HGV Driver Class 2 (Category C)
| Posting date: | 29 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £13.05 per hour plus various premium payments. Typical annual earnings for a shift pattern that includes 45 nightshift hours per week including Saturday and Sunday would be in the region on £49,400. Actual earnings will depend on the exact shift pattern |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 November 2024 |
| Location: | Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 8DW |
| Company: | Greggs PLC |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | greggs/TP/59905/36966 |
Summary
Vacancy Information
Join us as an HGV Class 2/Cat C Driver and you’ll be the face of Greggs out on the road. You’ll be a key part of the Greggs team and vital to our continued success, growth and importantly, the satisfaction of our customers. We can offer you:
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Competitive pay
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4.2 weeks annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service, plus bank holidays
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Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
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Paid breaks
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Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
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Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
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Career progression and learning and development
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Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing.
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Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
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A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
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Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another
About the role
Working at Greggs you will find that we are industry leading when it comes to our fleet, technologies and importantly, training our Driver colleagues. We place the highest of importance on ensuring our Drivers and fleet are safe and compliant. So, we’ll provide you with the best training including annual CPC training, Advanced Driver training, Tachograph training, DVWC, Slow Manoeuvre and The Highway Code training.
As well providing brilliant training, Greggs will pay for your DCPC, Driver medicals and Driver card.
What you’ll do
As an HGV Class 2 Driver, you’ll be driving one of our modern fleet of refrigerated HGVs, fitted with the latest technology and safety features, such as telematics and vehicle cameras. You’ll be a key player in making sure that some of the nation’s favourite products are delivered to our shops on time and in full for our loyal customers. You’ll need to make sure all safety checks have been met and you’ll carry out multi drop deliveries of chilled, frozen and ambient goods to our shops daily, including bank holidays and weekends. You’ll be trained in key control as some deliveries will be made when shops are closed.
About you
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You are enthusiastic, reliable and take pride in your role as a professional driver
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You have held a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Category C/Class 2 driving license for at least 1 year (Maximum 6 penalty points)
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You have an up-to-date Driver CPC card and training
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Hold a valid digital Tachograph card
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You have excellent knowledge of driver\'s hours regulations
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You’ve ideally worked as a multi-drop driver within the food industry previously
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Experience of tail-lift operation and refrigeration would be beneficial
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You can meet the shift requirements for this vacancy
About Greggs
Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views. We'll make sure you have the skills and knowledge you need to have a great career with us.