HGV Driver Class 2

Travis Perkins Trading Company Limited, Walsall

HGV Driver Class 2

Salary Not Specified

Travis Perkins Trading Company Limited, Walsall

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 6 days ago, 29 Sep | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 68eb4d205f3a4a7893cba9985b5fa68b

Full Job Description

You will have a Class 2 driving licence, up to date CPC records and tacho. No HIAB? No problem! The branch will fully fund your HIAB training, ensuring you’re qualified and comfortable operating vehicle-mounted cranes. You’ll be confident in dealing with our customers, building new relationships and developing existing ones. You will be safety focused, ensuring work is completed in a safe and professional manner. Our drivers are passionate about what we do and deliver for our customers. We want like-minded drivers to join our team with the same mindset and ambition., Choosing your career path can seem like a big decision but it doesn't have to be a scary one. We've broken down the types of people we are looking for by the different areas within the Travis, Our HGV Drivers are not only valued team members, they're also skilled navigators, maneuverers, and the custodians of excellent customer service. We caught up with Dean, one of our HGV Drivers, David Wade is a part-time Branch Manager at Travis Perkins Cambridge Kilmaine, having been with us for almost four years. In 2021 David became a father for the first time, which encouraged him

You’ll be working to deliver building materials from our branch to our local customers in a safe and professional manner. Loading the vehicle in the yard using the HIAB, it’ll be your responsibility to ensure the vehicle is properly loaded, safe and in-line with road and transport legislation. Our drivers are the face of the business and will demonstrate professionalism whilst on the road and with our customers at all times. It’s likely that you’ll perform around 3 or 4 runs per day, totalling around 10-15 drops. There are over 30 colleagues working in our Walsall branch (there is a tool hire team, a Benchmarx kitchens team and we also operate a managed service store from the branch) and they are a great bunch of colleagues who work hard every day to ensure the branch is a success. If you are a team player with a desire to work in a successful branch this could be the opportunity for you.

Our businesses span the trade, home improvement and DIY markets and our aim is to offer the best for our employees, customers, suppliers and the communities around us which helps bring our strategy to life., The Travis Perkins Group has been certified as one of Britain's Top Employers for twelve years. We pride ourselves in selecting the greatest candidates and creating both a fun and safe space to work, Charlotte joined the Travis Perkins Group with no previous experience in the industry but has since gained a promotion and is now Assistant Manager at our Tool Hire branch in Hemel Hempstead, Drive your career forward by getting behind the wheel of one of the UK's largest fleets. At the Travis Perkins Group, we value Drivers - as skilled navigators, manoeuvres, custodians of great cus, Amber has been with us for two and a half years as a driver in our Fort William branch in Scotland. She became a mum for the first time in February 2022, so she shared with us how it has been, Since June 2022, David has been part-time in his role as Branch Manager and his 'new role as house-husband' (his words!)

  • A competitive basic salary with bonus earning potential that YOU impact by driving safely and efficiently (driver bonus up to £300 per quarter) and branch bonus up to £1500 per annum
  • Sociable working hours. No overnight stays or late evenings, providing you with a work/life balance. Hours of work reflect the branch opening hours - 44.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday with alternate Saturday mornings
  • Periodic CPC training funded and arranged by the branch
  • Staff discount across businesses in our group (20% off at Toolstation included!)
  • 22 days of holiday per annum + Bank Holidays
  • Yearly pay reviews, recognising and rewarding committed colleagues
  • Share Schemes (selling shares of our business for a potential profit)
  • Company pension scheme, allowing a variety of contribution options
  • Driver of the year Awards. An evening that celebrates and rewards the best of the best
  • Ongoing development and progression opportunities, we’re BIG on developing our colleagues to be the best they can be. A large number of our supervisors, managers and directors have been on similar journeys