Class 2 Driver - Gloucestershire
£17.19 per hour + TIME & 1/3 overtime | Typically £800-£917 per week
Monday to Friday | 40 hours + regular overtime | Permanent position
Driver Hire Gloucester are recruiting on behalf of our well-established Gloucestershire-based client for an experienced Class 2 Driver.
This is a great opportunity for a reliable Class 2 driver looking for a Monday-to-Friday position with regular overtime and excellent earning potential.
What can you earn?
- Basic rate: £17.19 per hour
- 40 hours: £687.60 per week
- Overtime after 40 hours: Paid at time and a third - £22.92 per hour
- Drivers typically work 45-50 hours per week
- Typical earnings: £802-£917 per week
- Basic annual salary: £35,892.72
- Overtime on top
The Role
You'll be delivering high-quality kitchen products to customers across the UK, representing a well-established manufacturer and providing excellent customer service.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering customer orders safely and on time
- Loading and unloading kitchen products
- Ensuring deliveries are completed on time and in full
- Completing all required delivery paperwork
- Reporting shortages, damages or delivery issues
- Dealing professionally with customers at delivery locations
- Resolving issues where possible and reporting anything that needs further attention
- Providing customer feedback
- Maintaining a professional appearance and attitude
- Ensuring the company is represented positively at all times
- Complying with tachograph, Working Time Directive and road transport legislation
What we're looking for
- Valid Class 2 (Cat C) licence
- Licence held for at least 1 year
- Valid CPC and Digital Tachograph Card
- Experience driving vehicles from 3.5t to 18t
- Good knowledge of tachograph and drivers' hours regulations
- Good communication and customer service skills
- Reliable, professional and punctual
- Physically fit and comfortable with manual handling
- 25+ for insurance purposes
Working Hours
Monday to Friday
Start times are between 4am and 7am, depending on the delivery schedule.
The role is based around a 40-hour working week, with drivers typically working 45-50 hours, depending on workload.
Overtime after 40 hours is paid at time and a third (£22.92 per hour).
Company Benefits
In addition to the excellent earning potential, the company offers:
- Life Assurance - 2x annual salary
- Health Cash Plan
- Enhanced 5% pension contribution
- Performance bonuses
- Flexible holidays
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme
- Money-saving programmes
- Employee discounts
- Free on-site parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
Interested?
If you're an experienced Class 2 Driver looking for a stable Monday-to-Friday job with regular overtime and the opportunity to earn £800-£917+ per week, we'd love to hear from you.
01452 525255