Job Opportunities in United Kingdom

Part Time LGV C+E Drivers with full C.P.C. Qualification Cards wanted on a 5 from 7 - Various shift patterns.
Shifts:
21:01 - 23:59 Tues > Sat
00:01 - 03:00 Thurs > Mon
05:00 - 08:00 Thurs > Mon

All rota’s have guaranteed minimum hours and overtime is regularly available as are regular bonus payment opportunities above basic pay.
We would like to invite all with an existing HGV1/LGV-C+E license only, to apply for driver vacancies that have arisen in the transport department for Full-Time LGV drivers. 24/7 operation.
You don’t get to be one of the nation’s largest and most loved supermarkets without a brilliant team — and HGV Drivers like you keep Sainsbury’s moving day in, day out. Fancy joining us?
Being a Sainsbury’s HGV Driver is more than getting goods from Supplier to Depot on time and in perfect condition. It’s about helping your community eat, shop and live better, all while being part of a family that just so happens to be about 200,000-people strong. After all, making the best-quality products available in-store for our customers is what we’re in this for. Just ask the millions of people up and down the country who choose to shop with us every week.

More about you

We would like to hear from you if...

• You are a qualified LGV Driver C+E with an up-to-date CPC qualification.
• You understand tachograph laws and rules and regulations of the road.
• You have good geographic knowledge of UK roads.
• You have experience driving articulated vehicles.
• You have an ability to work without direct supervision.
• You have excellent communication skills.
• You have an ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.

More about the Role

The key part of the role is to deliver goods safely to RDC’s and return to depot according to the plan and adhering to all legal requirements and safety.

• Accountable for understanding and adherence to the route schedule.
• Accountable for ensuring the correct load & paperwork is on board.
• Responsible for ensuring the tractor & trailer unit are road legal.
• Responsible for filling in the check sheets and reporting any defects.
• Responsible for identifying and logging defects into the defect books.
• Responsible for informing the depot of any delays on in their day.
• Responsible for adhering to all tachograph and working time law.
• To act as an ambassador for the company by always driving and behaving responsibly.
• To get the best out of our vehicles by driving with care, forward planning, and fuel efficiency.
• Ensuring load security and safety.

Hourly Rates: Weekdays range from £18ph to £20ph, Weekend rates range between £20ph and £22ph and there is also a 6th Shift £40 bonus payment per completed shift.

Added to competitive rates of pay, overtime is readily available, giving the opportunity to work additional shifts frequently to help you budget for those holidays and special events in life.
If you’d like to be part of Sainsbury’s as an HGV Driver where we work plans to support a positive work/life balance, apply below.

Your benefits

• Guaranteed minimum hours for all rota patterns.
• 30 days holiday per year, including bank holidays.
• We operate shiny new kit and offer some of the best facilities of any employer.
• Season ticket loan after you’ve completed 12 weeks of service and passed your probation.
• Discount card after 4 weeks that gives you up to 15% off your Sainsbury’s or Argos or Habitat shop.
• Our Love It special offers, including gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more.
• Cycle to work scheme available.
• Full PPE provided.
• Annual CPC training is covered by us.