About The Role
Join us here at Poundland & Dealz as an HGV Class 1 Driver and play a vital role in keeping our stores stocked by delivering the products our customers love, efficiently, securely, and on time across the UK.
Located at our Wigan Distribution Centre, Three Sisters Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9GD, our contracts are for a minimum of 40 hours per week, including paid breaks. We also pay additional premium of £2.20 per hour worked over weekends and an additional night premium of £1.00 per hour. Overtime is paid at 1.5 times your basic hourly rate.
In this role you’ll be part of our transport team, where safety, professionalism, and customer service are at the heart of everything you do. From completing vehicle checks to keep our fleet in top condition, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring legal compliance to meeting and building relationships with our store teams; you'll help keep our operation running smoothly every day.
Being on the road, you will work independently while remaining part of a supportive and experienced team, taking pride in giving excellent service at every delivery stop. To be an HGV Driver with us you will need to have a strong understanding of transport operations and current driving legislation, remain calm under pressure and be able to adapt quickly to changes to your route. With a can-do approach, and the flexibility to work a rotating six-week shift pattern; but most importantly you will hold a valid Class 1 (Category C+E) licence, Driver CPC and Digital Tachograph Card.
We offer rewards that go beyond the payslip, including:
- 10% employee discount card with increased discount events over the year.
- Celebrate your birthday, you’ll get an extra day off for your birthday.
- 5.6 weeks holiday a year including bank holidays, increasing to 6.6 weeks with service.
- Bonus opportunities based on your performance.
- Free parking on site.
- We put wellbeing first through our partnership with Retail Trust which gives you and your family access to a fantastic range of resources.
- My Staff Shop, giving you an amazing number of discounts and shopping vouchers.
- For those unexpected moments, our partnership with stream enables you to access up to 50% of your monthly earned wages early, along with savings and financial advice.
- Training and development opportunities; we want you to grow your career with us, be that through one of the qualifications we offer or internal programmes.
- Plus, life assurance, loyalty service awards and people’s pension.
Bring your energy, safety conscious outlook, and get-stuck-in approach — and we’ll help you build your career with Poundland.
We’re committed and proud to our inclusive culture, and that starts with the recruitment and selection process. If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please do share this with us on your application form and we’ll make every effort to meet your needs.
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HGV Class 1 Driver Wigan DC employer: POUNDLAND LIMITED
At Poundland, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a vibrant and inclusive work culture where every Sales Assistant is valued as a key part of our team. With comprehensive training and development opportunities, alongside fantastic benefits like a generous employee discount, extra holiday for your birthday, and access to financial wellbeing resources, we ensure that our employees not only thrive in their roles but also enjoy a fulfilling career path. Join us in creating a welcoming shopping experience while growing your skills and advancing your career in retail.
