Driver
Job Description & Overview
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Berry Recruitment are looking for a Driver for our client based in Bury St Edmunds.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">POSITION: Driver</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">FUNCTION: To ensure timeous professional delivery/collection of equipment to/from customers.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">LOCATION: Bury St Edmund's</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">REPORTING TO: Hire & Sales Co-ordinators/Workshop Foreman</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">RESPONSIBILITIES</p>
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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Deliver & collect equipment to/from customers ensuring accurate completion of paperwork (obtaining authorised signatures/noting damages/fuel levels/correct equipment numbers)</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Start machines on site when requested</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Basic vehicle maintenance/ensuring roadworthiness and safety of vehicle (carry out daily vehicle checks in accordance with Group procedures)</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Check equipment against paperwork received from hire desk prior to delivery</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Safe loading/unloading of all equipment and equipment onto/from vehicles (strapping/chaining/roping)</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Tag up damaged machines on return to depot and locate in correct area within depot yard/workshop.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Where applicable ensure digital Tacho's are used and downloaded in line with current legislation</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Abide by customer Health & Safety rules when on site</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Keep workshop and vehicle organised, clean and tidy and assist with general workshop duties as and when required.</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Carry out any other reasonable duties as deemed necessary by the Foreman or Depot Manager</span></li>
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<p class="text-muted mb-3">Health and Safety Obligations</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">You are required to ensure you are fit for work at all times and take reasonable care of your own safety, protect others affected by your work, cooperate with management to comply with all safety standards and instructions to meet health and safety obligations, including: reporting hazards, reporting safety shortcomings and the immediate reporting of safety incidents and near misses. You are required to follow all safety training provided and correctly use all work equipment and safety equipment provided. You are required to stop and report unsafe practices immediately and to cooperate with any investigation that is undertaken by the client.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">PERFORMANCE INDICATORS</p>
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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Accurate paperwork</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Vehicle kept roadworthy, clean and free from dents</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Zero complaints from customers</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Zero complaints from other road users</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Managers feed-back (on-going managers appraisal)</span></li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>FTA analysis and compliance reports</span></li>
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<p class="text-muted mb-3">We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. All applicants will be considered on the basis of their skills, experience, qualifications and ability to perform the role, and no applicant will be treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010</p>
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Key Details
- Date Posted: 28 Sep 2026
- Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Employment Type: Temporary
- Category: Distribution
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