Bag Driver

LGV Driver - Bag Driver, For Farmers, Preston

Permanent, Full time (44 hrs per week)

We are currently recruiting a keen and committed bag driver at our Preston site, who will be responsible for the safe delivery of our products (feed) to farm locations, whilst providing excellent customer service.

You will be delivering our customer orders, directly to farm, accurately and on time. Building strong relationships between departments, and with customers, to ensure you have the ability to resolve queries wherever possible. You will be a champion of safe working and eco-driving. Nights out required. Experience of bag delivery to farms and/or livestock farming procedures would be a distinct advantage but training will be given.

Tasks and responsibilities
- LGV Driving/Bag Delivery: - All legal requirements to be met fully. Consideration for other road users and members of the public. Clear, accurate completion of tachograph records, manual entries and defect reports. Vehicles to be operated within relevant speed and weight limits at all times.
- Feed Delivery: - Accurate, safe working on customers farms. Care to be taken at all times to achieve correct bins for feed and UFAS compliance. Safety of farm employees, children and stock are paramount. Damage to buildings or other property to be avoided.
- Paperwork: - All delivery records, cleaning records, defect reports etc., to be completed accurately, in full and on time.
- Health & Safety: - Comply fully with company & customer health and safety policies.
- Environment: - Fully adhere to rules set out in the site IPPC, comply with company environment policy and assist the transport manager to improve the site EMS.

Essential Skills Required
- Class 1 licence essential and ownership of a digital Tachograph Card
- Regular experience of driving of LGV’s preferred but not essential
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to converse fluently in English with colleagues and customers
- Ability to comply with legislation, work on own initiative and the ability to demonstrate the highest level of professionalism
- Driver certificate of Professional Competency essential
- Wagon and drag experience preferred but not essential
- Moffett experience preferred but not essential
- Tramping experience preferred but not essential

What are the benefits of working for ForFarmers UK?
- Competitiv salary with paid overtime opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme (offering support on a range of topics).
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Options to enhance your pension after 12 months service (increased employer contributions).
- Opportunities to grow personally and develop within the business.
- Cycle to work scheme, B&Q Trade card offering 10% discounts in-store and online.
- New and well maintained trucks and kit
- Opportunities to grow personally and develop within the business

Are you the driver we are looking for?

If so, please send your CV with a covering letter through this link or through the ‘apply’ button.

Did you know
- For Farmers has a turnover of 2.1 billion euros and produces 9.3 million tonnes of animal feed per year?
- ForFarmers employs approximately 2,270 people and has sites in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and the UK?
- ForFarmers invests significantly in sustainability, animal welfare and safety?
- For Farmers has the ambition to become the best supplier of feed for domestic animals in Europe and is well on its way? And that you can play a role in this?

We offer: excellent employment conditions, a good work atmosphere and plenty of freedom

Working with For Farmers means working with: an internationally growing and highly dynamic company, a result-orientated organisation with a pleasant and informal work atmosphere, a company that gives you scope for individual initiative and responsibility as a result of which you can partially create your position and your future. Naturally, For Farmers offers a good salary which suits your role, as well as excellent fringe benefits.