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Posted 20 July, 2026

HGV CLASS 1 (PERMANENT)

Rapier
Stoke-on-Trent, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

LGV C+E Drivers (HGV Class 1) Stoke-on-Trent\n
Location: Stoke-on-Trent (ST4)\n
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time\n
Salary: £44,177 + Unsocial Hours Shift Premium\n
Shifts: Monday to Friday (Start times between 02:0004:00)\n

\n About the Role
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\nWorking for an award-winning leader in supply chain logistics, is looking for professional and reliable HGV Class 1 (C+E) Drivers to join our team in Stoke-on-Trent.\n
\nThis is a fantastic opportunity to secure a permanent role with a market leader, working on a well-established retail contract.\n

\n Key Responsibilities
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  • Monday to Friday working pattern with early morning starts (02:0004:00)
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  • Carrying out a mix of:\n
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    • Retail store deliveries
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    • Trunking
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    • Salvage collections
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    • Shunting duties
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  • Operating double decker and curtainside trailers
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  • Ensuring full compliance with:\n
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    • Drivers Hours regulations
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    • Working Time Directive
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    • Health & safety standards
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    • Highway Code and road safety regulations
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  • Maintaining safe and efficient driving practices at all times
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What Were Looking For\n
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  • Valid HGV Class 1 (C+E) licence
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  • Driver CPC qualification and Digital Tachograph card
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  • Minimum 6 months commercial Class 1 driving experience
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  • Willingness to undertake occasional nights out
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  • Comfortable with manual handling (roll cages)
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  • Ideally local to Stoke-on-Trent
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Why Join?\n
\n? Competitive salary with unsocial hours premium\n
\n ? Free on-site parking\n
\n ? Flexible working options available speak to us at interview\n
\n ? Generous pension scheme (8% employer / 4% employee contribution)\n
\n ? 24/7 access to free confidential GP consultations\n
\n ? Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts\n
\n ? Access to affordable loans, savings schemes, and free mortgage advice\n
Interested? Call us today on 0121 227 8001 (Option 3)\n
WHY RAPIER? BECAUSE WE DELIVER!\n
ABOUT RAPIER EMPLOYMENT:\n
\n Rapier offers over 35 years of excellence in providing dedicated workers to leading third party clients. We are committed to sourcing, supplying and placing both temporary and permanent workers into a full range of commercial, production and logistics positions.\n
\n We are recruiters for many leading logistics firms in the UK. We are constantly on the look-out for drivers, warehouse and office-based staff to fill both temporary and permanent positions.\n
\n This vacancy is advertised on behalf of Rapier Employment, who are a recruitment business.\n
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