Class 1 HGV - ADR Tanker Driver

Bentoli, Inc; Ashford; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 55,000

Job description

Class 1 HGV – ADR Tanker Driver:

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Location: Headcorn (Just outside of Maidstone), Kent

Working Hours: Average of 60 hours per week, Monday-Friday. This role involves nights out, sometimes 4 nights out and other times 1-3 nights out.

Salary: £54,600 per annum based on 60 hours per week and 4 nights out.

Benefits:

• Pay is weekly.
• Overtime scheme after working 10 hours per day.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays per year.
• Receive your own truck.
• Any nights out will be paid for, and you will be expected to park securely in services when loaded.
• We valet trucks before any new driver starts working in them.
• Two weeks training is provided if required, and any renewal training (including CPC & ADR) is paid for by the company.
• A pension plan is optional with your employment.
• This is a permanent position in a friendly, family-run business that has ex-drivers in the office.

The Role – Class 1 HGV – ADR Tanker Driver:

• In your first two to three weeks on the job, you would be paired with one of our driver trainers learning how to safely deliver and collect with various trailers and chemicals.
• All PPE for this training would be issued to you prior to starting.
• Your work will vary each week, but you will return to our Headcorn depot to start and finish the week.
• All hours paid as per tachograph, including breaks.
• Your jobs will continue to be allocated to you throughout the week via the transport team, so communication with us is essential – any delays, issues, or relevant information need to be passed on.

Essential skills and qualifications – Class 1 HGV – ADR Tanker Driver:

• Must be keen, efficient, and have sound safe working practices.
• Valid C+E license.
• At least one year’s experience on class 1 work.
• Valid Digital tacho.
• Up to date CPC Card.
• A current ADR license, all classes except 1&7 in tanks would be a big advantage but is not a requirement.

Lastly, we are a family-run company and proud of this. We have a more personal feel to our business and look after our staff. We expect the same from our drivers when it comes to our equipment and the responsibility they have to our customers and their associated work!