HGV Driver class 2

Job Title: Driver HGV

Location: Darlington

J T Dove Limited are the leading independent builders merchants covering North East England, The Scottish Borders, Cumbria and Teesside. Operating from our network of 21 branches we offer a comprehensive stock range of timber and building supplies, heating and plumbing materials, as well as kitchens and bathrooms. We go above and beyond for our customers, building lasting relationships by putting the customer first and ensuring we deliver what you need on time and in full.

Operating for over 150 years, our unique structure as an Employee Benefit Trust ensures all colleagues share in the success of the business and preserves local, long term employment for all.

About the Role:

We're looking for an experienced driver with a Class 2 HGV License with CPC, to play a critical role in our team at our Darlington branch.

You will take responsibility for ensuring our customers get their deliveries to the right place at the right time, whilst driving in a safe, responsible manner and maintaining vehicles in a clean and tidy condition.

You will have excellent organisation skills, allowing you to plan suitable routes having due regard for safe access, weight, height and width restrictions. You will ensure you protect and secure loads as appropriate to ensure safe and damage free transit, as well as operating lorry crane equipment within Health and Safety guidelines. Excellent customer service skills are a must, ensuring you maintain good customer relations.

Ideally, you will have experience with multi-drop deliveries and good geographical knowledge of local and surrounding areas. Experience of using a crane/HIAB is preferable.

What we can offer you:

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• Enhanced annual leave which increases with length of service
• Company pension scheme with a generous employer contribution
• Market leading profit share
• Life assurance of 4 times your annual salary
• Enhanced family friendly leave
• Employee Discount
• The opportunity to learn new skills and develop your career

Hours of work are Monday to Friday 07.30am to 5.00pm plus alternate Saturdays 08.00am to 12.00pm.

For more information about the role, please contact Sean Watts, Branch Manager, at the Darlington Branch on 01325 461803.

How to apply:

Please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

The closing date for applications is 12.00pm on Tuesday 26th May 2026.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may close before the listed deadline once enough applications are received.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Profit sharing
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Application question(s):

• Do you have good geographical knowledge of local and surrounding areas?

Experience:

• Crane/HIAB : 1 year (preferred)
• multi-drop deliveries: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Class 2 HGV License with CPC (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person