HGV Cover Driver and Shunter
About Cranswick Country Foods:
Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.
We are currently looking for a Cover HGV Class 1 Driver and Shunter with a current C+E (Class 1).
This is a full-time, permanent role working Tuesday – Saturday providing holiday cover for our HGV Class 1 Fridge Drivers and Shunters. As this is a cover role, flexibility is required with the hours and you will be working a mixture of Days and Nights, dependent on when the cover is needed. You will be guaranteed a full-time salary.
Job requirements of Cover HGV Class 1 Driver and Shunter:
- To transport our products around the UK.
- Planning route on a day-to-day basis
- Moving trailers around the site.
- Vehicle and trailer washing.
- To be flexible and a team player.
What you will need:
- C + E (CLASS 1) License
- Willing to do early mornings and nights-out as and when required.
- Previous experience preferred.
- Flexible attitude to work as you would fill in and/or cover absence of other drivers.
- Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Current CPC
Pay and benefits:
- Salary – £159.50 per day, plus £40 per week attendance bonus.
- Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
- Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
- Discounted share scheme
- Discounted local gym membership
- Death in service insurance
- Enhanced holiday after 5 years’ service
Interested?:
Email a CV and covering letter, including the role you are applying for and your salary expectations to [email protected]
Closing Date: 31st March 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward )