Class 2 Driver

Are you a licenced Class 2 Driver looking for a new opportunity? If so, you are in the right place!

Accelerate your career with a HGV driving role with leading digital and telecommunications company, BT. If you have the drive to deliver BT’s high standard of customer service, as well as their goods, then a Class 2 Driver could be a great fit for you.

We have worked with BT for over 5 years and have a number of driving jobs on offer. We are looking for suitable candidates to work specifically as part of BT’s supply chain division (BTSC).

As a Class 2 Driver you will drive category C vehicles all over the UK. This is a varied role but will heavily involve supporting two of BTSC’s national hubs based in Northallerton and Lutterworth’s Magna Park. Other aspects of the Class 2 driving job will include travelling to and from nine distributed transport depots and any of BT’s almost 100 forward stock locations.

This position will be well suited to someone who takes pride in their driving and people skills. You will be playing an important role in managing BT’s logistics, so we are looking for individuals who are willing to go the extra mile. This means you will have excellent interpersonal skills to form relationships with key contacts and account teams at pick-up and drop-off locations, as well as the ability to remain professional and calm when managing frustrated stakeholders should a delivery be unexpectedly behind schedule. You will also be able to keep a cool head whilst travelling in heavy traffic.

BT prides itself on exceptional internal and external customer care so additional qualities you will display include being able to meet tight deadlines and work efficiently, together with the ability to plan the most suitable routes to end destinations. A good understanding of UK geography will be highly beneficial for these reasons.

Excellent HGV driving skills are essential and you will be experienced and confident behind the wheel. Good mechanical knowledge is a definite advantage when spending long periods of time on the road; identifying potential problems with your vehicle can prevent potential health and safety issues. And will of course assist BT in maintaining their usual high standard of customer care.

Further skills required for these driving jobs include a good level of writing ability. This will be needed for completing the documentation associated with your deliveries and collections.

Flexibility is another quality that this role requires as shift patterns and the locations to which you are required to travel are changeable but the standard hours per week for their Class 2 Drivers is a total of 36 hours.

BTSC operates a sign in sheet system to allow for variations is routes and to calculate pay.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Class 2 HGV driving services to and from anywhere in the UK
• Uphold BT’s high standards of internal and external customer care
• Develop relationships with stakeholders at key collection and delivery locations
• Act as a professional representative of BT during journeys and on delivery of goods
• Deliver and unload goods safely and in accordance to HSE guidelines
• Take responsibility for accurately completing paperwork associated with collections and deliveries
• Ensure that BT’s full Code of Conduct is fully adhered to

Skills and Attributes

• A clean UK Class 2 Driver licence and excellent driving skills

• Standard ‘right to work’ checks are required

• A ‘people’ person with good interpersonal skills

• Reliability, and able to meet tight deadlines

• A calm and professional manner when liaising with stakeholders

• Good stress management skills

• Good communication skills (verbal and written)

• Flexibility with regards to shift work

• The ability to concentrate for long periods of time

• Good knowledge of UK geography

• Strong attention to detail

• Some mechanical knowledge of HGVs would be useful

• Experienced and confident when in control of a HGV

Class 2 driving (category C) experience is preferred for this role, as well as a genuine enthusiasm for driving.

All new starters with BT are expected to complete an induction. The induction process varies in length dependent upon individual roles but for Class 2 Drivers, it is two full days consisting of eight hours each. The session will provide you with lots of information about BTSC as well as how your key role as a driver will help to support the business on its continued road to success.

As you will be playing a fundamental role in the fast-paced, ever-changing digital industry, working for BT promises to be exciting and offers ongoing opportunities. Not only will you be working for one of the best-know household brands in the UK, but BT is also one of the Sunday Times’ top six ‘best big companies to work for.’

As technology has evolved in recent years, BT has expanded into newer endeavours including a mobile network, TV, BT Sport and is a leading provider of Broadband throughout the UK. Staff benefit from working for one of the world’s leading digital and technology companies and in one of the most fast-paced, ambitious industries in existence.

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