Wincanton are recruiting for a HGV Class 1 Lorry Driver to join the team at our Reading. This position involves covering colleague's shift when required, this involves nights out. The vehicles you could be driving will be a mix of crane vehicles, drawbar and rigid crane vehicles.
* £45,386.56 per annum
* Working Monday to Friday
* Minimum 48 hours per week
* 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Nights out required
How will you contribute?
* You will be delivering customer orders to building sites and homes in the region, so you’ll have a positive ‘can do’ attitude with excellent customer service skills and be able to stay calm and professional when challenges arise.
* You will operate a crane vehicle ensuring that you maintain the vehicles by cleaning them daily.
* You will put the customer at the heart of everything you do, ensuring you work to a high level of health and safety and are compliant with specific customer requirements.
* This position involves covering colleague's shift patterns when they are on annual leave or absent, which could involve nights out.
* You’ll be punctual to ensure on-time deliveries and we offer various day or night shifts with overtime and occasional weekend work offered.
What will you bring?
* Must have valid C+E Class 1 licence
* Must have valid CPC
* Must hold Digital tachograph card
* Must not have more than 6 points on licence
* HIAB, Palfinger roll loader/fixed mounted cranes experience and brick grab experience would be advantageous
* Good timekeeper and able to work unsupervised
* Enthusiastic and reliable with a commitment to delivering first class customer service and a flexible can-do attitude to work
* Must have good English communication skills and writing skills
* Must have a good geographical knowledge
In addition to generous remuneration, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits including an online discount platform, onsite parking, and much more. Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That’s why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.
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Our Commitment
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. We strive for an environment where all colleagues feel included, supported, and valued, whilst feeling they can be their whole selves within our workplaces. We are proud that our colleagues represent us, and our successes and we welcome your application.
About Us
Wincanton is a leading supply chain partner for British business, providing supply chain solutions up and down the country. Through a wealth of experience and knowledge, Wincanton provides business critical services including storage, handling, and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer ‘dark stores’; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK’s best-known companies.
Job Info
* Job Identification 12219
* Job Category Transport
* Posting Date 04/04/2025, 09:26 AM
* Apply Before 04/25/2025, 10:55 PM
* Job Schedule Full time
* Locations Wincanton c/o Marley Ltd, Reading, RG7 5PU, GB
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