HGV Hiab Driver

Job description

HGV Hiab Driver

Location – Reading

Permanent, full time (40 hours per week, overtime required).

Salary: £17.50 per hour. Overtime paid at time and a half after, 40 hours at £26.25.

What’s in it for you?

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Paid Driver Medicals
• Driver Tachograph Card paid
• Company pension
• Profit Bonus Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Retail & Lifestyle Discounts
• Health & Wellbeing Benefits
• Birthday Off & a Paid Charity Day
• Paid Christmas Shutdown
• 22 Days’ Holiday + Bank Holidays

General Description

Garic is looking for a professional, enthusiastic, and flexible HGV Hiab Driver to join the team at our Reading depot in this fast paced & varied role. Start times are between 6am and 8am and you will be working around 8/12-hour days. Overtime paid at time and a half, after 40 hours.

As a professional HGV Hiab Driver, you will be responsible for the delivery and collection of company assets throughout the UK. There will be occasions where you will be required to work away.

Your role will include various duties, including being fully responsible for safe operation and road worthiness of the vehicle you are allocated to drive and the safety and security of the load you are transporting.

You will be responsible for efficient and effective route planning, ensuring your workload is completed in line within current WTD legislation and to also ensure customer expectations and requirements are met.

The successful HGV Hiab Driver will need to have good customer service and communication skills as you will be directly dealing with customers daily. Promoting Garic positively delivering an excellent standard of customer service.

Key responsibilities and Accountabilities of a HGV Hiab Driver:

Safety performance and culture:

• Complete walk round and safety checks daily
• Identify and report any vehicle defect immediately.
• Adhere to and follow safe systems of work and RAMS.
• Load and secure equipment accordingly
• Fully comply with EU directive on drivers’ hours and tachographs
• Fully comply with the highway code

Quality:

• Ensure assets are delivered to a high standard.
• Ensure vehicle & cab is kept clean.

Delivery:

• Complete workloads through BCA
• Ensure delivery/collections are completed on time and in full.
• Plan routes effectively

Cost:

• Ensure any damage is captured using BCA.
• Apply safe and fuel-efficient driving techniques.
• Reduce engine idling.

People:.

• Maintain a positive work environment by behaving and communicating in a professional manner.
• Actively promote Garic product and services to customers
• Keep your knowledge and skills up to date and keep abreast of new legislation.

What do you need to become the successful HGV Hiab Driver?

Essential Skills:

• Full understanding of EU drivers’ hours and working time laws
• Category C entitlement
• Valid DCPC card
• Ability to carry out pre-use safety checks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Flexible, highly motivated, effective team player
• Able to learn and assimilate new information.

Desirable Experience:

• 1 year driving experience within construction sector
• 1 year lorry loader experience
• (New pass drivers will be considered)
• Clean driving licence
• Category C+E entitlement
• ALLMI unlimited lorry loader training OR CPCS lorry loader (HOOK)

Who will you be working for?

Garic are national suppliers and manufacturers of specialised plant and welfare equipment. Backed by the Bibby Line Group, we have grown at an unprecedented rate to become the go-to supplier for many major contractors nationwide. Our locations include our Head Office based in Bury as well as depots based in Dudley, West Midlands, Sandy, Bedfordshire, Falkirk and West Thurrock.

Providing a full solution to contractors in varying markets, we have created a range of niche products to service all welfare and specialist plant requirements. Our employees are at the centre of everything we do, and we currently employ over 200 people across hire, sales, transport, accounting, manufacturing, maintenance and operational teams. With an ambitious growth plan to double the current turnover within the next three years, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us!

If you are interested in the position of HGV Hiab Driver and the Garic team, Please send your CV and a brief covering letter to careers@garic.co.uk or apply here on Indeed.

Note: Due to the volume of applications, we may not respond to all applicants. If you haven’t heard from us within 30 days, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Garic is an equal opportunities employer and complies with all GDPR regulations.

Not ticking every box? That’s totally okay, we recognise that some of you may hesitate to apply unless you meet every single requirement. At Garic, we’re dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming team. If you meet the core requirements, are passionate about this role and keen to learn and grow with us, we encourage you to apply. Drop us your application, we’d love to hear from you.

Be part of something bigger – be part of Garic.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £17.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Experience:

• HGV Driving: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• UK Driving Licence with C+E entitlement (preferred)
• CPCS/ALLMI lorry loader licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person