LGV C E Drivers (HGV Class 1) – Stoke-on-Trent
Location: Stoke-on-Trent (ST4)
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: £44,177 Unsocial Hours Shift Premium
Shifts: Monday to Friday (Start times between 02:00–04:00)

About the Role
Working 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.
This is a fantastic opportunity to secure a permanent role with a market leader, working on a well-established retail contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Monday to Friday working pattern with early morning starts (02:00–04:00)
• Carrying out a mix of:
  • Retail store deliveries
  • Trunking
  • Salvage collections
  • Shunting duties
• Operating double decker and curtainside trailers
• Ensuring full compliance with:
  • Drivers’ Hours regulations
  • Working Time Directive
  • Health & safety standards
  • Highway Code and road safety regulations
• Maintaining safe and efficient driving practices at all times

What We’re Looking For

• Valid HGV Class 1 (C E) licence
• Driver CPC qualification and Digital Tachograph card
• Minimum 6 months commercial Class 1 driving experience
• Willingness to undertake occasional nights out
• Comfortable with manual handling (roll cages)
• Ideally local to Stoke-on-Trent

Why Join?
✅ Competitive salary with unsocial hours premium
✅ Free on-site parking
✅ Flexible working options available – speak to us at interview
✅ Generous pension scheme (8% employer / 4% employee contribution)
✅ 24/7 access to free confidential GP consultations
✅ Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
✅ Access to affordable loans, savings schemes, and free mortgage advice
 
Interested? Call us today on 0121 227 8001 (Option 3)
 
WHY RAPIER? BECAUSE WE DELIVER!
ABOUT RAPIER EMPLOYMENT:
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.
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.

This vacancy is advertised on behalf of Rapier Employment, who are a recruitment business.