LGV Bulk Blower Driver

Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Ltd.; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural service provider in Carlisle is seeking a conscientious LGV driver to join its Transport Team. This role involves the safe and efficient delivery of animal feed, ensuring compliance with legislation, and providing excellent customer service. Candidates should hold an LGV licence and Driver CPC, with a flexible approach and strong communication skills. Benefits include a competitive salary, annual reviews, generous annual leave, and access to health and wellness resources.

Benefits

An attractive salary package

Annual salary reviews

Minimum of 25 days annual leave

Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme

Generous sick pay

Health cash plan

Staff discount at Country Stores

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible life assurance

Access to an exclusive discount website

Savings schemes and preferential rate loans

Pension scheme enrollment

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• LGV Licence required, Class 1 preferred.
• Driver CPC certification is essential.
• Experience in animal feed or agriculture is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Operate LGV vehicles for delivery of animal feed.
• Promote the company brand and meet customer needs.
• Ensure compliance with the company's Operator's License.

Skills

LGV Licence

Driver CPC

Communication skills

Ability to work independently

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen where we are looking for a conscientious, hard-working individual to join our Transport Team on our bulk blowing vehicles based out of our Carlisle Mill.

About Us

Every day we provide rural and agricultural communities with the support they need to succeed. Whether they are after a healthier herd or flock, increased yields, faster growth rates, a decent return on their land or even just a helping hand. We have the people, products, and services to help our customers get from where they are now to where they want to be. This is why every role at Carr's Billington is hugely important to our shared success and why we welcome talent from across all different backgrounds to work across our retail, feed, machinery, fuel and central support divisions.

Carr's Billington Agriculture is a subsidiary company of The Billington Group, who are also the proud owner of Criddle & Co., English Provender Company and Billington Foods.

THE JOB

• To operate LGV vehicles for the delivery and collection of animal feed product safely, effectively, and efficiently within the law to meet the needs of customer orders and production.
• To deliver feed efficiently and effectively to generate revenue to allow the fleet profitability to be achieved.
• To deliver outstanding service to customers, promoting the company brand and confidently identifying customers' needs and solving their problems.
• To ensure the vehicle is driven to meet the needs of the company's Operator's Licence, ensuring that the business always remains legally compliant.
• To work in a safe manner ensuring that the health and safety of themselves, colleagues and other stakeholders, including the general public, remain the highest priority.
• Adheres to daily tasks and routines ensuring they are completely in a timely manner with the ability to adopt a flexible approach to enable the fleet to run efficiently.
• Accountable for ensuring that driving style and performance is regularly reviewed and acted upon to continually support the company in achieving its fuel efficiency standards.
• Take a proactive approach to ensuring that any concerns regarding quality, service and environmental and safety issues are reported and addressed without delay.
• Adhere to Company and Group policies and procedures, including but not limited to those relating to Safety, Health and Environmental.
• To ensure all relevant legislation and approved codes of practice, are adhered to in respect of ongoing compliance, including but not limited to UFAS, FIAS, & NOPS assurance schemes.

Skills, Experience And Qualities Required

• LGV Licence (Essential) (Desirable Class 1)
• Driver CPC (Essential)
• Experience of Animal feed / Agriculture (Desirable).
• Flexible approach to work, including delivering bulk feed when required.
• Excellent communicator who can build strong working relationships with all colleagues.
• Ability to work independently using their own initiative.

Benefits

• An attractive salary package.
• Annual salary reviews in September each year.
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave.
• Opportunity to work for a well-established family-owned business with ambitions for growth and innovation.

Your Health

• Health Assured: Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling and health and wellbeing advice.
• Sick pay: Generous company sick pay entitlement.
• Health Cash Plan: A health cash plan allowing colleagues to claim back money spent on everyday health care such as optical, dental, physiotherapy and much more.

Your Lifestyle

• Staff Discount: Colleagues are eligible for a generous staff discount on selected products at our Country Stores.
• Cycle to work scheme: A salary sacrifice scheme saving you tax on the purchase of a new bicycle and associated equipment.
• Flexible life assurance and critical illness cover: Choose to increase the level of life assurance cover already provided to you by the company or add critical illness cover, all at preferential rates.
• Perks At Work: Access to an exclusive member's discount website with over 3,500 brands where you can save money and earn cashback on spends from grocery shopping to holidays.
• Salary finance benefits: Savings schemes, preferential rate loans and wage advances all through payroll as well as tools for financial education.

Your Future

• Pension: Enrolment into the Company pension scheme after 3 months of employment.
• Training & Development: Role specific training and ongoing training and development opportunities identified through our annual appraisal process.