GRAFTERS RECRUIT LIMITED
Class 1 Driver

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About the Role
Grafters Recruit Ltd is looking for experienced AM and PM Class 1 drivers for ongoing work based in Kettering.
Benefits
- From £20.73 to £43.96 per hour
- Guaranteed shifts available from Friday to Monday, with a minimum guaranteed payment of 11.25 hours per shift.
- Regular work on mornings/afternoons/evenings and weekends
- Easy work, store deliveries and trunking depot to depot
- No deduction for breaks
- Free on-site parking
- Automatically enrolled in company pension after 3 months
- Entitled to Holiday Pay
Duties
- Mainly start times between 22:00-02:00; 06:00-10:00; 15:00-18:00
- Length shifts between 8-13 hours
- Store deliveries and trunking depot to depot
- Using cages/pallets
Each driver will be required to pass an assessment prior to being given a full induction.
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
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Required Experience
- Valid C+E category on your driving licence, held for 3 months
- Minimum 3 months driving experience
- No more than 6 penalty points on licence
- Valid driver CPC qualified
- Valid digi Tacho Card
Rates of Pay
PAYE:
- Mon - Fri days - £20.73
- Mon - Fri Nights - £21.98
- Sat Days 06:00-18:00 - £22.73
- Sat Nights 18:00-06:00 - £23.98
- Sun Days 06:00-18:00 - £22.73
- Sunday Nights 18:00-00:00 - £23.98
- 6th shift - £22.50
- Bank Holiday Days - £22.73
- Bank holiday NIGHTS - £23.98
- Boxing day rate Days - £41.46
- Boxing day rate Nights - £43.96
- Night out - £25.00
About Us
Grafters Recruit Ltd have five branches, four on-site locations, and four remote contracts throughout the country. Initially a specialist driving agency, in recent years Grafters have focused on growth in new sectors by developing Industrial and commercial desks in each branch with great success.


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Grafters Recruit embraces diversity and will seek to promote the benefits of diversity in all our business activities. We will seek to develop a business culture that reflects that belief. We will seek to widen the media in which we recruit to ensure as diverse an employee and candidate base as possible. We will strive to make sure that our clients meet their own diversity targets.
If this is something you are interested in, please get in touch on 01788 546985.
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