Job Description

Are you searching for a long-term job? Are you hoping to build a career?

Driving for Jenkins is an opportunity like none other: We offer permanent and long-term stability for our drivers, as well as flexibility, to provide our drivers with a work-life balance.

Jenkins Drivers are highly valued members of the business as specialists in what we do and professional representatives of the Jenkins brand as the face of our business transactions.

Join our Felixstowe team today.

"We at Jenkins are very much aware of the value of our Driver colleagues. We offer long-term job security in today's ever-changing and challenging Transport market. We are leaders in the service we deliver and want to continue to grow this model by investing in, and developing a driving team that are trained, skilled and knowledgeable about our specialist market."

-Paul Harden, Operations Director

What the role does and doesn't look like...

-Pre-loaded trailers

-Most loads offloaded by FLTs

-Non multi-drop

-Curtain-sider work

-Allocated driver to vehicle

-Non-hazardous goods

-Non-temperature controlled vehicles

-No cage work

-No physically demanding work

-No tail lifts

-No high street offloading

-All offloading/onloading environments set up for Class 1 vehicles

-Newly qualified drivers with no experience are welcome to apply and will be provided full inductions.

Pay Rates

-First 8 Hours daily rate 14.15

-Additional Hours daily rate 15.60

-Overtime 6th day rate 17.69

Typically our drivers earn in excess of 43k each year

Benefits

Guaranteed basic hours Paid POA Average holiday pay Ongoing CPC Training Full company uniform Life insurance Pension Individually allocated truck Permanent secure position with a reputable firm

Don't just take our word for it, ask our drivers:

"I like the family atmosphere at Jenkins. They are really fair employers- they listen to my side of the story, I like the way the company is run. I drive a 20-mile trip to work every day, I'd never travelled that far for work before but it's worth it. All the kit and equipment is nice. No one else drives my truck- that means a lot to me. The work's clean, it's a nice clean job, and 90% of the loading is indoors. The customer relations are really good, Jenkins always go for quality over quantity. I like it when you go to a customer and they say "Oh thank god it's Jenkins bringing it- it'll be on time." That's down to good planning and the work the planning team do. It's a really good working environment, everything about the job is good; lorries, trailers, people- it really makes a difference. It's a great team, I really can't fault them, we all pitch in. It's a really pleasant place to work, I get on with everybody.

I've been here 7 years, it's the longest I've been with any company and I've no intention of going anywhere. I still love driving because I've got a good job."

-Jenkins Driver

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 14.15-17.69 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension Free parking Life insurance On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Overtime
Experience:

Driving a Goods Vehicle: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

Driver CPC (required)
Work Location: On the road

Application deadline: 23/05/2025