HGV Driver

Job Title: HGV Driver
Location: West Midlands
Type: Full-Time, Permanent (40 hours per week)
Salary: £36,590 per annum

Role Overview:
As an HGV Driver, you will be a vital part of a busy depot team, supporting rental, sales, and service operations by delivering and collecting generators and associated equipment. You will operate a range of vehicles from rigid lorry-loaders (6- and 8-wheeler) to tractor units with flatbed trailers, fuel tankers, and 4x4s. Your role will involve working with a diverse customer base including utility providers, event companies, and construction firms, often visiting challenging sites while providing excellent service.
Key Responsibilities:

• Safely deliver and collect generators and related equipment to and from customer locations using various vehicle types
• Load and unload equipment accurately, following customer specifications
• Set up equipment on-site, including starting generators, connecting fuel tanks, performing checks, and providing basic operational guidance
• Deliver fuel to customer sites using fuel tankers or bowsers
• Ensure all equipment is checked, secured, and matches accompanying documentation
• Assist customers with cable management on-site as needed
• Support maintenance and housekeeping duties in the yard, ensuring a clean and safe work environment
• Comply with all relevant health and safety regulations and company procedures, including tachograph and vehicle safety checks

What We’re Looking For:
Essential:

• LGV License (C+E / Old Class 1)
• Experience operating relevant vehicle types (e.g., rigid wagon with drawbar trailer up to 44 tons, tractor unit with 45’ flatbed trailer)
• Digital Tachograph card holder
• Flexibility to work early starts and late finishes as required

Desirable:

• Lorry Loader Licence (ALLMI or RTITB preferred) with proven experience
• ADR Licence (Class 3 Tanks & Packages)
• Driver’s CPC Certification
• CPCS Card Holder

Benefits:

• Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) Bonus Scheme – share in company profits
• Training, upskilling, and career progression opportunities
• Company pension scheme
• Private medical scheme with low excess costs
• Life assurance and additional wellbeing support
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)

Overtime Rates:

• Double time for early mornings (12am–4am Mon–Fri), weekends, and bank holidays
• Time and a half for early mornings (4am–8am Mon–Fri), evenings (5pm–12am), and Saturdays (4am–12am)
• Standard time for regular hours (8am–5pm Mon–Fri)

Additional Information:

• All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK
• DBS checks will be carried out due to the nature of the role