Trainee HGV Driver role with Brakes in Portbury, starting as a van driver delivering food and non-food products on multi-drop routes, with vehicle checks and DVSA compliance. You’ll move onto an award-winning HGV Development Programme to gain your Class 2 qualification within 6 months, with pay rising on qualification. Standout perk: structured, award-winning training with clear progression to HGV Class 2.
- Class 2 qualification within 6 months
- 31 days annual leave
- Wagestream early salary access
Job Description
£32,617 per year plus a great range of benefits increasing to £42,922 upon qualification
45 hrs per week Mon - Fri starting between 04:00 - 06:00 with 1 in 3 Sat (and rest day in the week)
Start your new professional driving career with world-class, award-winning training and high operational standards. You’ll join us initially as a Van Driver – as the face of our business, delivering both food and non-food products to multiple locations throughout the day. Your route might not be the same from one day to the next, but we can guarantee you'll meet a variety of customers along the way.
You will also be responsible for regular checks on your multi-temperature van and DVSA compliance. Your journey with us will start with a full induction and before you know it, you will have moved onto our award-winning HGV Development Programme which will see you gain your Class 2 Driver qualification within 6 months, then the sky's the limit.
To join us, you will need a full clean Driving Licence and ideally, previous multidrop or van driving experience. You will also need ambition and commitment to become a qualified HGV 2 driver through our driver development programme. To be successful you'll be approachable with excellent communication skills and your enthusiasm to do a great job will shine through in everything you do.
In addition to a competitive monthly salary, 31 days annual leave (inc. statutory) and company pension, you can also look forward to the following benefits:
- Wagestream – Access to an app that gives you early access to your earned salary and supports financial wellbeing
- The option to purchase additional annual leave
- Help at Hand - Access to 24/7 GP appointments, physiotherapy and a range of health and wellbeing services for you and your family
- Life assurance
- Access to Sysco Perks offering discounts across a wide range of products and services – from gym membership to your weekly supermarket shop
- The ability to purchase our products at hugely discounted prices
- Heavily subsidised colleague canteen