We are seeking a highly motivated and organised HGV Driver to join our dynamic team at our JEDBURGH Country Store. This exciting opportunity is ideal for someone passionate about serving and supporting the Rural and Agricultural industry, ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction and standards are achieved.
ABOUT US
Every day we provide rural and agricultural communities with the support they need to succeed. Whether they are after a healthier herd or flock, increased yields, faster growth rates, a decent return on their land or even just a helping hand. We have the people, products, and services to help our customers get from where they are now to where they want to be. This is why every role at Carr's Billington is hugely important to our shared success and why we welcome talent from across all different backgrounds to work across our retail, feed, machinery, fuel and central support divisions.
Carr's Billington Agriculture is a subsidiary company of The Billington Group, who are also the proud owner of Criddle & Co., English Provender Company and Billington Foods.
THE JOB
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To operate the company vehicles to deliver customer orders to delivery point safely and effectively showing a high level of customer care at all times and organising the daily schedule of deliveries out of the branch.
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To deliver outstanding service to customers, promoting the company brand and confidently identifying customers' needs and solving their problems.
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To ensure the vehicle is driven to meet the needs of the company's Operator's Licence, ensuring that the business always remains legally compliant.
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To work in a safe manner ensuring that the health and safety of themselves, colleagues and other stakeholders, including the general public, remain the highest priority.
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Adheres to daily tasks and routines ensuring they are completely in a timely manner with the ability to adopt a flexible approach to enable the fleet to run efficiently.
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Accountable for ensuring that driving style and performance is regularly reviewed and acted upon to continually support the company in achieving its fuel efficiency standards.
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Take a proactive approach to ensuring that any concerns regarding quality, service and environmental and safety issues are reported and addressed without delay.
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Adhere to Company and Group policies and procedures, including but not limited to those relating to Safety, Health and Environmental.
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To ensure all relevant legislation and approved codes of practice, are adhered to in respect of ongoing compliance, including but not limited to UFAS, FIAS, & NOPS assurance schemes. To support and contribute to the effective operation of the business as a member of the branch team, including ensuring adequate levels of all stocked products are maintained in conjunction with the Branch Manager
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To support the Branch in promoting the company brand and working to recognised business standards.
- Adhere to Company and Group policies and procedures, including but not limited to those relating to Safety, Health and Environmental.
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To ensure all relevant legislation and approved codes of practice, are adhered to in respect of ongoing compliance, including but not limited to UFAS, FIAS, & NOPS assurance schemes.
The above list is not exhaustive, and your role will certainly change over time reflecting the changing needs and activities of the organisation and our commitment to making best use of new technology and continuously improving the way we do things. You must therefore be committed to personal development and to becoming multi-skilled in order that you can adapt to and welcome constant change in the effort to achieve the stated aim of "making continuous improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of our use of resources".
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALITIES REQUIRED
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LGV Licence (ideally Class 1)
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Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
- FLT Licence
- Flexible approach to work, including using smaller vehicles and branch/warehouse duties
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Excellent communicator who can build strong working relationships with all colleagues and customers.
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Ability to work independently using their own initiative.
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Experience of Animal feed / Agriculture (desirable).
BENEFITS
As part of The Billington Group we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:
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An attractive salary package.
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Annual salary reviews in September each year.
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A minimum of 25 days annual leave.
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Opportunity to work for a well-established family-owned business with ambitions for growth and innovation.
Your Health
Health Assured: Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling and health and wellbeing advice.
Sick pay: Generous company sick pay entitlement.
Health Cash Plan: A health cash plan allowing colleagues to claim back money spent on everyday health care such as optical, dental, physiotherapy and much more.
Your Lifestyle
Staff Discount: Colleagues are eligible for a generous staff discount on selected products at our Country Stores.
Cycle to work scheme: A salary sacrifice scheme saving you tax on the purchase of a new bicycle and associated equipment.
Flexible life assurance and critical illness cover: Choose to increase the level of life assurance cover already provided to you by the company or add critical illness cover, all at preferential rates.
My Savings Hub: Access to an exclusive member's discount website with over 3,500 brands where you can save money and earn cashback on spends from grocery shopping to holidays.
Salary finance benefits: Savings schemes, preferential rate loans and wage advances all through payroll as well as tools for financial education.
Your Future
Pension: Enrolment into the Company pension scheme after 3 months of employment.
Training & Development: Role specific training and ongoing training and development opportunities identified through our annual appraisal process.
