HGV Driver
- Posted 11 September 2025
- Salary £43,142.00 per year
- LocationGillingham
- Job type Permanent Full Time
- Discipline Logistics
- Reference015547
Job description
HGV Driver – Class 2
Location: Based out of Gillingham
Hours: Covering Monday to Sunday but mainly Monday to Friday guaranteed 45hrs
6am start to finish normally around 4pm -6pm
Pay rate : £43,142.58 (Paid Breaks)
Please note: COOK will carry out driving licence checks to appointed drivers.
About COOK
Your Team
Part of the COOK Logistics team, based from our East hub based in Gillingham. Our delivery drivers are not just drivers spending time on the road, there the friendly faces driving a branded COOK van, being the best ambassador while building a rapport with our customers.
The Role
* Deliver Orders to both COOK shops and Concession Partners according to COOKs procedures.
* Ensure deliveries are completed safely as per COOKs Health and Safety requirements.
* To ensure legal compliance with regard to Drivers Hours Regulations and Working Time Directive. Keep records of vehicle mileage.
* Comply with all relevant traffic regulations, including adhering to Speed Limits, driving in a safe and responsible manner whilst ensuring deliveries are delivered in a timely fashion.
* Take responsibility for loading and unloading your own packages onto the vehicle/into our customers shops ensuring no damage to product.
* Responsible for ensuring that the temperatures in the vehicle are within the safe permitted range and provide air temperature of the vehicle at the end of the run, in printed report where possible.
* Ensure the vehicle is kept in a good working condition and all daily safety checks are completed and any defects reported through the Defect Reporting System
Good to Have
* Full UK driving licence minimum C category with 2 years driving experience.
* Experience in multi-drop delivery.
* Good to have a good knowledge of the local areas and roads.
What Cook is About
We’re a proudly independent, family-owned B Corp, which basically means we care. A lot. About our food. About our people. And about doing the right thing—even when it’s not the easy thing.
Other bits
Excellent Benefits including paid breaks, free food, CookieJar Smart Spending discounts on leading brands, profit share, 30% staff discount and birthdays off and much more.
Due to some lone working you will need to be over 18.
Our vision for COOK has always been that we are a place where EVERYONE is welcome. We want everyone to feel like they belong at COOK. We all have different roles, different abilities and different personalities. By collaborating we can do remarkable things. Whatever your story, if you would like to grow with COOK please apply.
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