HGV Driver

Overview

Position: HGV Driver (Permanent)

40 hours / 5 days Monday to Friday, primarily 7.30am – 4.00pm (consideration can be given to 32 hours / 4 days).

Head Office: 74 Scarva Road, Banbridge, BT32 3QD

• Delivering pharmacy products to our stores throughout Northern Ireland.
• Ensuring all Health and Safety Practices and Policies are adhered to at all times.
• Carrying out Pre Drive Vehicle Checks & basic routine vehicle maintenance, such as oil, tyre, brake checks and reporting of damage.
• Safely loading, unloading and securing goods on the vehicle;
• Manual Handling, Lifting and Carrying goods
• Planning delivery routes;
• Logging delivery information correctly;
• Having a strong awareness and compliance of the highway code;
• Providing an excellent standard of customer service to customers and other road users
• Following traffic reports and staying aware of any route diversions or updates to delivery journey and adapting routes if necessary.
• Ensuring vehicles are kept in a clean and presentable condition.
• Maintain professional standards of dress and grooming
• Other duties as required

• Clean HGV Class 2 UK Licence (Category
  
  C) or European Equivalent.
• Valid Driver Qualification Card (Digicard) (CPC)
• Previous experience in a Multi-drop delivery driver role
• Demonstrate a good standard of numeracy and literacy
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Good geographical knowledge of Northern Ireland.
• Flexible and able to do additional hours as job role and business needs dictate
• Eligibility to work in UK

• 2 years previous experience in a Multi-drop delivery driver role

• Safety focused
• Act as an ambassador for the Company when meeting customers, and other road users, creating an excellent impression.
• Reliable & Flexible
• A high level of accuracy/attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Can understand and follow instructions
• A problem solver, who can use their own initiative
• Works efficiently and accurately, even when under pressure
• Works effectively as a member of a team but also individually

We reserve the right to amend criteria in order to facilitate shortlisting.