Driver Trainer

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Job Title: Driver Trainer

Department: Woodside Tankfreight

Location: Carrington

Responsible to: General Manager / Directors

Salary Range: Competitive

Job Overview:

Woodside Tankfreight specialises in the transport of bulk powders, liquids, and gases across the UK and Ireland. Known for our expertise, reliability, and customer-centric approach, we are looking for an experienced Driver Trainer to join our team.

The role of the Driver Trainer is to train, educate and update Tankfreight Drivers on the methods, procedures and legislation appropriate to facilitating safe & efficient completion of their duties including the preparation and delivery of driver CPC training. The successful candidate will be responsible for GB based Drivers and should be able to work flexible hours.

Key Tasks:

Assess potential drivers as part of the recruitment and selection process.
Induction and training of newly recruited drivers in the procedures and processes relevant to the role and to general company principles including health and safety policies.
Training of new and existing drivers in specific areas relating to loading / offloading of liquid and powder tanks or specific delivery/collection point which are procedure specific.
Training of new and existing drivers on artic combinations. Assessing and evaluating driver’s performance, utilising the telemetric systems. This will incorporate regular telemetric reviews and being able to act upon this information.
Formally assess all company HGV drivers on a minimum basis of once a year.
Review, update and retrain existing drivers on procedures and process relevant to general company principles and procedures including health and safety policies.
Ensure all drivers are familiar with the latest customer requirements.
Ensure drivers are clean, tidy and presentable in appearance and are fully equipped with the relevant company uniform and equipment.
Ensure drivers keep vehicles to an appropriate level of cleanliness. Both inside and out.
Undertake random staff drug and alcohol testing, using the in-house testing equipment.
Report any health and safety issues, including near misses to the general manager.
Participate in health and safety forum meetings, risk management meetings, driver meetings and participate in CPC course development and instruction.
Participate with defect reporting management.
Complete investigatory meetings as and when required.
Assist with cause of damage investigations.
Assist with collections and deliveries when required.

Essential Criteria:
Hold a clean Class 1(C & E) licence
Have the relevant experience in the bulk tanker industry and be able to demonstrate operational experience of both powder and liquid tanker
Working knowledge of current transport legislation
At least 1 years LGV Driver training experience including economic driving techniques and health and safety

Desirable Criteria:

National / International Operator CPC qualification
Advanced Driver Qualification
Driving Instructor/ Assessor qualification
Health & Safety qualification

Benefits:

Attractive salary

Fully funded health plan with Healthshield

Long service recognition

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and Development hub with access to full suite of iHASCO training programmes

Employee recognition scheme

Opportunities for personal development

For more information and to apply:

Complete our online application form

Email your CV to Recruitment@woodsides.com

Call 07741 756520

Or Text RECRUIT and your name to 66777

Our Diversity and Inclusion commitments

Woodside Logistics Group is committed to having an inclusive workplace where every employee feels they belong. If you require accommodations to be made during the recruitment process or have questions relating to accessibility, please contact us.

Please note:

The company operate pre-employment drugs screening testing and any offer of employment made is conditional upon a clear pre-employment drugs screening test.

You are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the posts at anytime, once we have sufficient applications.

Prospective employees are expected to disclose any unspent convictions during the recruitment process. A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.

BECOME AN OWNER-DRIVER AND WORK FOR YOURSELF! AVERAGE EARNINGS: £70,000 – £80,000 PER YEAR. AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE UK.

CONTRACT HAULAGE WORK AVAILABLE ALL YEAR ROUND FOR OWNER-DRIVERS AND FLEET OWNERS WITH RIGID OR ARTICULATED VEHICLES.

Use our free guide to apply for an operator’s licence: https://transportforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=97

We are looking for owner-drivers, fleet owners, and HGV drivers (Class 1 or 2) based anywhere in the UK and interested in taking the next step up and becoming owner-operators and transport company owners. To get started and apply for an Operator’s Licence, you need to have £8,000 which is a requirement of the UK and EU transport regulations (you won’t spend it). We can help you with the rest of the process.

