LGV1 Driver, Nights

John Lewis plc; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

John Lewis Partnership seeks an experienced LGV1 Driver based at our Aylesford Regional Distribution Centre to move stock across our network and shops. You will work in a 43-hour week with potential night/evening shifts and premium rates after 18:00 and after 22:00.

The role demands a valid UK LGV1 C+E licence (max 6 points), valid Driver Qualification Card and Tachograph Card, plus prior articulated LGV experience. It’s a permanent contract with paid evenings and nights at enhanced rates.

Qualifications

• A valid Manual UK LGV1 C + E driving licence (max 6 points).
• A valid Driver Qualification Card (with up-to-date training) and a valid Tachograph Card.
• Previous experience driving LGV (articulated vehicles).

Responsibilities

• Planning out your delivery journey to support efficient supply chain operations.
• Assist with safe loading and unloading of your trailer.
• Carry out a full set of safety checks on your lorry.
• Maintain knowledge of Highway code, WTD, EU Drivers Hours Regulations and the Partnership handbook.
• Communicate delays or problems to the transport office promptly.
• Report vehicle issues and complete supplier/Partnership documentation.

Skills

LGV1 licence

Safe driving

Articulated vehicle experience

Education

Driver Qualification Card

Tachograph Card

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As an LGV1 Driver, you'll keep our retail operation flowing by ensuring our stock is in the right place at the right time for our customers. Based out of one of our national or regional distribution centres, you'll be transporting goods right across our supply chain network and shops in one of our LGV articulated vehicles. You'll be representing the John Lewis Partnership brand, demonstrating courteous, professional, safe and economical driving standards at all times. Due to its nature, you need to be 18-years or older to work in this role. In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 18:00 - 22:00 will attract an Evening Premium at a rate of £3.25 per hour, and any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract a Night Premium at a rate of £4.25 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning out your delivery journey, ensuring efficiency to support the smooth running of our supply chain operation.
• Supporting the safe loading and unloading of your trailer.
• Carrying out a full set of safety checks on your lorry.
• Maintaining a full knowledge of the Highway code, WTD, EU Drivers Hours Regulations, the Partnership's Transport Partners handbook and the driver's training pack and adhere to them
• Finding solutions to unexpected situations on the day and keeping the transport office up to date with your journey, communicating any problems and delays that might occur.
• Reporting any vehicle issues appropriately.
• Completing supplier and Partnership documentation accurately.

Essential skills/experience you'll need

• A valid Manual UK LGV1 C + E driving licence (with a maximum of 6 points).
• A valid Driver Qualification Card (with up to date training) and a valid Tachograph Card.
• Previous experience driving LGV (articulated vehicles)

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Good local/national geographical knowledge.

Closing Date: September 17, 2026

Pay: £19.10 Hourly

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours of Work: Varied hours of full time work (43 hours) across seven days to include night shift work, evenings and weekends, with shifts starting between the hours of 22:00 - 00:00.

Job Level: Partnership Level 9

Where You'll Be Working: Aylesford Regional Distribution Centre (Waitrose & Partners), Beddow Way, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7AT

ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note: It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorted hour contracts, where possible. Please discussion this further with the hiring manager during your interview. At the John Lewis Partnership we’re not just employees; we’re co-owners, and that’s why we’re called Partners. Being a Partner means not only do we all collectively share the responsibilities of being the UK’s largest employee-owned business, but we also share in its rewards and successes. It’s this ownership model that makes the Partnership a very unique place to work.