Job Description
Here at Banner Plant, we operate a highly successful plant hire company. Our people are our passion and the driving force behind our achievements. Our hire fleet consists of exciting and modern machines that are imperative to the build process of today's skylines. We're looking for an enthusiastic HGV Driver to join our friendly team at our Derby depot.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about having a hands-on approach to their work whilst leading from the front. We are looking for an individual with good communication and problem-solving skills, and a strong leader that possesses a high-quality standard and influences others to take the same approach.
Your Role
As HGV Driver, you’re the face of the company and ultimately responsible for the delivery and collection of site plant equipment in a safe, efficient and timely manner while providing the best in class customer service. The ideal candidate would have some experience in the hiring industry; however, this is not essential, as training and coaching would be provided.
- Ensure all deliveries and collections are completed in a safe and timely manner
- Be professional and courteous with customers and the public
- Complete all necessary paperwork as requested in a timely and accurate manner
- Complete daily checks/paperwork on lorry
- Complete Risk Assessments on sites
- Report any faults/accidents to Dispatch/Managers using the correct procedure
- Required to keep up to date with various transport and driving regulations
- Wear the correct uniform and PPE at all times
- Ensure the lorry is kept clean and tidy on a daily basis
About You
You will hold a full HGV Class 2 driving license with no endorsements or penalties. Ideally, you will have a completed CPC and hold a tachograph driver’s card.
Our Offer
We believe that we have a competitive and progressive benefits package to help shape and support you both inside and outside of work:
- We pay you a competitive salary – we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and gender pay parity;
- We will provide you with access to electric and hybrid vehicle leasing through our salary sacrifice scheme;
- We share our future financial success with our bonus share scheme;
- We invest in your future, with our pension plan provided by AVIVA;
- We protect your loved ones by providing a life assurance benefit based on multiples of salary;
- We support you when you might have health concerns for you or your family with our AVIVA Digital GP app;
- We will help you manage the balance of work and home with agile working (where possible) and flexibility to ensure that you can be there for those important life events;
- We give you 22 days of annual leave plus bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave;
- We support a full business closure between Christmas and New Year, which does not require you to use your annual leave entitlement;
- We give you enhanced pay if you take leave due to becoming a parent, however you become a parent;
- We support your career aspirations, we are committed to personal growth and internal talent development;
- We offer you access to our Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme, which includes access to e-bikes;
- We support you at times when you need external support to with our Employee Assistance Programme.
About Us
Banner Plant is a long-established plant hire company offering a wide range of products and services for hire and sale. Our head office is in Dronfield, on the edge of Sheffield, with hire centres located in Dronfield (Sheffield), Chesterfield, Derby, Leeds, Leicester, Rotherham and Ossett.
We’re part of the Henry Boot Group of Companies. We’ve defined what makes working with us so special in our unique initiative, the ‘Henry Boot Way’. This influences our culture and how we do things and most importantly strengthens the relationship between employer and employee.
Equality and Diversity
Since 1886 our business has always put our people first, so we’re totally committed to offering an equal opportunity to every individual who joins us.
Due to UK GDPR, we’re unable to accept applications from agencies who have not been instructed to act on our behalf.