Wincanton
About the Role:
Wincanton is seeking a highly motivated HGV Class 1 Driver to join our Newport team. This permanent position, Monday to Friday, requires excellent customer service skills, a ‘can-do’ attitude, and the ability to handle challenges professionally. The role involves covering colleague shifts, potentially including nights out.
Key Responsibilities:
- Delivering customer orders to building sites and homes.
- Operating crane vehicles (including crane, drawbar, and rigid crane vehicles) and maintaining vehicle cleanliness.
- Ensuring high standards of health and safety and adherence to customer requirements.
- Covering colleague shift patterns when necessary (nights out possible).
- Ensuring punctual deliveries.
- Completing additional tasks like overtime or weekend work if required.
Skills and Expertise:
- Valid C+E Class 1 license
- Valid CPC
- Digital tachograph card
- No more than 6 points on driving license
- Experience with cranes/drawbars (desirable)
- Experience with HIAB, Palfinger roll loader/fixed mounted cranes and brick grab (advantageous)
- Excellent customer service skills
- Good time management and ability to work unsupervised
- Reliability and commitment to excellent customer service
- Strong communication (English) and writing skills
- Good geographical knowledge
Job Facilities/Benefits:
- Uniform
- Pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Drivers Awards and recognition
- Healthcare cash plan programme
- High street and restaurant discounts
- Wellbeing programmes and initiatives
- Continuous training and development opportunities (including CPC and further licenses)
- 1,000 referral bonus (subject to conditions)
Why Join Us:
Wincanton offers a friendly, safety-first environment with excellent benefits including competitive pay, generous holidays, and a company pension scheme. We value our people and offer opportunities for career development, training, and multi-skilling. Wincanton is committed to equality of opportunity and aims to create a supportive and inclusive workplace.