LGV Class C Driver – Early Deliveries, Great Pay

apetito Limited; Purfleet-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Wage employer

33 days holiday per year

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

apetito Limited is seeking a professional LGV driver to join our team delivering frozen meals to care homes, hospitals, and Wiltshire Farm Foods outlets across the UK. Start times range 04:00–08:00 with a typical 40-hour week, full driving duties, customer-facing responsibilities, and a focus on safety and punctual deliveries.

You will maintain vehicle standards, comply with hours rules, and act as the face of apetito with customers. Prior CPC and clean driving record are required.

Qualifications

• Essential: LGV Class C licence (ideally 2+ years).
• Essential: Driving experience (2–3 years).
• Essential: Excellent understanding of Drivers hours regulations, working time directive and tachographs.
• Essential: Good operational knowledge of modern commercial vehicles.
• Essential: Good geographical knowledge of UK.
• Essential: Numerate and literate.
• Essential: Good people and communication skills.
• Essential: CPC.

Responsibilities

• Undertake pre-shift vehicle inspection.
• Comply with drivers' hours, tachographs and road regulations.
• Drive with fuel efficiency and damage-free style.
• Deliver goods to customers promptly and communicate delays.
• Provide excellent customer service and resolve conflicts.
• Be an ambassador of apetito.
• Report issues to transport or customer service.
• Occasionally perform minor vehicle servicing tasks and refuel/reload.

Skills

LGV C Licence

Driving experience

Drivers hours regs & tachographs

Vehicle knowledge

Geographical knowledge UK

Numeracy & literacy

People skills

CPC

Job description

apetito Limited is seeking a professional LGV driver to join our team delivering frozen meals to care homes, hospitals, and Wiltshire Farm Foods outlets across the UK. Start times range 04:00–08:00 with a typical 40-hour week, full driving duties, customer-facing responsibilities, and a focus on safety and punctual deliveries.

You will maintain vehicle standards, comply with hours rules, and act as the face of apetito with customers. Prior CPC and clean driving record are required.