HGV Drivers in Grangemouth

Grangemouth Full-Time No working from home possible

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Job Title: General Haulage Drivers

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Location: Grangemouth

Salary: £15.30 per hour - £16.83 per hour dependent upon skills and experience

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time or part-time hours (plus relief/cover) are available

Shift Patterns: We offer a variety of shift patterns: day shift, night shift, nights out, 4 on/4 off and 4 on/2 off, ad-hoc, on full or part-time contracts.

About Us:

Founded in 1959 we are a family-owned and operated business. With over 65 years of experience in the haulage industry, we provide proactive logistic solutions for our customers throughout the Highlands & Islands, and mainland UK, within multiple sectors including: Road Haulage & Logistics, Rail Logistics, Marine & Shipping Services, Port Services, Warehousing Services and more...

About The Role:

We are currently recruiting for HGV Drivers. This is a great opportunity for drivers who enjoy working for a prestigious logistics company, driving a modern and well-maintained fleet of vehicles and who are looking for flexibility in their life.

Key Responsibilities:

To drive HGV1 vehicles with attachment trailers when necessary: attachments to include flatbeds, curtain siders, occasional drop-sided trailers, low loaders, tanker trailers, forestry pin trailers
To maintain and update training to drive artic and rigid vehicles to comply with company needs and legislation
To load with care, general cargo including forestry products, round wood, fertiliser, concrete products, steel and paper products and any other cargo required
To ensure safe and secure loading of cargo at commencement and throughout duration of the journey to off-loading cargo
To ensure safety of other employees and members of the public when travelling with cargo
To undertake to complete all necessary daily checks/records and proper use of tacho cards when carrying cargo on company business and complete relevant paperwork correctly

Locations:

We operate from several locations throughout the UK and have strategically positioned ourselves near to major cities, which allows quicker and easier access to customers and major transports route. These include:

West Highland (Corpach/Fort William, Isle of Skye, Mallaig & Kishorn)
North Highland (Inverness & Invergordon)
Central Scotland (Grangemouth & Methil)
England (Carlisle)

Our current vacancies are based in Grangemouth.

About you:

Key Requirements:

HGV Class 1 (CE) Licence
Driver Qualification Card
ADR licence would be an advantage, however this is not essential
Experience of Timber Haulage would be desirable for Forestry Crane Operator positions
You will be delivering to outdoor sites mainly so an aspect of the work will be outside in all weather conditions
Working as part of a team is a must so we are looking for someone who is eager to engage with others to get the task at hand done.

Benefits of being an HGV Driver with us:

A great team of colleagues and a varied work load
Competitive rates of pay + overtime rates for weekend working
A modern, well maintained vehicle with in-house HGV mechanics providing full support and maintenance
Flexible holidays - 28 days paid leave per annum (pro-rata), enhanced with service
Aggregated holiday pay
Loyalty payment scheme
Employer Contributory Pension Scheme
Occupational health surveillance
Group life assurance
Employee assistance programme
Free CPC training
Training & support from day one and throughout your career with the Company

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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: HGV Class 1 Driver, LGV Class 1 Driver, LGV Driver, Heavy Haulage Driver, Haulage Driver, ADR Driver, may also be considered for this role.