LGV Driver

About us

Across Wiltshire and surrounding counties, The Hills Group of companies manages and recycles waste, produces essential construction materials through quarrying and ready mixed concrete, and builds award-winning homes in sought after locations.

Established in 1900 and family-owned, The Hills Group has evolved over the past four generations into a multi-million pound business, harnessing the latest technologies, pioneering major infrastructure projects, and employing over 600 people.

Hills Quarry Products have an opportunity available for a LGV Driver (Class 1) to join our team based at our Quarry in Shorncote.

About the role:

As our LGV Driver, reporting to the Transport Manager, you will drive articulated vehicles (as well as 4 and 8 wheeled rigid vehicles as required) moving aggregates and soil/site clearance materials.

Your key responsibilities as our LGV Driver will include:

• Carrying out daily vehicle safety checks and driving safely with due regard for other road users, complying with Road Traffic legislation and regulations.
• Make out, issue and record transaction documents as instructed.
• Achieve agreed daily work targets.
• If you are looking for a driving role where you are not away from home multiple nights a week and travelling long distances, then this could be the role for you. Our drivers are home every evening, with no long-distance travel involved and we have regular fixed outlets that you’ll travel to/from as part of your day-to-day.
• Joining our close-knit friendly team of drivers, you’ll work a regular Monday to Friday work week on a day shift, with Saturday overtime available which can be done by request, and our trucks are in excellent condition and well maintained.

What we’re looking for in our LGV Driver:

Essential

• Class 1 vehicle licence, CPC and tachograph card.
• Conscientious & a team player.
• Physically fit to carry out manual handling activities.

Desirable

• Previous experience transporting aggregates/soils.
• MPQC Site Safety Awareness
• VRU accreditation

You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £35,524.77 per annum alongside a great range of benefits, including:

• Healthcare maintenance cash plan which can help to cover costs of everyday healthcare including dental, optical, physiotherapy, osteopathy, prescriptions and preventative measures such as health screening. 
• Access to shopping and gym discounts.
• Employee assistance programme providing 24/7 access to helplines and information, plus up to 6 counselling sessions per year.
• 21 days holiday per annum increasing annually to 28.
• Holiday trading allowing employees to buy or sell holiday throughout the year.
• Salary Sacrifice cycle to work scheme.
• Auto enrolment pension scheme with 1 x life assurance.