Highlander International Recycling Ltd., Scotland's Largest independent paper recycling company, is looking to recruit a full-time HGV driver to add to our transport team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing industry, and we offer a day shift with accommodating hours to allow for a great work life balance. Your primary responsibility will be to collect a range of waste paper grades from customer sites and transport these back to the Highlander warehouse for unloading and processing. This will involve driving large curtain sided vehicles, and hook-lifts, roll on roll off skip trucks and articulated units where you licence allows.
Training will be provided to ensure you have a basic understanding of the business, and what is expected of you.
Qualifications/Essential Skills:
- Class 2 HGV licence as minimum
- Class 1 licence is desirable
- CPC and Digi-card
- Experience of curtain sided vehicle work
- Forklift experience and/or Moffett Mounty license would be desirable
- Experience of roll on/off and compactor skips is desirable but not essential
- Excellent geographical knowledge of central Scotland, especially the West.
- Excellent customer service skills
Alongside the above points you should be physically fit, proactive, motivated, and able to work with your own initiative. You should also be confident, presentable, trustworthy, reliable, and hard-working with an excellent work ethic, and able to work as part of a team, as well as on your own.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £13.46-£14.33 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:
- Driving a Goods Vehicle(Class 2): 3 years (preferred)
- driving: 5 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: On the road
