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 - £16.91 per hour - £21.98 per hour (Depending on Shift and Start Time).
2. Overtime rates of pay - £19.45 per hour - £21.98 per hour (Depending on Shift and Start Time).
Shifts: Various shifts & start times across the week .
3. 4ON 4OFF.
Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:
4. Potential to earn a further £1,200 annual safe driver bonus scheme (Paid each quarter) based on safe and efficient driving
5. Competitive Holiday Entitlement
6. Fully funded Healthcare cash plan value up to £605
7. Life Assurance – Equal to 3 times your basic salary
8. Reward & Recognition Schemes in Place monthly winners receive £100 of shopping vouchers
9. Coveted ‘Driver of the Year’ accolade – highlighting our very best drivers and rewarding them with prizes including £750 of high street vouchers
10. Operating a highly specified, modern vehicle fleet
11. Fully funded CPC training that takes place on a paid working day
12. Weekly Paid (Every Friday)
13. Penson Scheme 4.5% Employer Contribution & 4.5% Employee Contribution
14. Retail Discounts via our online platform
15. Handheld tablets for pre vehicle checks and manifests
16. Culina Group discounts and benefits.
Qualifications
17. Possession of LGV C+E Licence
18. Current DCPC
19. Newly qualified drivers considered
20. Knowledge of Road Transport Directive and Current Drivers Hours Desirable but full training can be provided
21. Excellent Communication Skills
22. Ability to Work Effectively and Accurately in a Fast Paced Environment
23. Effectively Prioritise Workload in Order to Meet Set Deadlines
24. 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:
25. Fully funded CPC training that takes place on a paid working day
26. 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!
27. Fowler Welch ‘Collision Free Year’ awards and associated yearly prize draws
28. Coveted ‘Driver of the Year’ accolade – highlighting our very best drivers and rewarding them with prizes including £500 of vouchers
29. Free Fowler Welch Healthcare Cash Plan
30. Free Life Insurance as a Fowler Welch employee equal to three times your basic salary
31. Competitive Pension Scheme
32. Recognition schemes for our exceptional employees – monthly winners receive £100 of shopping vouchers