Class 1 Driver
- Full-time
Company Description
Ready to drive your career forward?
At Culina Logistics, we don’t just deliver chilled goods — we deliver secure careers, great earnings, and real recognition. As a major force in the UK food and drink supply chain, we’re proud to offer our drivers stability, premium pay, and the respect they deserve.
We are looking for LGV/HGV C+E Class 1 Drivers on a Permanent and Full Time basis at our Tilbury depot
Job Description
Shift:
- 4ON 4OFF Shift - £35,499.30 basic per annum - 15:00pm-18:00pm & 18:00pm-21:00pm start window.
- 5ON 3OFF Shift - £44,252.37 basic per annum - 15:00pm-18:00pm & 18:00pm-21:00pm start window.
Salary:
- Basic salary of £35,499.30 - £44,252.37 basic per annum depending on shift pattern plus the extra incentives and overtime rates as below.
OTE up to £52,680 (shift premiums & incentives)
- Shift premiums:
- £10 per shift (starts 12:00–19:59)
- £15 per shift (starts 20:00–03:59)
- Weekend premiums:
- £1,030/year for Saturdays or Sundays
- £2,060/year for both
Extra incentives:
- Compensation paid after 11 hours
- Night out allowance
- Overtime available for extra shifts
Overtime (working an extra shift outside of your agreed shift pattern)
- Monday to Friday - £18.50 per hour.
- Saturday - £21.99 per hour.
- Sunday - £25.32 per hour.
You’ll be driving modern vehicles, delivering for some of the UK’s best‑known brands:
- Delivering palletised goods to regional RDCs
- Collecting palletised stock from local and regional suppliers
- Regular trunking between Culina group sites
- Minimal handball
- Occasional nights out
Qualifications
- Minimum of 6 months driving experience required.
- Possession of LGV Class 1 Licence, CPC and Tacho Card.
- Knowledge of Road Transport Directive and current drivers’ hours.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.
- Effectively prioritise workload in order to meet set deadline
Additional Information
In return for your passion, hard work and determination in providing outstanding service to our customers we offer:
All drivers get access to our HAPI benefits platform, including:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme & Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Gym, wellbeing & eyecare discounts
- Everyday shopping discounts
- Aviva Digicare Workplace
- Free Will writing
- Long service awards
- Learning & development opportunities
- Colleague recognition & Employee of the Month
When our staff have passion for what they do they work with more care and attention which is reflected to our clients, Click APPLY NOW to #JoinOurWinningTeam and begin your career today