Role: HGV Class 1 Driver
£17 - £22 per hour + Excellent Benefits
Our client, a well-established family business specialising in food production, is seeking an experienced HGV Class 1 Driver to join their team based out of Rochester.
Responsibilities
- Ensure all aspects of safety and customer site rules are adhered to, along with transport legislation, including driver’s hours and vehicle defect reporting
- Take responsibility for the security of products carried whilst in transit, which may include long-distance journeys and occasional nights away from home
- Drive safely and economically in line with UK driving laws and legislation
- Carry out various trailer work, including chilled refrigerators, curtain siders, low loaders, and containers
- Ensure all delivery and collection notes and paperwork are correct, and provide accurate paperwork for debriefing allocated jobs
- Provide an exceptional standard of service to customers and colleagues
- Operate a forklift or pump truck as required to load and/or unload vehicles
- Maintain the cleanliness of company vehicles and wear the required PPE
Requirements
- HGV Class 1 license and current Tacho Card (essential)
- PSV license (advantageous) or willingness to undertake company-funded training
- Proven working experience operating HGV Class 1 Vehicles
- Understanding of and adherence to health and safety protocols and food hygiene standards
- Ability to interpret and follow written and spoken instructions
- Comfortable with a physical role involving frequent manual handling
- Can-do attitude with the ability to use own initiative
- Commitment to a flexible and often unsociable working pattern and hours
Benefits
- 28 days’ holidays, including bank holidays, with opportunities to earn more based on length of service
- Pension scheme
- Learning and development opportunities
- Discretionary Christmas bonus
- Free onsite parking