Job Title:                 HGV Class 1 Driver
Location:                 Walsall, West Midlands
Compensation:       Up to £35,700 Dependent on Experience + £1000 welcome bonus + Benefits
Role Type:              Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                  SF61731

 

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an HGV Class 1 Driver at our Walsall site.
 
The role
As an HGV Class 1 Driver, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll transport assets including goods, parts and vehicles to customer sites.
 
Day-to-day in addition to driving, duties may include planning delivery schedules and routes, loading, and unloading goods, parts or vehicles, moving vehicles in the yard, fuelling vehicles, loading vehicles, and other activities onsite.
 

Planning delivery schedules and routes with transport managers  The safe transportation of goods or vehicles to desired destination – nationwide Following traffic reports and changing your routes if necessary  Completing delivery paperwork and logbooks Supervising or helping to load and unload goods or vehicles and making sure loads are safely secured

 
This position involves manual work and working at height. This could include lifting, bending, or standing for extended periods of time and performing tasks at varying heights.  This role is not driving 100% of the time and driving days will vary each week depending on business needs.
 
This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based at Walsall. Core hours are 7am-4pm Monday-Friday but there will be a requirement to start early (4am) on driving days.  

 

On rare occasions there might be a requirement to stay away from home (hotel and expenses paid)

 

Essential experience of the HGV Class 1 Driver:

Excellent driving skills and road safety knowledge Experience of Heavy Goods Delivery transporting vehicles Experience of the planning and delivery of goods and/or products Good attention to detail and ability to work as a team, or on own initiative

 
Qualifications for the HGV Class 1 Driver:

Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) Full HGV Driving License with no more than 6 points (Category C & C+E) Valid Drivers Tachograph Card
 

 

Essential experience of the HGV Class 1 Driver:

Excellent driving skills and road safety knowledge Experience of Heavy Goods Delivery transporting vehicles Experience of the planning and delivery of goods/products Good attention to detail and ability to work as a team, or on own initiative

 

Qualifications for the HGV Class 1 Driver:

Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) Full HGV Driving License with no more than 6 points (Category C & C+E) Valid Drivers Tachograph Card
 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and NPPV security clearance for this role.

 

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

 

What we offer

Generous holiday allowance  Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+ Employee share scheme  Employee shopping savings portal Payment of Professional Fees Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave  Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

 

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

 

Closing date: 13/02/2025