BENEFITS OF BECOMING AN OWNER-OPERATOR:
– Higher earnings even with one vehicle (double in some cases for the same work)
– Be your own boss and grow your fleet
– If you are tired of driving, hire others to drive for you
– Build and sell your business later and retire

WE OFFER:
– Contract haulage work all year round for rigids and artics with your trailer or ours
– FREE assistance with your Operator’s Licence application (if you hire a TM)
– Insurance: HGV and PSV vehicles, cheapest on the market
– HGV parking and registered operating centres
– Transport manager (CPC holder) for your O-licence, no course or exam is necessary
– Trailers for hire or lease
– Financing to purchase your vehicles
– Compliance with regulations
– Unlimited consulting and office support while you are driving

HGV PARKING AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE UK – FROM £50 PER WEEK.

TRANSPORT MANAGER (CPC HOLDER) AVAILABLE FOR YOUR HGV OR PSV (HAULAGE OR PASSENGER) O-LICENCE ANYWHERE IN THE UK – FROM £350 PER MONTH.

Join our Facebook groups with over 46,000 members: “Transport Managers CPC UK” and “Professional Truck Drivers UK” to network and ask questions.

Step-by-step guide to applying for an O-licence: https://transportforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=97

Call Dmitry Nade on 07833 684449 (phone and WhatsApp) or email admin@transportforum.com
8am-11pm, 7 days a week including weekends and holidays.

TRANSPORT MANAGERS WANTED – CPC HOLDER – PSV, HGV – ALL of UK – EXTERNAL PART-TIME

WE PROVIDE TRANSPORT MANAGER SERVICES ANYWHERE IN THE UK.

If you have a national or international CPC for HGV or PSV (road haulage or passenger) obtained in the UK or any EU country, earn additional income working part-time locally as an external transport manager. Use our full support and advice for operator licence applications and maintenance. We cover all of the UK, so if you are based in a different area from where this ad is posted, you can still apply.

Add yourself to the TM Map App for free at TransportForum.com/map and clients will be able to find you on a map and contact you directly without intermediaries.

TO APPLY, EMAIL YOUR CV OR JUST THE FOLLOWING 5 ANSWERS TO info@hirett.com
– Name
– Phone number
– City (not region) where you are based
– Is your CPC in road haulage (HGV) or passenger (PSV)?
– Is your CPC national or international?

GET £100 IF YOU REFER AN OPERATOR TO US: hirett.com/referrals

NEED A TRANSPORT MANAGER FOR YOUR O-LICENCE (ANYWHERE IN THE UK)?
Call Dmitry Nade on 07833 684449 (phone and WhatsApp) or email admin@transportforum.com
8am-11pm, 7 days a week including weekends and holidays.

Join our Facebook groups with over 46,000 members: “Transport Managers CPC UK” and “Professional Truck Drivers UK” to network and ask questions.

Join The Transport Forum for free – the largest transport and logistics association in the UK by far.

We have more members than all the other associations combined including the RHA and Logistics UK. It’s free and we have no membership fee. When you join, you will be able to network with other members and read our daily discussions about very useful transport topics. You can also ask any transport questions and get immediate answers. We have 2 Facebook groups, several WhatsApp groups, Reddit and a forum website. Join at the links below.

Facebook group 1
Transport Managers CPC UK
30,000 members
https://facebook.com/groups/cpc.tm

Facebook group 2
Professional Truck Drivers UK
21,000 members
https://facebook.com/groups/oo.drivers.uk

The Transport Forum website
46,000 members
https://TransportForum.com

WhatsApp groups

Transport Managers CPC UK
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KuDNXuW2VEk4bIEJ2kFMRE

Professional Truck Drivers UK
https://chat.whatsapp.com/K9071jCdzO69YbKmIekB1Y

Bus Coach Drivers Operators UK
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Announcements
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Reddit community
https://www.reddit.com/r/TransportForum

Call Dmitry Nade on 07833 684449 (phone and WhatsApp) or email admin@transportforum.com