driver East of England
Job description
Job Summary
We are looking to recruit a permanent HGV Class 1 (LGV C+E) Driver to work in our straw haulage operation based out of Bunwell, Norfolk. The straw lorries are DAF long artic and wagon & drag flatbeds designed to carry straw bales destined for biomass power generation.
3 month fixed term contracts for harvest day driving on straw and bulk work are also available.
Candidate Requirements
- HGV1 licence with Driver CPC
- Interested in agricultural haulage
- Prepared to work some weekends and bank holidays by prior arrangement (not Christmas Day, Boxing Day, NYD)
- Prepared to work nights out
- Available over harvest (July-October)
- Previous agricultural and/or long artic experience desirable but not essential
Candidate Duties
A typical day will start between 5.00am and 6.00am and take you to a straw storage site on a farm in the East of England where you will be loaded with large or midi hesston bales. You will strap up your load and deliver it to one of our customer’s fuel storage or processing sites in the East of England. Due to the structure of the day, it makes sense to be ‘up the road’ for most of the week, overnighting on farm or near the customer’s sites. During harvest time local work is available.
Benefits & Salary
- Basic pay £12.00/hr first 8 hours M-F, £13.75/hr thereafter.
- Breaks paid for (worth an extra ~3-6% on the rate over employers who deduct for breaks).
- Overnight allowance £26.20 tax free.
- Saturdays £13.75/hr all hours worked.
- Sundays £13.75/hr first 8 hours, £18.15/hr thereafter.
- Bank holidays £18.15/hr all hours worked.
- CPC training organised and paid for by the Company, on Company time
- Weekly pay
About The Business
G Easton & Son Ltd are a small family farming and haulage contracting business based in South Norfolk. We run straw wagons, tippers and tankers, hauling our own produce as well as for third parties. We have a small team of skilled and supportive drivers that we hope you will enjoy working with.
To apply
Please call 01953 789333 to discuss the job or request an application form. Visit https://Facebook.com/EastonsYard for videos and photos of the work we do.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £12.00-£18.15 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Application question(s):
- Are you prepared to start between 5.00am-7.00am and work an average of 12 hours a day?
- Do you have any holidays booked between July and October?
- Do you live within an hour's drive of Bunwell, Norfolk?
- Our work is muddy in winter, dusty in summer. You take some of the UK's largest, tallest trucks down narrow lanes with overgrown trees and carry a flammable load. Your load may sometimes include unwanted passengers ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ There are and will be better paid, easier HGV1 jobs available elsewhere. Can you tell me why you're applying for a Straw Wagon driving job with Eastons?
Work Location: On the road
