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We have an exciting opportunity for 2x HGV DRIVERS - NIGHTS to join our transport team at Florette in Lichfield.
Your main role will be to deliver company products to our customers in a professional, safe and timely manner. We have just taken delivery of a brand new fleet of vehicles, including an EV. You'll adhere to Working Time Directive you will deliver our “unfloretteable” products to major retail distribution center's across the UK, ensuring all safety aspects and considerations are met at all times. We have two night positions available, working on a c12 hour, 4-on, 4-off, shift pattern.
About Us
Agrial Fresh Produce grows, processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat, fresh salad bags and bowls to some of the UK's well-known retailers and restaurants. We have an enviable client base, supplying household names and blue-chip customers and have an unwavering a focus on providing the highest quality products and levels of service. The business is more recognisable in the UK by its Florette salad brand, and we are one of the UK’s leading producers in the industry. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team. Owned by the French co-operative group Agrial, our UK operations are formed of three factory sites and a farming operation. We’re a responsible, ethically led business focussed on operating our business in a sustainable and ethical manner.
Main Responsibilities
- Ensure that Company products are delivered in a professional manner, delivering to major RDC’s with some multidrop involved.
- To comply with the rules on working time as specified in the “Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations” and responsible for ensuring all safety aspects are met.
- Where necessary you will be required to carry out other duties within the warehouse & distribution department, Light clean work (palletised salad).
- To safely drive our vehicles, complying with all driving laws and regulations.
- Ensure that daily vehicle checks are carried out and any defects are duly reported, ensuring the vehicle and its load are road-worthy and do not pose a threat to other road-users.
- Abide by customers rules and regulations whilst on site, be an ambassador for Agrial.
- To work effectively and professionally to the company standards, policies and procedure.
Skills and Experience Required
- 2 years’ experience of driving HGV vehicles on UK roads
- Valid Full HGV Class 1 licence
- Driver CPC qualification card
What You Will Get In Return
A competitive salary, annual bonus scheme, life assurance, and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business, including 23 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) & increasing to 25 days after 5 years’ service.
Next Steps
It’s an exciting time to join our business! We’re looking for positive and innovative people to join our growing, professional team. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, and want a new challenge in a company experiencing success we would love for you to join us on our journey!
Please apply directly or alternatively contact Liza Crane, Recruitment Officer for a totally confidential discussion.
Note to recruitment agencies: this role is being handled by the company HR team and no agency contact is required.
Agrial Fresh Produce reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. That’s why we’ve taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work.
Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: £41,689.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 242236INDL
