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Class 1 & 2 HGV Cover Driver

Job Type: Full Time

Location: Grays Area, Essex

Working Hours: Guaranteed minimum of 10 hours per day, this role can involve nights out

Salary:  £16.66 per hour, 10 hours minimum guaranteed.

             £21.00 per hour after 10 hours 

             £30 per night out (if applicable)

Benefits:            

Pay is weekly.
Overtime scheme after working 10 hours per day.
Any nights out will be paid for, and you will be expected to park securely in services
Training is provided, and any renewal training (inc CPC & ADR) is paid for by the company.
A pension plan is optional with your employment.
This is a full-time cover position in a friendly, family run business
You would be used to cover drivers’ holiday on our fleet of class 1 and 2 trucks and also sickness which would be shorter notice of course.
On days without cover there would be service runs to carry out and you would be working alongside the transport office closely week to week.
The Role:

In your first one to two weeks on the job, you would be paired with one of our driver trainers learning how to safely deliver and collect various customers work.
Your role within the company will be holiday and sickness cover.  We would be looking for you to cover the holidays of our full-time drivers, we also have ADR tanker work so we would be looking to train the successful candidate on this work longer term.
All PPE for this training would be issued to you prior to starting.
Your work will vary each week, but you will be return to our Grays or Shoebury depot throughout the week.
All hours paid as per tachograph, including breaks.
Your jobs will continue to be allocated to you throughout the week via email/ transport team, so communication with us is essential – any delays, issues, or relevant info. need to be passed on.
Essential skills and qualifications – Class 1 HGV – ADR Tanker Driver:

Must be keen, efficient and have sound safe working practices.
Valid C+E license.
At least one years’ experience on class 1 and 2 work.
Valid Digital tacho.
Up to date CPC Card.
A current ADR license, all classes expect 1&7 in tanks would be a big advantage but is not a requirement.
Lastly, we are a family run company and proud of this, we have a more personal feel to our business and look after our staff. We expect the same from our drivers when it comes to our equipment and the responsibility they have to our customers and their associated work