Job Title: HGV Class 1 Driver Permanent

Location: St Mary Bourne, Andover

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Various Shift Patterns Available. Please enquire.

Salary: £16.15 ph weekdays - £21.53 weekends

Are you an experienced HGV Driver with a can-do attitude and a flexible approach to work If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you.

As a HGV Driver at Vitacress, you will play a crucial role in our Transport Team, you will be responsible for delivering finished goods to the main Regional Distribution Centre’s and collecting materials for the production operation. This role carries a great responsibility but with that comes pride and achievement, knowing that an invaluable service has been delivered.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Ensuring Vitacress Salads Limited are always represented in a positive manner, by wearing full uniform and driving with courtesy and consideration towards other road users
• Maintaining communication with the Transport Controller, Yard/Despatch Team and Customer Delivery Depots at all times
• Ensuring timesheet, tachograph, delivery paperwork and vehicle check list are all completed, handed in, in full and on time
• Managing own work pattern, time and breaks, in line with tachograph and Work Time Directive regulations
• Reporting back to the Transport Supervisor whether loads are secure, on time, and any difficulties with planned routes
• Reacting to traffic issues by re-routing the run appropriately, making all decisions in the best interests of VSL, whilst ensuring maximum optimisation of fuel
• Carrying out vehicle checks at the beginning and end of each shift, ensuring any issues are reported immediately
• Being responsible for all the equipment on the load i.e. crates, pallets, load restraints etc
• Ensuring the Health & Safety Regulations of both VSL and their Customer Delivery Depots are always adhered to, including the wearing of relevant safety clothing
• Ensure all personal protective equipment (PPE) supplied to you is always worn, kept clean and maintained and not misused
• Ensure all professional licences and photo cards are always kept up to date and available for inspection
• Inform the Transport Compliance Supervisor of any pending driving penalties or convictions
• Being proactive with regards to suggestions for continuous improvement
• Carrying out other reasonable tasks relevant to VSL when required
• Safety and accident reporting on all known vehicle defects, workplace hazards, near misses, damage to property, accidental damage and accidents involving 3rd parties

Experience, Skills, and Competencies

• 1 year experience
• HGV C+E licence
• You need to hold a Full HGV C+E Class One licence along with a valid Driver Qualification Card (DCPC). You will ideally have held this licence for at least 1 year and have no more than 6 points on your licence.
• We require drivers who are flexible, prepared to work hard and are a good communicator
• 21 years or older

If you are a dedicated professional with a passion for logistics and fresh produce, we want to hear from you. Please apply directly through our careers site or contact our Recruitment Team on (url removed). We will be happy to answer any questions, so get in touch.

Vitacress Salads, based in leafy St Mary Bourne, Andover is one of the principal salad and watercress suppliers in the UK. With our own salad leaf farms, we take immense pride in delivering a field to fork operation. We grow, wash, pack and distribute salad and watercress for retailer own brands and our own brand Steve’s Leaves. We take pleasure in ensuring the best possible standard and we will empower you to do the same. From the way we grow our products, to the relationships we maintain with customers, everyone knows exactly what is going on. We are authentic and grounded. At the centre of everything is a trust that you can feel every day at work. From the salads that are grown on site; to the investment in facilities and the growth of the business; to growing and nurturing out talented employees, growing is truly at the heart of what we do.