Job Description
In your role as a LGV Driver, you will be operating refrigerated articulated vehicles, delivering and collecting chilled stock from Local and Regional Distribution Centres as well as Farms and Packhouses across the UK.
Salary/Hourly Rates:
1. Basic rates of pay - £16.50 per hour - £21.45 per hour (Depending on Shift and Start Time).
2. Overtime rates of pay - £18.98 per hour - £21.45 per hour (Depending on Shift and Start Time).
Shifts: Various shifts & start times across the week .
3. Tuesday-Saturday 23:59pm.
4. Thursday-Monday 14:00pm.
5. Friday-Tuesday 12:00pm
6. 4ON 4OFF Days and Nights.
7. 5ON 3OFF Nights
Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:
8. Potential to earn a further £1,200 annual safe driver bonus scheme (Paid each quarter) based on safe and efficient driving
9. Competitive Holiday Entitlement
10. Fully funded Healthcare cash plan value up to £605
11. Life Assurance – Equal to 3 times your basic salary
12. Reward & Recognition Schemes in Place monthly winners receive £100 of shopping vouchers
13. Coveted ‘Driver of the Year’ accolade – highlighting our very best drivers and rewarding them with prizes including £750 of high street vouchers
14. Operating a highly specified, modern vehicle fleet
15. Fully funded CPC training that takes place on a paid working day
16. Weekly Paid (Every Friday)
17. Penson Scheme 4.5% Employer Contribution & 4.5% Employee Contribution
18. Retail Discounts via our online platform
19. Handheld tablets for pre vehicle checks and manifests
20. Culina Group discounts and benefits.
Qualifications
21. Possession of LGV C+E Licence
22. Current DCPC
23. Newly qualified drivers considered
24. Knowledge of Road Transport Directive and Current Drivers Hours Desirable but full training can be provided
25. Excellent Communication Skills
26. Ability to Work Effectively and Accurately in a Fast Paced Environment
27. Effectively Prioritise Workload in Order to Meet Set Deadlines
28. As part of our drive to make Fowler Welch a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to colleague development and recognising success for hard working performers.
Additional Information
In return, we offer:
29. Fully funded CPC training that takes place on a paid working day
30. Fowler Welch ‘Safedrive’ Scheme – we reward our drivers on safe, efficient and legally compliant driving, with the potential of earning an extra £1,000 a year!
31. Fowler Welch ‘Collision Free Year’ awards and associated yearly prize draws
32. Coveted ‘Driver of the Year’ accolade – highlighting our very best drivers and rewarding them with prizes including £500 of vouchers
33. Free Fowler Welch Healthcare Cash Plan
34. Free Life Insurance as a Fowler Welch employee equal to three times your basic salary
35. Competitive Pension Scheme
36. Recognition schemes for our exceptional employees – monthly winners receive £100 of shopping vouchers