Job Description
Job description
Pickstock Telford Ltd have an exciting opportunity for a Livestock Driver.
The role will involve loading, transporting, and unloading livestock between farms, collection centres and our factory in Telford with a focus on animal welfare, safety and professionalism.
The key objectives of this role are to ensure safe loading and unloading of animals, ensuring all loads are collected and delivered on time and always ensuring highest level of welfare.
You must be willing to travel various distances, the successful candidate will have previous experience of handling livestock and have a good understanding of tachograph legislation and drivers hours. In addition, they must hold a valid driver CPC and a valid digital tachograph card and Class 1 (C&E) driving license. Transporter authorisation for cattle preferred although not essential.
Knowledge, skills and attributes
* Enjoy practical work.
* Mechanical aptitude
* Able to drive safely.
* Able to cope with the physical demands of the job.
* Meet any age restrictions that may apply.
* Essential to have experience moving livestock (Cattle)
Duties and Tasks
1. Loading and unloading livestock, while applying best practice methods to avoid injury and undue stress to animals.
2. Performing routine vehicle inspection and maintenance.
3. Maintaining logbooks and records.