Recovery Driver

Enjoy driving and like working with customers – this could be the ideal opportunity for you…

You

We are looking for reliable and customer focused Recovery Drivers – people that go ‘above and beyond’ to find the right solution to get our customers back on the road. You will need to be organised and enjoy working with customers and have the ability to demonstrate a “can do attitude”.

·A minimum of one year’s driving experience in vehicles over 3,500KG.

·A technical background is an advantage but not essential as full training will be provided.

·A current digital Tachograph card is essential and preference will be given to those that have achieved the required 35 hours of CPC training.

·All candidates are subject to CRB checks. 

What Will You Do

This is a very varied job where anything can happen and no two days are the same. The role involves vehicle recovery following breakdown or accident within a 100KM radius of your base, although on occasions you may be required to carry out longer recoveries to any UK destination. We work in all weathers, so you will need to be prepared to work outside and sometimes in difficult conditions.

We can offer a variety of shift patterns for Recovery Drivers from three days, 4 on – 4 off and nights, completely tailored around your commitments.

The Company

Westbourne are the largest independent roadside breakdown specialist in Southern England. We have a passion for customer service and achieve this with great people and the latest equipment. With over 50 years of experience working across various sectors including the emergency services, police forces and fleet companies, we have established depots across Southern England.

Our services include:

·Vehicle Recovery for major failure or accident

·Roadside Repairs

·Mobile Tyre Services

·Mobile Fuel decontamination

·Workshop repairs after breakdown through our own network

·Onward Travel.

What You’ll Love

·A highly competitive base salary based on driving licence category with the opportunity to earn up to £45,000 OTE

·Company pension scheme

·Generous holiday allowance

·Opportunity to earn bonus

·Company uniform

·Opportunity for overtime

·Recommend a friend scheme £300

·Training - Comprehensive induction training will cover all aspects of the role and will provide you with an Industry recognised basic level qualification.

Good conduct and feedback matters to us and we reward our staff for this. Here at Westbourne Motors we give out gift vouchers to those who get good customer feedback as a little thank you from us!