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HGV Collection/Delivery Driver and Garage Hand
Job: HGV Collection/Delivery Driver and Garage Hand
Contract: Permanent
Based: Maidstone, Kent
Hours: 40 hours a week
Channel Commercials PLC is a leading commercial vehicle dealer providing sales, parts and servicing for DAF Trucks and Maxus vans in the South-East. An opportunity has arisen in our Maidstone Workshop for a HGV Collection/Delivery Driver and Garage Hand.
The role will support the workshop in collecting and delivering company and customer vehicles, maintaining a clean environment and cleaning vehicles ready for supply to our customers.
Key responsibilities include:-
* Collecting/delivering company and customer Heavy Goods and commercial vehicles and vans
* Driving to collect parts
* Liaising with visitors, customers and staff to ensure safe parking is adhered to at all times
* Providing guidance on relocation of vehicles as necessary
* Maximising use of yard space in accordance with site parking rules
* Ensuring vehicles parked on site are not restricting access at any time
* Manoeuvring vehicles in and out of the workshop in a timely manner to ensure they are available for the Technicians to work on.
* Ensuring yard and recycling areas are kept clean and tidy
* Pressure washing including underneath vehicles
* Preparing vehicles for MOT – washing etc.
* Maintaining clean offices/workshop – sweeping, emptying bins etc.
* Interpretation of COSHH data sheets for cleaning products/chemicals etc.
Essential Qualities include:-
* Current driving licence with category C and CE
* Previous experience of driving HGVs and commercial vehicles
* Experience of dealing with customers
* Ability to work well under pressure
* Ability to use own initiative and work alone without supervision
* Team Player
* Ability to prioritise
* Communication skills (written and face to face)
Desirable Qualities include:-
* Previous experience of a Garage Hand role
* Previous experience of using cleaning chemicals/products
Please note this role requires manual handling and manoeuvring in, around and under Heavy Goods Vehicles.
To apply, please attach a CV below along with a covering letter detailing category of driving licence and your salary expectations.
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Location Maidstone, Kent
Salary £13.00 per hour
Benefits Sick pay, pension scheme and 30 days holiday (including bank holidays).
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