Twilight Driver

ForFarmers N.V.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

ForFarmers N.V. is seeking a qualified Class 1 driver for their Preston location, focusing on delivering animal feed to farms in a safe and timely manner. Candidates will have opportunities for career development, including gaining a counterbalance lift truck license. Full-time, permanent position with comprehensive benefits and support.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Private Medical Insurance

Generous holiday allowance (35 days inc of bank holidays)

Options to enhance your pension after 12 months service

Opportunities for personal growth

Cycle to work scheme

B&Q Trade card (10% discount)

Qualifications

• Experience of driving LGVs on a regular basis; newly qualified C+E drivers considered.
• Working knowledge of EU Drivers Hours Rules and WTD Legislation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver customer orders accurately and on time to farm premises.
• Complete all delivery records, cleaning records, and defect reports accurately.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Fluent in English

Education

LGV Class C+E driving qualification

DCPC qualification card with up to date training

Digital Tachograph card

Job description

Location:ForFarmers Preston, Walton Summit Centre, Preston PR5 8AH

Contract:Permanent

Hours:Full-time

Reporting to:Transport Manager

Forfarmers Preston are currently recruiting a driver for a permanent position to work on the Twilight shift. This is an afternoon start and would suit someone looking for later starts.

As a class 1 operator you will be responsible for loading & delivering to farm premises across the north & midlands. There will be opportunity for the right candidate to develop in the roll and to potentially gain counterbalance lift truck license.

What will you do?

As a driver you will be delivering our customer orders, directly to farm, accurately and on time. Building strong relationships between departments, and with customers, to ensure you have the ability to resolve queries wherever possible. You will be a champion of safe working, and eco-driving.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• LGV Driving: - All legal requirements to be met fully. Consideration for other road users and members of the public. Clear, accurate completion of tachograph records, manual entries and defect reports. Vehicles to be operated within relevant speed and weight limits at all times.
• Feed Delivery: - Accurate, safe working on customers farms. Care to be taken at all times to achieve correct bins for feed and UFAS compliance. Safety of farm employees, children and stock are paramount. Damage to buildings or other property to be avoided.
• Paperwork: - All delivery records, cleaning records, defect reports etc., to be completed accurately, in full and on time.
• Health & Safety: - Comply fully with company & customer health and safety policies.
• Environment: - Fully adhere to rules set out in the site IPPC, comply with company environment policy and assist the transport manager to improve the site EMS.

In order to apply, you must have or be able to demonstrate: -

• LGV Class C+E driving qualification.
• DCPC qualification card with up to date training.
• Digital Tachograph card.
• Experience of diving LGV’s on a regular basis although newly qualified C+E drivers can be considered
• Excellent communication skills, Fluent in English – Constant communication with colleagues and customers.
• Working knowledge of EU Drivers Hours Rules and WTD Legislation.

About ForFarmers

Do you ever stop to wonder where your Sunday morning poached egg came from? Or the milk in your cafè latte? Or what about the sausage and bacon served with full English? It will come as no surprise to you that the animals which produce these products need to eat themselves too. And that’s where ForFarmers comes into the equation.

ForFarmers produces feed for cattle, pigs and poultry in both conventional and organic livestock farming. And that probably sounds a great deal simpler than it actually is. Make no mistake: an awful lot of knowledge, research and innovation has gone into one of those seemingly simple-looking chunks of animal feed. And these are the kind of things we, as a company, invest a great deal in.

What are the benefits of working for ForFarmers UK?

• Employee Assistance Programme (offering support on a range of topics)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Generous holiday allowance (35 days inc of bank holidays)
• Options to enhance your pension after 12 months service (increased employer contributions)
• Opportunities to grow personally and develop within the business
• Cycle to work scheme
• B&Q Trade card offering 10% discounts in-store and online

Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria on the Gov.UK website.

Please make us aware if your need any reasonable adjustments to participate in this process.

We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

About Us

We believe in the future of farming, what about you?

ForFarmers is European market leader in the feed industry and plays a vital part in the value chain of food production. Our main challenge is how to feed a growing population in a sustainable way.

We are therefore continuously looking for talent with the ambition to work with us For the Future of Farming. Our culture is open and friendly, professional and business-like, creative and entrepreneurial.If you are looking for an opportunity to progress your career and work for an innovative and fast moving organisation then ForFarmers may just be the employer for you.