LGV C+E Driver – Early Shifts, Customer Focus

Wiltshire Farm Foods; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Wage employer

33 days holiday incl. bank holidays

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Free meals on site

Free parking

Discounts via apetito perks

Job summary

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to care homes and hospitals, delivering frozen meals to Wiltshire Farm Foods franchisees. As a professional driver you will cover diverse UK locations, support a fixed 40 hour week, and begin shifts between 04:00 and 08:00, ensuring on-time, quality deliveries and outstanding customer service.

You will be the face of apetito, driving safely, maintaining vehicles, and collaborating with transport teams to optimise routes and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Full LGV Class C+E licence (ideally 2+ years).
• Driving experience of 2–3 years preferred.
• Strong knowledge of UK Drivers hours regulations & tachographs.
• Operational knowledge of modern commercial vehicles.
• Numerate, literate with good communication skills.
• CPC qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake pre-shift vehicle checks.
• Adhere to drivers hours, tachographs and regulations.
• Deliver goods to customer sites on time and in good condition.
• Provide excellent customer service as the face of apetito.
• Maintain vehicle cleanliness and perform minor routine maintenance.
• Report issues to transport office and participate in debriefs.

Skills

LGV licence

Driving experience

Drivers hours regs

Geographical knowledge UK

CPC

Tools

Tachographs

Job description

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to care homes and hospitals, delivering frozen meals to Wiltshire Farm Foods franchisees. As a professional driver you will cover diverse UK locations, support a fixed 40 hour week, and begin shifts between 04:00 and 08:00, ensuring on-time, quality deliveries and outstanding customer service.

You will be the face of apetito, driving safely, maintaining vehicles, and collaborating with transport teams to optimise routes and efficiency.