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We have an exciting opportunity for a Hire Driver to join our team in Sunderland. The role is offering a competitive salary and range of fantastic benefits.

Huws Gray Group are a fast-growing company and since the formation in 1990, have developed from a single branch of 5 staff in Anglesey to over 300 locations nationwide with over 5500 colleagues. Our brands include: Huws Gray, Huws Gray Ridgeons, Huws Gray Buildbase, Hirebase, Civils & Lintels, The Timber Group, PDM and Anglia Tool Centre to name a few.

We are Hirebase

As members of The Hire Association Europe we work hard to keep the highest standards in all our 130 branches around the country. Our teams of highly competent, experienced and friendly staff pride themselves on providing up to date knowledge and supplying our customers with the right equipment.

The role of Hire Driver

It’s really important that our customers get the equipment they’ve hired when they want it, where they want it every time, so your role includes:

Complete safe delivery, collection and distribution of hire equipment using the branch van - please bear in mind you will need to be able to tow. This will be the bulk of your role, however, you will need to be able to support the team with the below tasks.

• Carry out appropriate equipment and vehicle checks on a routine basis
• Ensure hire fleet is maintained and repaired to the company and legal standards
• Ensure all hire fleet maintenance records are kept up to date
• Keep Hirebase workshop safe clean and tidy to company standards
• Have responsibility of the hire fleet within your branch
• Safeguard against theft of company goods
• Complete distribution of hire equipment using company vehicles
• Follow and maintain company transport policies
• Serve customers efficiently, safely and to the company policies and procedures
• Complete stock takes as required
• Complete other branch duties as requested by members of the branch management team

What you need

• To be able to drive our 3.5T van
• be a team player
• have a really positive attitude
• have a genuine interest in the industry

In return, we offer great benefits like:

• company bonus scheme
• competitive salary
• a fantastic discounted shopping website
• a generous staff discount scheme
• job specific training like CPC and HIAB

We are happy to discuss the possibility of working flexibly. Please talk to us during the interview process about what works for you. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Our Values

We have a set of values which we strongly believe in. If they speak to you then we have something in common!

We have the know-how We get stuck in We stand together We get it done

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.