Driver Class 1
DHL · Reading · £48,033 (stated in the posting)
Pay Rate: £48,032.67
Grade: RCS P
Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Customer: Tradeteam
Shift patterns: Monday to Friday - Days shift - start times from 4:30am/5:30am
Location: Reading - RG2 0BS
DHL, an award-winning leader in supply chain solutions, is looking for a HGV Class 1 Dray Driver to join our team. This is a customer-facing role with a great social element, perfect for someone who enjoys building relationships while delivering excellent service.
✅A TYPICAL DAY MAY INVOLVE
- Monday–Friday shift pattern with early starts (from 4:30am/5:30am)
- 2x Saturdays per year required as part of the role - all other Saturdays are paid as overtime (x1.5)
- Delivering alcoholic products to pubs, restaurants, and hotels, mainly in and around the outskirts of London
- Completing 10–12 drops per day (on average)
- Managing manual handling of up to 11 tonnes of stock daily (handballing kegs of beer, etc)
- Working with a drivers mate (two-person lifts)
- Complying with our health and safety standards at all times, ensuring adherence to The Highway Code, road safety rules and vehicle regulations
✅THIS ROLE WOULD SUIT PEOPLE WHO
- Must hold a valid HGV Class 1, Driver CPC Qualification and Digital Tachograph Card
- Must have 6 months recent class 2 driving experience as this is essential
- Happy to work with alcohol
✅WHY JOIN US?
- Free onsite parking
- Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
- Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
- Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
- Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice
- Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more
✅WHO WE ARE
We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.
✅BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE
At DHL, we're all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.
As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex-service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.
Please be aware that interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place during the week commencing 19th October. Applications received after this date may not be considered but will be added to our talent pool for future opportunities, subject to your consent. Please also be aware that we review applications continuously and where we have a large number of applications the application period may close ahead of the provisional interview date. To ensure your application is considered we recommend submitting it as early as possible.
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