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Hire Driver

  1. Permanent - Full time
Competitive + Benefits
  1. Travis Perkins plc
  2. Chester, Cheshire

hrs/pw

44.5 hours Mon - Fri 07:30 - 17:00 - Saturdays 08:00 - 12:00 (26 Saturdays per annum)

Chester

45752B

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As a Hire Driver in Travis Perkins, you will play a vital role in supporting our Hire Manager. 

What will I be doing?
  • Predominantly Delivering and collecting a wide variety of tools & equipment to our customers
  • With your learned knowledge of the products and services we offer, you will be a pivotal contact for our customers, nurturing great relationships, understanding their needs in order to offer expert advice and recommending alternatives to profitably maximise the sale of goods
  • Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, so you will need to adhere and be compliant to all Hire processes and procedures including all Hire audits and inspections
What experience do you need?
Previous experience within the Plant and Hire Industry or a good understanding of electrical, petrol and diesel equipment would be advantageous, but not essential. It doesn't matter what sector you come from, we just need transferable skills - great customer service and driving experience.  A full clean HGV Class 2 Driving licence is required.

Does this sound like you?
We hope you can say ‘Yes’ to all of the characteristics below - they are in the DNA of all our fantastic Hire Drivers.  Are you:
  • Someone that is highly adaptable, resilient and tenacious with high levels of energy and drive
  • Someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment
  • Career focused and want to build a career to become a key player in the success of a large PLC?
Being a Hire Driver in TP gives you a fantastic opportunity to excel and to continue to develop.  How will you know you are doing a great job and developing your career? Simple. We will support you with a development plan that embraces our values.
These are We Care, We give our best to be the best, Better together. 

You’ll also receive £Competitive pay + Benefits (which includes an achievable and market leading annual bonus, contributory pension, life assurance, sharesave scheme, group wide colleague discounts across the Travis Perkins Group (including Toolstation).  Plus we have a number of online discounts at leading retailers from airport parking to theme parks to eating out and cinemas.  Our working hours also offer a great work life balance - most of our customers choose to enjoy their weekends and bank holidays which means you can too!
 
You may not know much about Travis Perkins, but if you look a bit closer you might be surprised, despite our size, we have the values of a family run business and the mindset and ambition of a forward thinking Company.  We pride ourselves on being a great place to work that's why we have been voted one of the UK’s Top Employers every year since 2010. We offer our employees access to extensive career opportunities across our 5 leading businesses.  We operate out of more than 1400 outlets nationwide and have over 20,000 colleagues.

We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it’s our ambition that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves. 
You be you, it makes us, us.


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