HGV Driver

HGV Driver – Northampton Depot

Salary: £29 994.03 + up to £4 000 bonus + overtime. Working 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday 7am–3:30pm (must be flexible to work 1–2 hours overtime daily if needed).

Our fleet includes waste handling trucks, commercial vehicles, and plant machinery. The HGV Driver/Valeter will work from the depot, deliver vehicles to customers, and valeteer vehicles to a high standard while completing necessary paperwork for the rental department.

• HGV Class 2 licence or above
• CPC
• Experience in a similar role (HGV driver, valeter, Class 2 or Class 1 driver)
• Excellent customer service skills with proficiency in completing paperwork
• Flexibility to work overtime when required

• Delivery and collection of HGV vehicles; taking workshop vehicles to the HGV testing station
• Completing rental‑related paperwork
• Valeting HGV vehicles
• Inspecting vehicles for damage, preparing them for hire, and recording daily checks on runner vehicles
• Collecting parts for the workshop as required
• Liaising with the hire desk on a regular basis
• Keeping the yard clean and tidy

• Excellent bonus opportunities – up to £4 000
• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory)
• Salary sacrifice pension
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• OnDemand GP and face‑to‑face counselling sessions
• Online health advice portal
• Benefits portal with retail, leisure and holiday discounts
• Dedicated training and development to support your career
• Recommend a friend bonus – up to £2 000
• Death in Service insurance (available from day one)
• Wellbeing programme
• Free onsite parking
• Free uniform

We welcome all varieties of applications, including CVs, videos and other creative formats. If you submit a video or photo application, please ensure it demonstrates your experience and skills. Upload a Word document stating you have emailed your application and send your file to al (video only).

NRG Riverside has a recruitment process that is fair, inclusive and free from bias and we encourage our applicants to let us know if we can make it more user friendly for them. If our vacancies sound exciting but your experience doesn’t 100% align, we still want to hear from you and would strongly encourage you to apply. We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer and are committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status and any other legally protected status under anti‑discriminatory laws.