Class 2 Driver

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All About Us

Barrett Steel Limited is the UK’s largest steel stockholder with over 150 years of heritage. Family owned, the group is made up of 30 sites and holds over 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Barrett Steel is committed to providing innovative and exceptional service by continuously investing in the latest processing machinery and materials handling equipment. Customer needs and community support are at the heart of everything, ensuring Barrett Steel is always your local steel stockholder. For more information about the company visit https://www.barrettsteel.com/

All About the Role
Based at our Barrett Steel, Bristol site, the purpose of this role is to carry out driving & related duties involved with the carriage of goods within a defined geographical area.This is a multi- drop role, and the hours are Monday to Friday 6am – 3.45 pm plus overtime when required

Specific tasks include:

• To oversee the safe unloading of vehicles at customer premises.
• Ensuring Proofs of Delivery are signed & returned without delay.
• To check the load security & weight distribution according to latest safe working practices during the shift.
• To ensure that the delivery vehicles are always maintained to Company standards in terms of reporting of any defects to the vehicle.
• Ensures vehicles are in safe condition, with daily checks correctly completed before use, & are operated in a safe manner.
• Limited manual handling, within company guidelines.
• Adherence to all required health and safety standards at all times both on and off the premises
• Support the warehouse staff when needed
• All related duties and paperwork

We offer you

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays,
• Overtime paid at time and a third
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Access to Health & Wellbeing Services
• Discounts on retail and leisure

All About You

Essential Skills for the role:

• To hold a valid HGV Class 2 Licence (with no more than 6 points).
• Own an up-to-date Driver CPC & Digital Tachograph card.
• Knowledge of working time directive and compliant with driver’s hours rules and regulations.
• Previous experience in a warehousing or distribution business.
• Understanding and experience of EHS requirements.
• Multi-Drop experience
• Ability to complete manual handling and loading, within company guidelines.

How it feels to work for us

We provide a fantastic opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK’s leading steel stockholder. Our people are the driving force behind Barrett Steel, and we seek individuals who are passionate, hard-working, ambitious and demonstrate a ‘can-do’ attitude to help us build and develop the business. Barrett Steel encourages innovative thinking and has an open door for people to lead and influence change.