LGV Driver Days Liverpool

Freightliner Group Ltd; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Night out allowance

Pension scheme

Job summary

Freightliner Group Ltd in Liverpool is seeking an LGV Driver to join a safety‑driven, customer‑facing transport team. You will perform vehicle and trailer checks, drive with due care on public highways and terminals, and ensure load security and timely deliveries across our UK network.

The role requires compliance with the Drivers Rulebook, adherence to grooming and company policy, and occasional nights away.

Qualifications

• Undertake roadworthy checks of vehicles and trailers.
• Drive with due care and attention on terminal and public highways.
• Ensure load safety and proper security when parked off-site.
• Complete collection/delivery documentation with accurate signatures and stamps.

Responsibilities

• Undertake roadworthy checks of Vehicles and Trailers as per Rulebook.
• Drive vehicles with due care and attention in terminal and on public highways.
• Ensure load safety and security of vehicle at all times.
• Promptly collect/deliver containers to designated points.
• Submit details of any damage to property or accidents in accordance with policy.
• Notify Road Services Office of delays to manage costs for customers.
• Maintain tachograph discs and logs as required by law.
• Present a professional company image and adhere to grooming policy.
• We offer training for non-traditional Freightliner work and roping/sheeting to standard.

Skills

Road vehicle operation

Safety awareness

Time management

Attention to detail

Job description

Freightliner is a leading UK intermodal logistics provider, offering rail, road and terminal solutions that connect ports, inland terminals and customer destinations across the UK. Through innovation, safety and sustainability, Freightliner delivers reliable, efficient and lower-carbon supply chain solutions for its customers. In the UK the Freightliner Group operates under a number of legal entities including, Freightliner Ltd, Pentalver Transport Ltd, and Pentalver Cannock Ltd.

LGV Driver SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

Compliance with Local Working Instructions

Compliance with Drivers Rulebook

Safety Responsibility Statement

You are responsible for your own safety as is reasonable and must adhere to all policy rules, location LWI's or other guidance affecting your role. You must ensure that advice is sought when required from your line Manager or the Safety Department or others as required. You must ensure that accidents, incidents or any perceived unsafe acts are reported timeously.

DUTIES

• 1. Undertake all roadworthy checks of Vehicles and Trailers as contained within the Rulebook for Motor Drivers.
• 2. In accordance with Company policy ensure that vehicles are driven with due care and attention when in the Terminal or on the Public Highway ensuring that by means of correct driving the maximum possible economy is achieved.
• 3. Responsible for the safety of the load and the vehicle at all times and ensuring that where parked off site, the necessary security/safety requirements are met.
• 4. Responsible for the prompt collection/delivery of containers to the designated point.
• 5. Responsible for the prompt submission of all relevant details regarding damage to Company property or customers property or of accidents involving the general public in accordance with the Drivers Rulebook.
• 6. Responsible for the prompt advice to the Road Services Office if delays occur during the loading/unloading of containers in order that associated costs of delays can be forwarded to the Customer.
• 7. Responsible for all collection/delivery documentation ensuring that relevant signatures/Company stamp are clearly marked including your time in and time out are properly recoded.
• 8. Maintain and record tachograph discs and any other relevant logs, in accordance with legal and Company requirements.
• 9. Ensure that at all times when with customers, the correct Company image is projected, and you adhere to the grooming policy in the Drivers Rule book.
• 10. Complete non-traditional Freightliner work using various trailer types where full training will be given where appropriate, see Drivers Rule Book
• 11. Roping and sheeting of loads to the required loading standard as laid down in the Loading Standards Manual.
• 12. You are expected to keep you assigned vehicle clean, tidy and odour free (smoking is strictly banned in all Freightliner trucks), no stickers or adornments other than those supplied by Freightliner are to be affixed or displayed on/in any part of a truck, for example name plates, dream catchers, flags etc.
• 13. Occasional nights away from home should be expected for which a Night out allowance will be paid
• 14. Compliance with the Rulebook for Motor Drivers as issued by Freightliner Ltd.
• 15. Attendance of mandatory and vocational training as required.
• 16. Perform any other duties as directed by your Line Manager as the Business requires, commensurate with your competency and abilities.

Our commitment to you, once you join our team, is to foster growth and provide developmental opportunities to ensure you reach your utmost potential. We are looking for the most committed and reliable individuals who possess the knowledge, skills and experience needed for their roles. In return we can offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, a competitive pension scheme and a rewarding career in an award-winning team.

Freightliner is an established rail freight provider with businesses in the UK and Continental Europe. Offering customers a wide range of rail freight solutions to cater for the requirements of a diverse market sector, we provide a safe, reliable and cost effective rail freight partnership. At the core of all we do are our employees. Their hard work is fundamental to our success and we are equally committed to their growth and safety.

Our commitment to you, once you join our team, is to foster growth and provide developmental opportunities to ensure you reach your utmost potential. We are looking for the most committed and reliable individuals who possess the knowledge, skills and experience needed for their roles. In return we can offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, a fantastic final-salary pension scheme and a rewarding career in an award-winning team.