LGV Driver

The Workdry Group; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Holiday buying

Medical cash plan

Pension scheme

Life assurance 3x salary

Employee discounts

EAP & Mental Health First Aiders

Employee referral scheme

Cycle to work

Training and development

Job summary

Selwood is seeking an experienced LGV Driver to join our Nottingham branch. You will safely deliver and collect pump equipment between depots and customer sites, providing excellent customer service. A Class 2 licence and HIAB/ALLMI qualification are essential.

You will work on a call-out rota, maintain vehicle standards, and follow transport regulations and driver hours rules to ensure tasks are completed safely and efficiently.

Qualifications

• Class 2 LGV driving licence with up to 6 points.
• HIAB/ALLMI certificate required.
• Digital Tachograph Driver Card.
• Driver Qualification Card and/or CPC certification.
• Experience in plant, construction or hire industries.
• Age 21 or over for insurance purposes.

Responsibilities

• Carry out work in compliance with Department of Transport Regulations and The Highway Code.
• Fully understand tachograph operation and drivers’ hours legislation.
• Maintain Working Time Directive compliance for mobile workers, including breaks.
• Ensure safe loading/unloading and secure loads to prevent movement.
• Liaise with Manager and workshop to schedule 6‑weekly vehicle safety inspections.
• Carry out daily vehicle maintenance and defect checks.

Skills

Class 2 LGV licence

HIAB/ALLMI certificate

Digital Tachograph Card

Driver Qualification Card / CPC

Plant/Construction experience

Over 21 years of age

Job description

Selwood are one of the only UK companies to manufacture our own pump range for both sale and hire. Our range includes world leading pumps for handling solids, self-priming and environmental clean-up. The flexibility, reliability, and longevity of our pumps have ensured the Selwood name is synonymous with quality.

This is an exciting time to join Selwood as we drive our business forward and build on a foundation of over 70 year's success within our industry. We are committed to ensuring our staff have the right skills, knowledge & experience to deliver to our customers, as well as creating career paths to help develop, retain, and motivate them.

About The Role

We're looking for an experienced LGV Driver to join our branch operations team in Nottingham.In this role, you'll safely deliver, collect and transport pump equipment between our depots and customer sites, while providing excellent customer service.

It's essential that you have your Class 2 licence, and your HIAB/ALLMI qualification.

To enable you to complete all tasks, you will need a good level of fitness, so you are able to safely load and unload your vehicle, this is a requirement at both customer sites and Selwood branches.

To carry out this role effectively good communication skills are essential, as you will need to communicate with the hire desk, other colleagues, and our customers to ensure the task at hand is completed to a high standard.

As part of the role, you will be involved in a call out rota.

If you are self-motivated, with a strong work ethic to get the job right first time, ensuring health and safety standards are adhered in everything you do, this is the job for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out work in compliance with Department of Transport Regulations and The Highway Code, having regard for personal safety, the safety of the workforce and the general public.
• Fully understand and be compliant with the digital Tachograph operation and drivers’ hours’ legislation.
• Maintain an understanding of, and full compliance with the Working Time Directive for mobile workers. Observing all statutory break periods defined under the WTD for mobile workers. Driver’s hours rules must also be observed and take priority over WTD rules.
• Ensure all loading and unloading activity is carried out in a safe and efficient manner. All loads are to be positioned and secured safely and correctly to avoid overloading any of the axles and to avoid any possibility of the load moving during transit. This could include manual handling of hoses.
• Liaise with your Manager and the garage to help schedule 6-weekly vehicle safety inspections.
• Carry out daily maintenance and defect checks of the vehicle.

Qualifications & Experience

• Class 2 LGV driving licence (no more than 6 points)
• HIAB/ALLMI certificate is required for this role
• Digital Tachograph Driver Card
• Driver Qualification card and/or Periodic CPC Certification
• Experience of working in similar industry (i.e. plant, construction, hire)
• Over 21 years of age (for insurance purposes)

What we can offer you

We understand balancing work and life commitments isn't always easy, that's why we've designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.

• Eligible for overtime pay (for additional hours and call outs)
• 25 days holiday (plus length of service increases) + 8 Bank Holidays
• Holiday buying (up to an additional week)
• Medical cash plan for yourself – reimburse health costs e.g. dentist or optician, access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships
• Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings not just salary
• Life assurance protection at 3 x salary
• Employee discount scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Employee referral scheme (up to £1,000 per referral)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Support for development and training

EDI Statement

Workdry International Ltd is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

As part of your recruitment journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments.

At the heart of our company values we prioritise our people and encourage them to be innovative, entrepreneurial and put the customer at the centre of all we do.