Salary: Circa £37,000 per annum
Class 2 HGV Driver/Valeter
Standard hours:
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday to Friday (30 mins unpaid break) + 1 in 3 Saturday mornings 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hours worked above 40 are paid at time & a half: £20.07 per hour & hours worked before 07:00 are at double time: £26.76 per hour
Why should you apply for this position – because this is an HGV Driving job with a difference!
- Regular day-time shifts with set start & finish times
- Annual pay rises
- Annual profit-share bonuses (company-wide – after 12 months qualifying period)
- Regular overtime offered at time and a half & DOUBLE-TIME rates!
- Excellent working conditions
- Approachable, professional management team
- Job stability – This is a cash-rich company that has been in operating for over 65 years.
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Death in Service Pay-out (Life Insurance) Annual Salary X 2 (after 12 months qualifying period)
- Contributory Pension at 3% – effective immediately upon commencement of your employment
- Training & professional development opportunities offered such as obtaining your Class 1 Licence, paid for by the company!
Who would suit this position?
- Someone with a Class 2 Licence and a full CPC (New Passes welcome!)
- Someone who enjoys a working week with variety (not just being sat down all day, every day!)
- Someone with excellent communication skills who is happy to build relationships with new & regular customers
- Someone who takes pride in the presentation of their vehicle and is physically fit, able and willing to valet the trucks prior to them going on hire (10% of your working week will be performing these duties, the rest will be driving Nationwide)
- Someone who has legible handwriting
Duties include:
- Delivering HGVs; driving to customers’ depots/businesses or home addresses (you will be followed through by someone in a car to return you to the depot or very occasionally catch the train if the location is central. No trade plating involved!
- The role therefore requires someone who is in good health and is physically able to climb in and out of the trucks/vans with ease.
- Filling out ‘check sheets’ when you drop-off and pick-up a vehicle to report any existing/new damages
CLASS 2 Licence Holders – hourly rates breakdown:
- 40 hours x £13.38 = £535.20 x 52 weeks = £27,830.40
- 5 hours x £20.07 = £150.52 x 52 weeks = £7,827.30
- + 17 weeks x £80.28 (4 hours every 3rd Saturday at time and a half £20.07) = £1,364.76
TOTAL Average Earnings Per Annum = £37,022.46
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