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Apprentice HGV Driver

Job details
Posting date: 12 November 2025
Salary: £14.08 to £16.47 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 12 December 2025
Location: UK
Remote working: On-site only
Company: HIJOBS
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 379048

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Summary

Ferguson Transport & Shipping is seeking ambitious individuals to join a Modern Apprenticeship in Driving Goods Vehicles. This is your opportunity to build an exciting career in transportation by achieving a fully-funded Class 1 license with one of the largest general haulage businesses in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland.

Ferguson Transport & Shipping currently have an opportunity for an HGV Apprentice Driver, based in Corpach, Fort William.

The successful applicant will work alongside our current team whilst completing a Modern Apprenticeship in Driving Goods Vehicles.

Duties will initially include washing lorries, trailers and other plant. Then progressing on to work with our Shunter Operators, learning forklift operations, trailer movements and general yard duties. As a Shunter Operator, you will drive works vehicles with a variety of attachments; ensure safe and secure loading of HGV Trailers; assist HGV Drivers; and move trailers around site using Terberg unit, keeping the yards and loading areas functioning efficiently. This will ensure that the essential skills for becoming an HGV Driver are established early on and it will allow you to gain an insight into what will be required as an HGV Driver.

Following a period of shunting duties, training will begin for the Modern Apprenticeship, during which support will be given to obtain the required HGV medical, provisional licence and theory tests.

All on-the-job training is provided which can open the door to a range of future job opportunities.

What you can expect:

  • A competitive salary
  • Excellent scope to develop your career
  • Group Life Assurance cover
  • Occupational Health Support
  • Training & Development Opportunities
  • 28 days paid leave per annum (pro-rata), enhanced with service
  • Loyalty bonus payment scheme
  • Employer contributory pension scheme
  • Employee assistance programme

Ferguson Transport & Shipping provide clear routes for career progression and offer a range of opportunities for training, development and up skilling to help people get to the next level.

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