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Job Title: Class 1 & Class 2 Driver Position

Location: Penrith

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Reporting to: Transport Manager

Summary

As a driver you will be delivering our customer orders, directly to farm, accurately and on time. Building strong relationships between departments, and with customers, to ensure you have the ability to resolve queries wherever possible. You will be a champion of safe working, and eco-driving.

Purpose of the Job

- LGV Driving: All legal requirements to be met fully. Consideration for other road users and members of the public. Clear and accurate completion of tachograph records, manual entries and defect reports. Vehicles to be operated within relevant speed and weight limits at all times.

- Feed Delivery: Accurate, safe working on customers farms. Care to be taken at all times to achieve correct bins for feed and UFAS compliance. Safety of farm employees and stock are paramount. Damage to buildings or other property to be avoided.

- Paperwork: All delivery records, cleaning records, defect reports etc. to be completed accurately, in full and on time.

- Health & Safety: Comply fully with company & customer health and safety policies.

- Environment: Fully adhere to rules set out in the site IPPC, comply with company environment policy and assist the transport manager to improve the site EMS.

Skills Required

- Qualifications: LGV C or C+E licence (minimum C).

- Ownership of a digital Tachograph Card.

- Driver certificate of Professional Competency.

- Regular driving of LGV’s.

- Ability to comply with legislation.

- Ability to demonstrate the highest level of professionalism.

About ForFarmers

Do you ever stop to wonder where your Sunday morning poached egg came from? Or the milk in your cafè latte? Or what about the sausage and bacon served with full English? It will come as no surprise to you that the animals which produce these products need to eat themselves too. And that’s where ForFarmers comes into the equation.

ForFarmers produces feed for cattle, pigs and poultry in both conventional and organic livestock farming. And that probably sounds a great deal simpler than it actually is. Make no mistake: an awful lot of knowledge, research and innovation has gone into one of those seemingly simple-looking chunks of animal feed. And these are the kind of things we, as a company, invest a great deal in.

What are the benefits of working for ForFarmers UK?

- Employee Assistance Programme (offering support on a range of topics).

- Private Medical Insurance.

- Options to enhance your pension after 12 months service (increased employer contributions).

- Opportunities to grow personally and develop within the business.

- Cycle to work scheme.

- B&Q Trade card offering 10% discounts in-store and online.

Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria on the Gov.UK website.

Please make us aware if your need any reasonable adjustments to participate in this process.

We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

What is ForFarmers’ job application process?

Interested in the vacancy above? Click apply to begin your application We will ask you to upload your Cover Letter and CV (in one file) and provide us with some personal details too. We will subsequently contact you to inform you whether or not we will be progressing your application.

Online application: Make sure you have your Cover Letter and CV to hand.

Initial Informal Conversation: An initial informal introduction to explore the role in more detail.

Interview: You will be invited to a first stage interview with the hiring manager. Here we will provide you with more information on the role and our company whilst exploring what you can bring to the role should you be the successful candidate.

Assessment: For some roles we may ask you to complete a short assessment style activity (such as a presentation on a given topic or an online activity) this may be incorporated into the first or second interview.

Second interview: Where necessary, a second interview may be required.

Offer proposal: If all goes to plan, we will inform you verbally that we would like to offer you the position and summarize the proposed offer Congratulations, you’ve got the job.

Once we have verbal acceptance, we will issue you a formal contract and work towards a start date that works for you. Once you join us, you’ll be contributing to the Future of Farming

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