Class 1 Driver - Steel

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This is a great opportunity to join a market leading steel distributor and processor

We offer you

• £16.77 Per Hour, £22.30 Per Hour Overtime
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Christmas Shut Down
• Barrett Steel Pension
• Life Assurance
• Discounts on Retail & leisure
• Access to health and wellbeing services
• Annual cycle to work scheme

All About the Role
The purpose of this role is to carry out multi-drop driving & related duties involved with the carriage of goods. The basic hours for this role are Monday to Friday 42.5 hours plus overtime.

Specific tasks include:

• To oversee the safe unloading of vehicles at customer premises
• Ensuring Proofs of Delivery are signed & returned without delay.
• To check the load security & weight distribution according to latest safe working practices at the beginning and end of each shift.
• To ensure that the delivery vehicles are always maintained to Company standards, of reporting of any defects to the vehicle.
• Ensures vehicles are in safe condition, with daily checks correctly completed before use, & are operated in a safe manner.
• Uphold all exacting health and safety standards at site, on the road and at customer premises.
• Be an ambassador for high-quality customer service
• Support in the warehouse when needed.

All About You

Essential Skills for the role:

• To hold a valid HGV Class 1 Licence (with no more than 6 points).
• Own a Driver CPC & Digital Tachograph card.
• Knowledge of working time directive.
• Previous experience in a warehousing or distribution business, ideally multi-drop
• Understanding and experience of EHS requirements.
• The ability to stay away as and when the job requires it.

All About Us

Barrett Steel are the UK’s largest steel distributor and processor, with over 160 years of heritage we are still family owned and operate from 29 sites across the UK and Ireland, holding more than 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Although we are a business with significant scale, our success is built on the people who make it happen every day. We continually invest in our people, the latest processing machinery, technology, and materials-handling equipment so that we can deliver an exceptional service to our customers. Our people, our customers, and the communities in which we operate are at the heart of what we do. We are a forward-thinking business that values hard work, ambition, teamwork, and are always open to new ideas.