LGV Driver Trainer

Waitrose; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain in the UK is seeking a Driver Trainer for its Bracknell site. This full-time role involves training and assessing drivers to ensure they meet standards while maintaining safety operationally. Candidates must have an LGV C+E license and experience in training. The position offers a rewarding opportunity to contribute to the brand's commitment to excellence. Flexible working arrangements are supported, emphasizing work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older by start date.
• Experience in assessing driver applications during recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Train, assess and test drivers to pass HGV programme.
• Conduct CPC training and ensure adherence to Health and Safety.
• Maintain training records and refresh training as needed.

Skills

In date LGV C+E licence entitlement

Up to date Drivers CPC

Experience working with a large fleet

Experience in training and assessing drivers

Job description

Apply on JLP Jobs - the official careers website for John Lewis Partnership, John Lewis & Partners, and Waitrose & Partners.

About the role

As a Driver Trainer with a C+E license, you'll have the important job of ensuring all our drivers are of the highest standard and that they represent the John Lewis Partnership brand professionally while out on-the-road in our 44t articulated lorries. It's a hugely rewarding role as you train, assess and test Partners (including apprentices) and agency drivers to pass our HGV programme, helping them to obtain their own license. You’ll also maintain their ongoing training and keep Partner training records for all Transport Partners.

At a glance

• Official Partnership role title: Driver Trainer (CE License)
• Location: Bracknell Campus (Waitrose Transport Building)
• Position: Permanent, 1 position available at Bracknell
• Hours of work: Full-time, 47.5 hours per week, working 5 out of 7 days. This role requires flexible night shifts throughout the working week.
• Due to the nature of this role, all applicants must be 18 years or older by their start date.

Key Responsibilities

• Assessing all transport drivers, ensuring they meet the required driving and Partnership standards.
• Assessing all driver applications at the interview stage during the recruitment process.
• Conducting CPC training.
• Ensuring Health and Safety procedures are adhered to, including reporting injuries, accidents, and any Health and Safety issues.
• Attending regular meetings and communicating any operational issues to the management team.
• Ensure Partner Training Records are maintained and give appropriate refresher training when necessary and as requested by a Transport First Line Manager.
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of the latest driving regulations, techniques, and vehicle technology, using this knowledge to pass on to trainees.
• Operational monitoring of tachographs, accidents, vehicle facilities, and Microlise.

Essential skills/experience

• In date LGV C+E licence entitlement.
• Up to date Drivers CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence).
• Experience working with a large fleet and transport drivers.
• Experience in training and assessing drivers.

Desirable skills/experience

• RTITB (Road Transport Industry Training Board) Instructor qualification or equivalent.
• Certified Driver CPC Training Instructor DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) approved.

Additional information

Once you submit your application, the next steps, if successful, will include a two-stage in-person interview at our Bracknell site. The first stage interview will be conducted at night, while the second stage will occur during the day. Please note that the second interview will involve an instructional and driving assessment.

The partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.