Grangemouth
Job Title: General Haulage Drivers \n Location: Grangemouth \n Salary: £15.30 per hour - £16.83 per hour dependent upon skills and experience \n Job Type: Permanent, Full-time or part-time hours (plus relief/cover) are available \n 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. \n About Us: \n 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... \n About The Role: \n 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. \n Key Responsibilities: \n\n • 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\n, • To maintain and update training to drive artic and rigid vehicles to comply with company needs and legislation\n, • To load with care, general cargo including forestry products, round wood, fertiliser, concrete products, steel and paper products and any other cargo required\n, • To ensure safe and secure loading of cargo at commencement and throughout duration of the journey to off-loading cargo\n, • To ensure safety of other employees and members of the public when travelling with cargo\n, • 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 correctly\n\n Locations: \n 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: \n\n • West Highland (Corpach/Fort William, Isle of Skye, Mallaig & Kishorn)\n, • North Highland (Inverness & Invergordon)\n, • Central Scotland (Grangemouth & Methil)\n, • England (Carlisle)\n\n Our current vacancies are based in Grangemouth. \n About you: \n Key Requirements: \n\n • HGV Class 1 (CE) Licence\n, • Driver Qualification Card\n, • ADR licence would be an advantage, however this is not essential\n, • Experience of Timber Haulage would be desirable for Forestry Crane Operator positions\n, • You will be delivering to outdoor sites mainly so an aspect of the work will be outside in all weather conditions\n, • 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.\n\n Benefits of being an HGV Driver with Ferguson Transport & Shipping: \n\n • A great team of colleagues and a varied work load\n, • Competitive rates of pay + overtime rates for weekend working\n, • A modern, well maintained vehicle with in-house HGV mechanics providing full support and maintenance\n, • Flexible holidays - 28 days paid leave per annum (pro-rata), enhanced with service\n, • Aggregated holiday pay\n, • Loyalty payment scheme\n, • Employer Contributory Pension Scheme\n, • Occupational health surveillance\n, • Group life assurance\n, • Employee assistance programme\n, • Free CPC training\n, • Training & support from day one and throughout your career with the Company\n\n Please click APPLY to submit a CV for this role. \n 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.