HGV Class 1 Driver (Ex-Military)

HGV Class 1 Driver (Ex-Military Only)

Location: Erith (South East London / Kent)

Salary: £11.24 per hour (Approx. £26,500) plus overtime

Contract Type: Permanent

Start Date: ASAP

The Company

Our client is a global leader in metal recycling. They are privately owned with a heritage dating back to the 1940s and employ around 4000 people operating at 150 locations around the world.

Our client's core business is the recycling of scrap metal from a range of sources such as End-of-Life vehicles/consumer products, industry, construction and demolition. This results in sales of recycled commodities of around 10 million tonnes a year. Our client has extensive ferrous and non-ferrous operations worldwide and produces over 100 grades of high quality recycled materials which are taken to market by our substantial road, rail and shipping network.

Supporting their core activities are a range of specialist divisions including industrial clearance, total waste management, ship breaking, servicing local government service providers, solder production, cable, copper and aluminium granulation facilities and environmental consultancy. Also, through their own and their joint venture activities our client is working towards becoming a zero waste company.

Our client is a keen supporter of Ex-Forces personnel and to be considered for this role you should have served in the British Armed Forces.

The Candidate

Candidates for the HGV Class 1 role should be effective team members and meet the following criteria:

• Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team working for a market leader in the trading and recycling of metals?

• This position is based in Erith.

• Applicants must have HGV Licence Class 1 and previous experience of HGV Driving.

• Be prepared for a challenging environment; you will need good organisational skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Skip/roll on-off experience is desirable.

• Minimum 45 hours per week

• Take your first step towards a great career with this immensely successful organisation by applying now.
  
  

Education / Qualifications required for an HGV Class 1 Driver:

• HGV Licence
• Driver CPC Qualification
  
  

Hours of Work

As an HGV Class 1 Driver, flexibility in hours of work is dictated by the requirements of the job; however core hours of work in the Transport Section are 06:00 to 16:00 hrs Monday to Friday. Drivers usually work approximately 45 hours per week.

You are required to take breaks in accordance with the Company's rules notified to you from time to time, which will reflect the requirements of the relevant legislation from time to time applicable to the employment.

Ref: 13096 | Published: 11th Oct 2016