TRCGroup
HGV Class 1 Driver
Rugby, Warwickshire•Temporary
£15.50 - £23.12 hourly
£15.50 - £23.12 hourly
About the Job
The Recruitment Crowd is currently recruiting on behalf of our well-known and industry-leading client based in the Rugby area. We are looking for multiple HGV Class 1 Drivers (CAT C+E) to join the team.
0 experience needed!
FREE Onsite Refresher Training offered to Newly Qualified drivers.
Hours: Days/Nights across Monday to Sunday with various start times available, average shift length of 12 hours.
Pay Rates:
Monday - Thursday : £15.50 to £19.72
Friday: £16.46 to £20.52
Saturday: £16.76 to £21.91
Sunday: £19.55 to £23.12
Location: Rugby, CV23.
Job Type: Long-term, ongoing.
The role:
- Trunking between depots, ensuring timely and safe delivery of parcels.
- Collect parcels from well-known customers, including full trailer collections, drop and swap operations.
- Handle occasional push roller cages as needed, assisting sites with movement when required.
- Reversing in the yard and manoeuvring vehicles with precision, including shunting duties when required.
- Conduct pre-trip and post-trip inspections of the assigned vehicle, ensuring roadworthiness and compliance with company standards.
- Adhere to all relevant traffic laws, regulations, and company policies to maintain a high level of safety on the road.
- Effectively communicate with dispatch and logistics teams to ensure timely deliveries and pickups.
Requirements:
- Full UK driving licence with Class 1 entitlement (category C+E).
- Valid and up-to-date DCPC and Digital Tachograph card.
- No more than 6 points on licence (minor offences only).
- Successful completion of assessment, including a theory element, which is two questionnaires based on drivers' hours and road laws, and a practical element, which will be based on yard reversing and a short driving test.
- Full understanding of WTD legislation.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A safety-first mindset.
Benefits:
- Choose your own shifts, with shifts to suit all availabilities.
- Clinic days on-site to support drivers with training and areas where they require support.
- Onsite recruitment team for day-to-day assistance.
For more information, please apply directly with a copy of your CV today, and a member of our team will be in touch!
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Store discount
About TRCGroup
As far as recruitment agencies go, we’re a bit different! We’re friendly and talented and know our stuff! As a multi-vertical recruitment agency, we source candidates for both temporary and permanent contracts across a range of disciplines. When you choose to work with The Recruitment Crowd, you’re choosing a team of devoted recruitment consultants who will only find the perfect fit for you. A job shouldn’t be a drag and that’s why we listen to individual candidate needs and match them perfectly to our clients. We invest in every candidate, addressing individual goals to ensure everyone comes out on top. That means reliable, professional, no bull recruitment.