Rapier
LGV C+E Drivers (HGV Class 1) – Stoke-on-Trent
Location: Stoke-on-Trent (ST4)
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: £44,177 + Unsocial Hours Shift Premium
Shifts: Monday to Friday (Start times between 02:00–04:00)
About the Role
Working for an award-winning leader in supply chain logistics, is looking for professional and reliable HGV Class 1 (C+E) Drivers to join our team in Stoke-on-Trent.
This is a fantastic opportunity to secure a permanent role with a market leader, working on a well-established retail contract.
Key Responsibilities
- Monday to Friday working pattern with early morning starts (02:00–04:00)
- Carrying out a mix of:
- Retail store deliveries
- Trunking
- Salvage collections
- Shunting duties
- Operating double decker and curtainside trailers
- Ensuring full compliance with:
- Drivers’ Hours regulations
- Working Time Directive
- Health & safety standards
- Highway Code and road safety regulations
- Maintaining safe and efficient driving practices at all times
What We’re Looking For
- Valid HGV Class 1 (C+E) licence
- Driver CPC qualification and Digital Tachograph card
- Minimum 6 months commercial Class 1 driving experience
- Willingness to undertake occasional nights out
- Comfortable with manual handling (roll cages)
- Ideally local to Stoke-on-Trent
Why Join?
Competitive salary with unsocial hours premium
Free on-site parking
Flexible working options available – speak to us at interview
Generous pension scheme (8% employer / 4% employee contribution)
24/7 access to free confidential GP consultations
Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
Access to affordable loans, savings schemes, and free mortgage advice
Interested? Call us today on (Option 3)
WHY RAPIER? BECAUSE WE DELIVER!
ABOUT RAPIER EMPLOYMENT:
Rapier offers over 35 years of excellence in providing dedicated workers to leading third party clients. We are committed to sourcing, supplying and placing both temporary and permanent workers into a full range of commercial, production and logistics positions.
We are recruiters for many leading logistics firms in the UK. We are constantly on the look-out for drivers, warehouse and office-based staff to fill both temporary and permanent positions.
This vacancy is advertised on behalf of Rapier Employment, who are a recruitment business.
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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