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Class 2 HGV Driver
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Barking, Essex
Salary: £800 – 900 per week depending on hours/ overtime
The work is consistent i.e. it is a full time, permanent job with weekly pay and your own allocated truck.
The trucks available are automatic, Euro 6, Volvos or DAFs.
Benefits:
Pay is weekly.
A health benefits scheme after 1 year’s employment.
24 days holiday plus 4 bank holidays per year.
A pension plan is optional with your employment.
Training is provided and paid for where necessary including CPC and ADR.
About the role:
This 18T HGV Driver role involves working directly for our customer, on contract.
Our customer will be your point of contact for all operational work; however, we will be your point of contact should you have any issues with the truck or what the customer is asking of you.
We are looking for experienced drivers ONLY.
This is not a fast paced role, it is more about the care of the cargo and less deliveries.
These HGV roles are independent and are ideal for driver’s that like to think for themselves.
London driving will be a part of this job.
Outline of the Work:
You must ensure that you secure all pallets, and your tachograph and vehicle checks are legal each and every day.
This logistics role is based on 11-hour days with 5/6am starts, Mon-Fri with no nights out.
Some days you may work 9-10 hours, obviously this is to your benefit, however if you work over 11 hours you get paid overtime.
A typical Class 2 multi-drop driver will complete approximately 6-8 deliveries per day and work around 10-11 hours per day on average.
Communication is key for this role, preparation of routing and load positioning is essential to achieving the workload with minimal disruption.
Essential Skills and Qualifications:
Must be keen, efficient and have sound safe working practices
Always be conscious of the health and safety of yourself and the people around you
Valid digital tacho
Up-to-date CPC Card
This 18T HGV Driver role involves palletised transport work of the same products each day, uniform cargo, doing multiple deliveries per day to commercial premises across the South East. Each morning, you’ll be expected to put your card in, do your walk-round checks, go to the office to get your consignments for the day, check your load, secure it as necessary, and commence driving — calling ahead to your first customer to advise an ETA where possibleDo not include the following in your job application, CV, or cover letter:
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