HGV Driver Mentor/Assessor

We are looking to introduce a Driver Mentor/Assessor at our Seaham Facility, to support Transport Managers with employment and annual assessments.

The Mentor/Assessor will ensure that all new drivers are competent and are fully familiar with vehicles, equipment, and depot procedures. Hours of work in this role with vary dependant on training duties required.

Shift Available:

Rate of pay:

£ per hour, there will also be an uplift of £ per week once training for this role is complete.

Duties and Responsibilities

To drive a HGV vehicle ensuring the completion of all daily driving functions, safely and accurately in compliance with the company H&S procedures and Working Procedures.

To assist with new driver interview assessments.

To carry out on the road employment and annual driver assessments.

Carry out post incident assessments (as required).

Mentor new drivers on-road with vehicle, trailer, and equipment familiarisation. To include all current transport procedures.

Carry out any required familiarisation on new equipment (vehicles/ trailers tail-lifts etc.).

To ensure drivers are familiar with tachograph compliance and usage.

Complete assessment reports for completion of assessments and onboarding, or re-training.

Who we’re looking for:

Must be a qualified HGV Class 1 driver with a valid CPC.

Clean driving licence.

An excellent Tachograph Infringement record.

An excellent incident record.

Experience of mentoring advantageous.

Can demonstrate good driving techniques.

A regular top scorer on performance telematics.

Able to direct and advise drivers on best practice.

Knowledge of Health & Safety, driver compliance and documentation completion.

Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

Experience of administration using basic Microsoft packages would be ideal.

Able to effectively communicate suggestions and improvements to the driver and advise the Transport Management.

Able to work without direct supervision.

Conscientious and reliable.

What’s in it for me?

A permanent opportunity with a direct employer; we will not employ you through an agency.

Opportunity to develop a career within an industry leading global company.

Opportunity to earn an extra day holiday each year up to the maximum of one extra week.

Free onsite car park

Support your emotional well-being with access to a 24/7 employee assistance phone line offering confidential free counselling and advice.

Preferential rates for loans and savings offered through exclusive access to a credit union.

Refer new employees and get generous financial reward through our referral scheme.

Why Lineage?

We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain.

Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. At Lineage we also recognise that Ex-Military, veterans, and military families have great experience with transferable skills and core values that can add significant value to our organisation.

Benefits

As a Lineage team member, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That’s why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us – plus generous financial rewards when you successfully refer new employees. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won’t go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle-to-work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union.

Your everyday wellbeing is also important to us, so we will provide you with all the protective equipment you need to be safe and comfortable at work, and you will have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance phone line, which offers confidential counselling and advice. With all of this offered against the backdrop of a fun and social environment in which you will be supported by a team who enjoy helping each other in achieving their goals, we are confident you will excel with us.