Job summary

UPS in Huthwaite is seeking a Warehouse Shunter Driver for night shifts. The role is based at Nunn Brook Road, NG17 2HU, offering a 40-hour week Sunday to Thursday, 20:30–05:00. The job focuses on safe loading, scanning, and preparing pallets for despatch across UK routes.

A reliable, professional driver with UK driving knowledge is required. Responsibilities include loading/unloading with pallet trucks, ensuring temperature checks, and maintaining vehicle readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience with safe, legally compliant driving in the UK.
• Ability to plan and execute loading/unloading with pallet trucks.
• Willingness to work night shifts and Sundays as scheduled.
• Smart and presentable appearance and conduct at all times.

Responsibilities

• Manage scanning of packages or pallets to vehicles for despatch.
• Ensure safe loading of consignments using straps or loading bars.
• Assist with loading/unloading using pallet trucks and equipment.
• Check vehicle temperature prior to loading.
• Move vehicles on/off loading bays for HGV and vans.
• Report defects per process to line manager.
• Adhere to UK HGV driving legislation.
• Demonstrate professional and safe driving competency at all times.
• Maintain neat, clean, and professional appearance.
• Organise loads within bays to ensure correct loading.

Skills

Safe driving

HGV driving

Loading/unloading

Loading bay organisation

Tools

Pallet trucks

Job description

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Job Description

Warehouse Shunter Driver Nights

Nunn Brook Road, Huthwaite, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 2HU

40 Hours

Sunday to Thursday

2030-0500

Salary is £30,249.24

Job Purpose And Responsibilities

• Manage the scanning of packages or pallets to vehicles ready for despatch.
• Ensure the safe and secure loading of all consignments to vehicles with use of straps or loading bars.
• Assist with the loading/unloading of vehicles using appropriate equipment such as pallet trucks.
• Ensure vehicle is in temperature prior to loading.
• Moving of vehicles on and off loading bays HGV and van.
• Report all defects as per defect reporting process to your line manager.
• Adherence to all legislation governing HGV driving in the UK.
• Demonstration of professional and safe driving competency at all times.
• Be smart and presentable at all times.
• Moving of finished goods within the warehouse to dedicated bays using appropriate equipment.
• Organising of loads within bays to ensure all correct prior to loading.
• General house keeping.
• Correct completion of EPOD scan to vehicle.
• When directed by a manager, undertake any other task appropriate to the skills and responsibilities of a driver.

Employee Type

Permanent

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