At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver and clean rental vehicles, ensuring they are safe and ready for customers.
- Company: Join the family-owned Jarvie Plant, known for its supportive culture.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible hours, discounts, and tailored learning opportunities.
- Other info: Enjoy extra holidays and a supportive work-life balance.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that values safety, collaboration, and customer service.
- Qualifications: Full UK driving licence and a positive, can-do attitude.
The predicted salary is between 11.7 - 14.3 £ per hour.
Join Our Growing Team at Jarvie Plant! Are you a reliable and proactive team player who takes pride in delivering excellent service? We’re looking for a dedicated Driver/Valeter to join our busy rentals team at our Edinburgh Depot. In this hands‑on role, you’ll ensure our vehicles are professionally presented, safely delivered, and ready for customer use, playing a key part in our commitment to dependable hire solutions.
How This Role Supports Our Hire Solutions
Your efforts keep our fleet in top condition and ready when customers need it. By ensuring vehicles are clean, safe, and delivered on time, you directly support the efficiency and reliability JP Rentals is known for.
Key Responsibilities
- Safely delivering and collecting rental vehicles from customer locations
- Cleaning vehicles inside and out to a high standard
- Carrying out off-hire inspections and recording any damage
- Checking service certificates and updating service stickers
- Refuelling and performing routine safety checks (oil, tyres, screen wash, etc.)
- Test driving vehicles to ensure they're in good working condition
- Supporting with general site and yard maintenance
- Check tyres for damage and carry out repairs or replacements where necessary
What Will Make You a Great Fit
We’d love to see the following skills and experience from our applicants:
- A full UK driving licence (Essential)
- Experience in a driving or rental environment (Desirable)
- Ability to clean and maintain vehicles to a high standard
- A customer-focused approach with a positive, can-do attitude
- A strong work ethic and willingness to support the wider teams
Why Work for Jarvie Plant
As a family owned business, Jarvie Plant is built on core values: Safety Conscious, Collaborative, Dependable, Progressive, and Responsible. In this role, you’ll help put those values into action, delivering safe, efficient, and customer‑focused hire solutions. We’re committed to supporting our people as much as we support our customers. When you join Jarvie Plant, you’ll benefit from:
- A competitive hourly rate, with 2 hours each week paid at time and a half under a 42-hour contract – boosting your weekly earnings
- Monday to Friday work pattern, with additional overtime available
- Tailored learning opportunities and a dedicated Learning & Development Programme
- Access to our Employee Discount Scheme and a wide range of staff discounts
- Extra holidays, with buy/sell options for added flexibility
- Life assurance, providing peace of mind for you and your family
- A supportive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- A contributory Company Pension Scheme
- Family-friendly policies, supporting a healthy work–life balance
Important Information Before You Apply
We’re unable to offer sponsorship; applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including references and, where relevant, DVLA, credit, or criminal checks.
Jarvie Plant – where people are, and always will be, our greatest asset. We’re an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and communities.
Driver/Valeter in Newbridge employer: Jarvie Plant Ltd
Jarvie Plant Ltd is an exceptional employer that prioritises the growth and development of its apprentices through a comprehensive four-year programme. Located in Grangemouth, employees benefit from hands-on experience with state-of-the-art plant machinery, a strong emphasis on safety and teamwork, and access to college education, ensuring a well-rounded foundation for a successful career in engineering. The supportive work culture fosters collaboration and encourages continuous learning, making it an ideal place for aspiring plant fitters to thrive.
