HGV Drivers
Job details
Job type
Full-time
Permanent
Full Job Description
Main Responsibilities
HGV driver / Yard shunting and management
Driving HGV to deliver our product to own customer sites and collecting 3rd products
Driving Terberg yard shunter truck when required
Dealing with customers on a regular basis and reporting issues back to office
Washing both trucks and trailers as required or instructed, including the inside of trailers
Small repairs and maintenance jobs as required example changing bulbs, steps, checking for oil and water etc.
Adhoc duties, example van driving, yard work, loading and unload vehicles, warehouse work
Multi drop delivery work on behalf of other clients business or associated companies
Pre-trip and end of day defect reporting
Securing of pallets and trollies in trailers / trucks so goods arrive at destination in the same order as loaded
Setting up of temperature of fridge units, monitoring and reporting
Report of issues / defects and delays back to office
Essential Qualifications & Experience
Full clean cat C / C+E driving licence with up to date digital tachograph card and up to date CPC card
Minimum 1 years’ experience in driving HGV’s
Experience in yard shunting an advantage but not essential
Experience in the use refrigerated temperature-controlled vehicles / trailers
Experience in container work
Trained in the use of power pallet trucks and forklifts an advantage
Mechanical background would be an advantage but not necessary
Required to pass drivers assessment prior to start
Required to undergo training prior to start
Eco driving training an advantage but not necessary
Core Competencies
Good communicator
Good knowledge of retail deliveries with in Ireland
Good knowledge of refrigerated transport
Good team player
Special Circumstances
Flexibility is required to work outside the normal hours to suit the requirements of the business.
Flexible start time
Start times and days of work could be changed at short notice (on the day)
Flexibility for days of work
Work 4 days over 7 days or night no fixed shift pattern
Payment per day maxed in line with WTD and or Tachograph legislation
They expect someone to have learned a fair old bit in their 1 year minimum licence held requirement.
No mention of pay apart from some weasel wording in the last line, ahm oot.
Sounds to me like a fair job description for a lorry-driver, as opposed to a steering wheel attendant?
Franglais:
Sounds to me like a fair job description for a lorry-driver, as opposed to a steering wheel attendant?
Welcome home, did the trip go well?
You’ve got loads of catching up to do, we’ve had free rein to utter all sorts of right wing extremism 
while you’ve been away 
Juddian:
Franglais:
Sounds to me like a fair job description for a lorry-driver, as opposed to a steering wheel attendant?
Welcome home, did the trip go well?
You’ve got loads of catching up to do, we’ve had free rein to utter all sorts of right wing extremism while you’ve been away
As if my prescence, or otherwise, would hold back anyone here! (whatever their views)
Very nice trip, thanks.
But on topic, isn`t that description nearer to how the job used to be?
Not the boring “tick the box” / “walk away and get someone else to sort the issue” way it is now?
(Not commenting on pay due for doing a proper job BTW)
Jobs are like Pensions: The “Defined Benefits” ones are the best, but not many of those around these days…
“Defined Contributions” ones - stink, but are commonly the ONLY type of job that seems to have some clause in it that makes it “unpleasant”.
Why oh why do people HAVE to work “floating shift patterns” rather than the family-friendly “fixed shifts” that would entice so many more people (back) into the workplace?
If you have a 4-shift fixed contract for instance, then you know that you’ll never be expected to work more than 15+15+15+13 hours per week to earn that headline “salary”.
Over 5 or 6 shifts though? - You’ll rarely be spending less than 60 hours a week at the workplace - eh?
“Any five from seven” means you won’t even know what you are doing from one week to the next, as even a strict “duty roster” is subject to changes, to accommodate sudden sickness, extra holidays being booked, etc.
“Fixed five” at least is better than that…
Heath-wise too - It can’t be good for your long-term wellbeing if you keep switching from nights one week to days the next - and back again…