HGV Drivers

Job Title: General Haulage Drivers

Location: Grangemouth

Salary: £15.30 per hour - £16.83 per hour dependent upon skills and experience

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time or part-time hours (plus relief/cover) are available

Shift Patterns: We offer a variety of shift patterns: day shift, night shift, nights out, 4 on/4 off and 4 on/2 off, ad-hoc, on full or part-time contracts.

About Us:

Founded in 1959 by the late Archie Ferguson and his wife Anne in Ardrishaig, Argyll, Ferguson Transport & Shipping is a family-owned and operated business. With over 65 years of experience in the haulage industry, we provide proactive logistic solutions for our customers throughout the Highlands & Islands, and mainland UK, within multiple sectors including: Road Haulage & Logistics, Rail Logistics, Marine & Shipping Services, Port Services, Warehousing Services and more...

About The Role:

We are currently recruiting for HGV Drivers. This is a great opportunity for drivers who enjoy working for a prestigious logistics company, driving a modern and well-maintained fleet of vehicles and who are looking for flexibility in their life.

Key Responsibilities:

To drive HGV1 vehicles with attachment trailers when necessary: attachments to include flatbeds, curtain siders, occasional drop-sided trailers, low loaders, tanker trailers, forestry pin trailers

To maintain and update training to drive artic and rigid vehicles to comply with company needs and legislation

To load with care, general cargo including forestry products, round wood, fertiliser, concrete products, steel and paper products and any other cargo required

To ensure safe and secure loading of cargo at commencement and throughout duration of the journey to off-loading cargo

To ensure safety of other employees and members of the public when travelling with cargo

To undertake to complete all necessary daily checks/records and proper use of tacho cards when carrying cargo on company business and complete relevant paperwork correctlyLocations:

We operate from several locations throughout the UK and have strategically positioned ourselves near to major cities, which allows quicker and easier access to customers and major transports route. These include:

West Highland (Corpach/Fort William, Isle of Skye, Mallaig & Kishorn)

North Highland (Inverness & Invergordon)

Central Scotland (Grangemouth & Methil)

England (Carlisle)Our current vacancies are based in Grangemouth.

About you:

Key Requirements:

HGV Class 1 (CE) Licence

Driver Qualification Card

ADR licence would be an advantage, however this is not essential

Experience of Timber Haulage would be desirable for Forestry Crane Operator positions

You will be delivering to outdoor sites mainly so an aspect of the work will be outside in all weather conditions

Working as part of a team is a must so we are looking for someone who is eager to engage with others to get the task at hand done.Benefits of being an HGV Driver with Ferguson Transport & Shipping:

A great team of colleagues and a varied work load

Competitive rates of pay + overtime rates for weekend working

A modern, well maintained vehicle with in-house HGV mechanics providing full support and maintenance

Flexible holidays - 28 days paid leave per annum (pro-rata), enhanced with service

Aggregated holiday pay

Loyalty payment scheme

Employer Contributory Pension Scheme

Occupational health surveillance

Group life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Free CPC training

Training & support from day one and throughout your career with the CompanyPlease click APPLY to submit a CV for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: HGV Class 1 Driver, LGV Class 1 Driver, LGV Driver, Heavy Haulage Driver, Haulage Driver, ADR Driver, may also be considered for this role