HGV Drivers Part Time NEW

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
Ferguson Transport & Shipping

Job Title: General Haulage Drivers

Location: Grangemouth

Salary: 15.30 per hour – 16.83 per hour dependent upon skills and experience

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time or part-time hours (plus relief/cover) are available

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.

About Us:

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

About The Role:

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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
• To maintain and update training to drive artic and rigid vehicles to comply with company needs and legislation
• To load with care, general cargo including forestry products, round wood, fertiliser, concrete products, steel and paper products and any other cargo required
• To ensure safe and secure loading of cargo at commencement and throughout duration of the journey to off-loading cargo
• To ensure safety of other employees and members of the public when travelling with cargo
• 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

Locations:

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:

• West Highland (Corpach/Fort William, Isle of Skye, Mallaig & Kishorn)
• North Highland (Inverness & Invergordon)
• Central Scotland (Grangemouth & Methil)
• England (Carlisle)

Our current vacancies are based in Grangemouth.

About you:

Key Requirements:

• HGV Class 1 (CE) Licence
• Driver Qualification Card
• ADR licence would be an advantage, however this is not essential
• Experience of Timber Haulage would be desirable for Forestry Crane Operator positions
• You will be delivering to outdoor sites mainly so an aspect of the work will be outside in all weather conditions
• 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.

Benefits of being an HGV Driver with Ferguson Transport & Shipping:

• A great team of colleagues and a varied work load
• Competitive rates of pay + overtime rates for weekend working
• A modern, well maintained vehicle with in-house HGV mechanics providing full support and maintenance
• Flexible holidays – 28 days paid leave per annum (pro-rata), enhanced with service
• Aggregated holiday pay
• Loyalty payment scheme
• Employer Contributory Pension Scheme
• Occupational health surveillance
• Group life assurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Free CPC training
• Training & support from day one and throughout your career with the Company

Please click APPLY to submit a CV for this role.

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.