Trainee Hgv Driver

1 month ago


Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Cotteswold Dairy Full time

**Trainee HGV Driver**:
No previous haulage experience is required - anyone can become an HGV driver. If you are over 18 years old and hold a valid UK driver’s licence, you are eligible.

Throughout the year we run regular training across Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Hereford & Shropshire.

**HGV Driver Training**:
Cotteswold Dairy offer a full training scheme with on-the-job training, an expereinced buddy, dedicated in-house academic and practical support staff; and over eighty-five years of quality experience in distribution. We will arrange your pre-course medical and walk you through the required steps before you begin. Throughout the course you will be supported by the PDT training team, our Learning & Development Coordinator and our Haulage Department to ensure you develop the required skills to pass your theory, hazard perception and CPC exams; while gaining confidence and real-world experience driving HGV vehicles. You will complete your practical training with both PDT and Cotteswold Dairy through our buddy system before you take your practical exam.

Training will encompass:

- Advice & Guidance - Get to know logistics training session
- Medical Exam
- Access to a revision portal for theory exam
- Theory, Hazard perception and Module 2 test
- Practical training through both PDT and Cotteswold Dairy
- Module 3 practical driving test
- Practical driving module 4 test
- Post completion interview

Around the driving training you be required to do:

- Production training/picking in the Chilled warehouse
- Vehicle loading
- Learning rounds through the ‘buddy’ system (as a passenger)

Training will take around 16 weeks to complete, but everyone is different & we offer a fully flexible approach to training. This will encompass a mixture of study, practical instruction and familiarisation with the products and processes.

**IMPORTANT - This physically active role involves working nights, and requires manual handling**

By the end of the training the Trainee will expected to fulfil the following:

- Operation of applicable vehicles
- The safe loading and unloading of stock at customer sites - pallets and roll cages
- Picking of orders and learning the products
- Complete a conscientious check of their assigned vehicle every morning and evening correcting any minor defects and highlighting serious defects to their Supervisor/Manager

**HGV Driver Duties**:
Key duties of this role include:

- Delivery of dairy and other products to Wholesale & Semi-Retail customers
- Unloading and loading at customer sites - to include pallets and roll cages
- Picking of orders and learning the products
- Complete a conscientious check of the assigned vehicle at the start and end of shift

**HGV Driver Working Hours**:
Training will encompass both daytime training, study, and night time operation. Throughout, we endeavour to make this as seamless as possible to give you a firm foundation for a successful career.

Full Time, 48 hours per week. Five shifts Monday - Sunday on a rota basis. In order to comply with the Working Time Directive, this will be averaged out over a period of 26 weeks.

**Company Benefits**:
We also offer benefits including:

- Competitive salary with scope to train and advance within the business
- 22 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Additional day of holiday after 3 years’ service
- Refer a friend - receive £500 for a successful referral
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted products, including doorstep delivery where available
- Group personal pension scheme
- Health and wellbeing benefit via Simply Health


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