Closing date: 25-03-2025 LGV Driver - Class 1/Cat C+E - All Shifts - Biggleswade
£54 hourly rate plus great benefits (£18.48/hr unsocial shift allowance between 7pm – 3am and £2.77/hr weekend shift allowance)
Minimum 40 hours per week, 5 shifts per week - working 2 in 3 weekends
The Co-op, Biggleswade Distribution Centre, Pegasus Drive, Biggleswade, SG18 8YY
Drivers will be expected to work over these hours to meet the needs of the operation, all additional hours worked will be paid, along with any appropriate premiums.
We’re looking for LGV drivers to join our team in Biggleswade.
As a Co-op driver you’ll transport products safely from the distribution centre to stores in our communities, helping to offload stock into the store when you arrive. You’ll help keep our customers happy by making sure products are delivered to stores at the right time, and in return we’ll provide you with a safe, supportive work environment that offers real work/life balance, as well as a very competitive salary and benefits package.
a competitive salary, with additional weekend and unsocial shift allowances
~30 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (rising in line with service)
~ a pension with up to 10% employer contributions
~ Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
~30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores all year-round
~10% off other brands all year-round (doubles to 20% on the Friday and Saturday after payday)
~ discounts on other Co-op products and services
~ paid CPC and digital tachograph card renewal and driver medical costs covered
~ career progression – lots of opportunities to build a career in logistics
~ provide an efficient and supportive delivery service, helping to offload stock into stores
a C+E category (Class 1) LGV drivers licence
previous experience as a driver (particularly long-distance commercial deliveries)
Building an inclusive work environment
We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.
If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.
We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.
You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.
As part of the application process for this job, you'll need to complete two online assessments. For example – if your ‘ordinary’ start time is 22:00, then for most shifts you’ll start at 22:00, however, on occasion, you may be scheduled to start a shift up to a maximum of 60 minutes earlier or later than your ‘ordinary’ start time.