HGV Class two driver

White and Company established in 1871 are one of the longest running and most successful house removal companies in the UK.
Summary

Are you an experienced driver looking for a change? Or a newly qualified class 2 driver? As a removals driver with White and company you will work as part of a team carrying out house hold removals, locally, long distance and in mainland Europe after a qualifying period. We are looking for a class 2 HGV driver to join our team in Lancaster. We will also consider class one drivers.
Responsibilities

• Driving class c rigid removals vehicles.
• Carrying out house hold removals with a removals porter.
• Packing house hold effects and loading unloading vehicles.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Long distance removals expected 2-3 night out away per week
• Monday to Friday normal working with occasional weekend working
• Basic 45 hour working hours with a 7am start

HGV Job specification

Overview

To be a key member of the home removal team reporting to the Branch Manager. To lead the team ensuring the home removal job is completed on time and to the customer’s satisfaction. The HGV Removals Driver will pack customer items liaise with the customer. Facilitate the safe loading of goods to and from the vehicle. In some circumstances this may be unsupervised therefore they must use their initiative to foresee any potential problems and solve them as they arise. Work will involve travel throughout UK and Europe for which subsistence allowance is provided.

Main Responsibilities

· Extensive travel away from base throughout UK & Europe

· Act as customer facing representative of the company

· Lead the removal team on site

· Safely drive and be responsible for the HGV vehicle

· Vehicle defect checking and reporting

· Comply with tachograph and WTD legislation

· Lift and manoeuvre furniture and effects safely

· To protect furniture as required with packing materials• To pack personal effects into suitable cartons with protection

· Write inventories of goods moved / shipped

· Complete paperwork for jobs correctly

· To act and behave in accordance with Health and Safety Requirements

· Be able to work aware from home within the UK

· Be able to work away from home within Europe

· To drive company transit van or car, as required

-Ensure you have your own tool kit to assemble furniture

Personal attributes

· Physically fit

· Lives local to branch

· Legible handwriting and good verbal communication skills

Education & Training

· HGV Driving Licence

· Driver CPC Qualification card current

. Practical Knowledge & Experience

· Confident and courteous handling of customers

· Good local geographic knowledge

· Knowledge and compliance of Working Time Regulations

· Ensuring all Company and legal instructions are complied with at all times

· Government or other association organization security cleared (desirable where applicable)

· Understanding of Health & Safety requirements / use of PPE

· Manual Handling Training / Experience

Skills & Personal Attributes

· High personal standards of appearance

· Co-operative and flexible (to work any 5 out of 7 days)

· Polite and courteous

· Able to work efficiently unsupervised

· Conscientious attitude towards work.

· Good interpersonal skills.

· Weekend working as directed.

Salary

• Basic wage from £35550 per annum
• Overtime available £15.19 to £19.47 per hour
• Night out allowance £40 UK and £50 mainland Europe work
• Attendance bonus
• 20 days paid holiday per year plus bank holidays

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £15.19-£19.47 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 45 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person