{"id":537935,"url":"https://alion.io/job/culinagroup-hgv-class-1-drivers-days-nights","title":"HGV Class 1 Drivers - Days & Nights","company":{"id":720304,"name":"Culina","domain":"culina.co.uk","url":"https://alion.io/company/culina-4","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":16,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":32,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Desborough, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":16,"max":20,"currency":"GBP","period":"hour","gross":null,"usd_annual":54000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-04T08:54:41Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-04","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T16:34:04Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":19,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":19},"description":"Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.\nAt Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!\n We’re looking for experienced HGV Class 1 Drivers to join our Great Bear team in Desborough, supporting deliveries for key customers including a leading international chocolate and confectionery manufacturer.\nThis is a fantastic opportunity to secure a permanent, full-time driving role with a 24/7 operation, delivering palletised goods to Regional Distribution Centres nationwide.\nIf you take pride in safe driving, reliable service and professional customer delivery standards, we’d love to hear from you.\nShift patterns available:\nMonday to Friday Nights\nMonday-Friday Days\n\n4on4off Days\n\nPay Rates:\nNights - £20 per hour\nDays - £16.19 per hour \nPlus shift supplements & Overtime paid at hourly rate plus 30%\nWhat you’ll be doing\nCarry out safe, professional deliveries to customer premises.\nComplete palletised general haulage deliveries to Regional Distribution Centres, with most deliveries completed as backdoor tip.\nSupport occasional driver tipping or multi-drop deliveries depending on customer demand.\nOccasional Night out may be required\nReport to the Transport team at the start of each shift and communicate any delays, delivery issues or load discrepancies promptly.\nComplete all paperwork accurately and ensure PODs are signed and returned to the Transport Office.\nFollow company rules and procedures, including health, safety and hygiene standards.\nManage your working time in line with the Road Transport Directive and adhere to tachograph rules and regulations.\nComplete daily vehicle checks in line with company procedure and report defects correctly.\nTake responsibility for the unit and trailer, including temperature checks where required.\nMaintain a high standard of behaviour, appearance and customer service at all times.\n What we’re looking for\nValid C+E Licence.\nMinimum 12 months’ HGV Class 1 driving experience preferred; unfortunately, we cannot accept new pass drivers for this contract\nOR drivers who wish to consider transitioning from Class 2 to Class 1\nNo more than 6 points on your licence and no DD or DR code convictions.\nCurrent valid DCPC and Tachograph cards.\nGood understanding of Driver’s Hours and Working Time Directive legislation.\nAbility to complete vehicle checks and report defects correctly.\nCommitment to on-site health and safety requirements.\nExcellent communication skills and a professional approach.\n As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.\nOur dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.\nOur People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:\nPension scheme - We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.\nLife Assurance - x 2 your annual salary.\nWellness - Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.\nEye Care Vouchers - We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.\nReward & Recognition - We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.\n Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!\nIf you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!","description_format":"text","description_chars":4177,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Road Transport","Transportation & Logistics","Logistics","Supply Chain"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-08T08:02:26Z"}],"liveness":{"score":39,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.434,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":18,"expected_fill_days":32,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":54000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/culinagroup-hgv-class-1-drivers-days-nights","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/culinagroup-hgv-class-1-drivers-days-nights.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T21:36:38Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}