HGV Driver Class 2

HGV Driver Class 2
Gateshead
Base salary: £36,189 per annum
Meal allowance: £1035 per annum
Annual earnings: £37,224 + overtime

Marshalls Mortars and Screeds is a Marshalls plc specialist company supplying innovative solutions for the construction industry and is one of the UK's leading manufacturers of ready to use mortars and screeds. We are a Superbrand for the 12th year running and a successful FTSE 250.

We're recruiting for a Class 2 Driver to join the team at our Gateshead site. The vehicles you will be driving are all 4-axle 32t rigid trucks, which are POD, Auger Tipper and Mixer trucks, the fleet all have automatic gearboxes.

So what's the mission?
You will be the first point of face to face contact for our customers, delivering mortar to building sites in the local area and will have a positive 'can do' attitude with excellent customer service skills. You will operate both multi-compartment Pod and Mixer vehicles, which you must maintain and clean daily. After all, you are the face of Marshalls Mortars and Screeds!

You will put the customer at the heart of everything you do and we expect you to stay calm and professional when challenges arise! You'll always work to a high level of health and safety and ensure that you are compliant with specific customer requirements. You'll need to be punctual and an early riser to ensure on-time deliveries!

You will need to be flexible in working hours during the day and be able to work alternative Saturdays due to continuous growth and industry requirement (Overtime is paid on Saturdays)

What are the mission-critical skills?

• Current Class 2 HGV licence with no restrictions and a maximum of 3 points on the drivers' licence
• Current Drivers CPC card
• Experience of operating Mixer or Pod trucks is advantageous although full training is provided
• Excellent English communication and writing skills

Benefits include:

• Set shift patterns (two Saturdays per month) + overtime
• Home every night
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays
• Guaranteed Christmas holidays
• Free In-house training
• We pay for your medical renewals
• We pay for your licence renewals
• Meal allowance
• Company uniform
• Free onsite parking
• Health care cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount on products
• Share purchase scheme
• 5% company matched pension scheme

Equal Opportunities
Whoever you are and whatever your background, at Marshalls you’ll find a fair and supportive workplace. You are unique and we want you to bring every part of who you are to work, every day.

We’re committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. To us, this is more than a legal, moral, or ethical necessity – it’s the right thing to do! We call this doing business The Marshalls Way.

We want our team to reflect the diverse nature of society and the communities we serve. Marshalls is a workplace where you are valued for the contribution you make, and where you can grow and develop by being entirely yourself!