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Welcome to Hovis. We are the proud guardians of over 130 years of baking experience that make up our iconic and much-loved brand. We produce bread and bakery products created with Hovis goodness at the heart of each. We deliver around 1.3million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland, where we also make Mothers Pride and Ormo products.
We are 2,800 people working within 8 bakeries, 1 flour mill, and 2 regional distribution centres across the UK. Our success is a result of the hard work of our people; they are experts in their field whether it’s baking, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, or the many departments within the central functions team based in our head office in High Wycombe. We are a values-led business and expect our colleagues to live, breathe, and embed Quality, Accountability, and Trust into their ways of working.
Class 2 (Cat C) Multi-Drop Driver – Hovis Avonmouth (BS11)
Shift: Rotating shift pattern – Start times range from 11:30pm to 03:30am
Hours: Average 12 hours per shift
The Role
We’re recruiting Class 2 (Cat C) drivers to carry out multi-drop deliveries from our Avonmouth depot.
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You’ll be delivering bakery products to supermarkets and retail sites, completing 20–25 drops per shift. This is a hands-on driving role involving loading and unloading, using tail lifts and cages.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Driving a Class 2 vehicle on planned routes
- Making multi-drop deliveries to stores
- Loading and unloading using cages / tail lift
- Completing vehicle checks and paperwork
- Working safely and following drivers’ hours and tachograph rules
What You Need
- Full UK Class C (Cat C) licence
- Valid CPC and Digital Tacho Card
- No more than 6 points (no DD/DR)
- Previous Class 2 or multi-drop experience preferred
What’s On Offer
- Stable, full-time work
- Regular shifts and hours
- Pension scheme
- Health and wellbeing support
- Free on-site parking
- Ongoing CPC training and progression to Class 1 available (when roles are available)
Benefits Baked In (additional benefits)
All colleagues can choose from a wide range of benefits in addition to salaries, based on their individual needs.
- Three levels of pension scheme to choose from - employer contribution of up to 7.5%
- Aviva DigiCare+ Workplace App includes: 'at home' Annual Health Check, Digital GP consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinions and much more
- Enhanced parental leave (and flexibility where possible to suit your needs)
- Access to funded physiotherapy sessions
- Wellbeing support and campaigns to help you stay active and healthy, be financially prepared, and support your mental wellbeing
- Opt in plans for money back towards the cost of opticians, dentist, physiotherapist and more
- A benefits platform for all, Hovis Choice:
- Savings and cashback offers on day-to-day spending
- Eyecare vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
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