HGV 1 Weekend Drivers (Kent)

We are looking for experienced Weekend HGV 1 drivers to join our team, to work with our clients, to carry out collections and deliveries all over South of England. This is an ongoing contract.

Main Duties

·        As a representative of the organisation your general appearance and attitude must all be exemplary.

·        Drivers must have a ‘can-do’ attitude at all times.

·        Packing, loading, securing loads and unloading deliveries

·        Before setting off you must carry out an inspection of the vehicle and record all defects.

·        Delivering and collection pallet goods to customers on designated routes

·        Handballing, cages and using a pallet pump truck

·        Maintaining regular communication with route dispatchers, if there are road and location issues

·        Must be able to deal with client’s customers in a professional manner

·        When making a delivery, always be courteous and polite.

·        Review deliveries with recipients to ensure they are accurate

·        Obtaining delivery confirmations from customers

·        Must be able to do multi drop deliveries

·        Must be able to record all deliveries and report any issues to client

·        Must be able to move heavy objects around inside lorry.

Qualifications and Skills

·        Must have a HGV 1 licence, with valid Digi tacho and CPC card.

·        Must have a minimum of 6 - months commercial driving experience.

·        We cannot accept drivers that have more than 6 points on their licence and have been convicted of a DD, DR, INT endorsement.

·        Must have previous collection and delivery experience

·        Must have own transport

We will try to respond to reply to all applications. If, however you have not heard from us within 7 days you have been unsuccessful with this particular role. You are very welcome to apply to future advertisements advertised by CDH Recruitment Limited