HGV Driver Days Lichfield, England
Job description
Job Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a HGV DRIVER - DAYS to join our team at Florette in Lichfield.
Your main role will be to deliver company products to our customers in a professional, safe and timely manner. Adhering to working time Directive you will ensure all safety aspects and considerations are met. We have one day position available, working on a 4-on, 4-off , with a start time of between 4am-7am, on a 12 hour shift pattern.
About Us
Florette is one of three UK food manufacturing factories owned by the French co-operative group, Agrial. Agrial has operations across 18 regions, with 280 farming outlets and 5 different divisions, which comprise Beverage, Dairy, Meat, Fresh Produce & Agricultural operations; it’s not just about lettuce! As well as the 3 factories we also have a farming operation – Agrial Fresh Farms. All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial's vegetable division.
The business is more recognisable in the UK by its Florette salad brand and we are now one of the UK’s leading producers in the industry. Under the Florette brand, our site processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat fresh salad bags to well-known retailers in the UK. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team.
Main Responsibilities
- Ensure that Company products are delivered in a professional manner, delivering to major RDC’s with some multidrop involved.
- To comply with the rules on working time as specified in the “Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations” and responsible for ensuring all safety aspects are met.
- Where necessary you will be required to carry out other duties within the warehouse & distribution department, Light clean work (palletised salad).
- To safely drive our vehicles, complying with all driving laws and regulations.
- Ensure that daily vehicle checks are carried out and any defects are duly reported, ensuring the vehicle and its load are road-worthy and do not pose a threat to other road-users.
- Abide by customers rules and regulations whilst on site, be an ambassador for Agrial.
- To work effectively and professionally to the company standards, policies and procedure.
Skills and Experience Required
- 2 years’ experience of driving HGV vehicles on UK roads
- Valid Full HGV Class 1 licence
- Driver CPC qualification card
What You Will Get In Return
A competitive salary, annual bonus scheme, life assurance, and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business, including 23 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) & increasing to 25 days after 5 years’ service.
Next Steps
It’s an exciting time to join our business! We’re growing and looking for positive and innovative people to join our growing, professional team. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, and want a new challenge in a company experiencing growth and success we would love for you to join us on our journey!
Please apply directly or alternatively contact Liza Crane, Recruitment Officer for a totally confidential discussion.
Note to recruitment agencies: this role is being handled by the company HR team and no agency contact is required.
Agrial Fresh Produce reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. That’s why we’ve taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work.
Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £36,380.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Experience:
- HGV Driving: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driver CPC (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 221563INDL
