HGV Class 2 Driver

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Role: HGV Class 2 Driver - Secure Collection & Manual Handling Role</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Location: Gateshead, NE10 8YF</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Salary: £36,300.11 + £500 Quarterly Bonus</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 45 hours per week (No Weekends or Night Shifts) Contract type: Permanent</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Looking for more than just a driving role? Join Restore Datashred as a Class 2 Driver - Secure Collections Operative, where you'll combine professional driving, customer service and hands-on collections work. You'll play a key role in helping customers securely dispose of confidential materials, ensuring collections are completed safely, securely and on time.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Why join Restore?</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">No Weekends or Night Shifts</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Annual Leave - 23 days, rising a day after 4 and 5 years’ service + bank holidays</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Quarterly performance-based bonus</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Fully Funded Driver CPC Training</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Enhanced Sick Pay</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">HGV Apprenticeship Opportunities</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Life Assurance – 2 x basic annual salary</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Access to Stream - Stream is a financial wellbeing app that allows you to track your earnings in real time and access a percentage of your pay as soon as you’ve earned it.Plus, a range of additional employee benefits and career development opportunities.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Duties and Responsibilities:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Driving a Class 2 vehicle and completing planned collection routes</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Collecting confidential documents, paper waste, IT equipment and other secure materials</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Loading, moving and handling collection bags and containers</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Working across customer sites, including walking between collection points and occasional stair access</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Using a PDA to record collection details and customer information</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Completing vehicle checks and ensuring compliance with Drivers' Hours regulations</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Maintaining the security and confidentiality of customer materials at all times</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Delivering excellent customer service and representing Restore Datashred professionally</p>

<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">About you</h5>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Full UK Category C (Class 2) Driving Licence (Essential)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Valid Driver CPC and Digital Tachograph Card (Essential)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Understanding of Drivers' Hours and Working Time regulations (Essential)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Someone who enjoys an active role and is comfortable with manual handling activities throughout the day (Essential)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Strong communication and customer service skills</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Able to work independently and manage daily routes effectively</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Reliable, organised and committed to safe working practices</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Ability to handle confidential materials with professionalism and discretion effectively (Essential)Please note:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is an active role that includes regular lifting and moving of collection sacks and containers throughout the working day. Training and equipment will be provided to support safe manual handling practices.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Restore Commitment to Disability Confidence </p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">We assess candidates based on their experience and suitability for the role, as outlined in their CV and application. You can let us know about any adjustments you may need via the application form.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to applicants with a disability or health condition who meet the essential criteria, where it is fair and appropriate to do so</p>