HIAB Driver

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering and collecting cabins across Cornwall and Devon

• Operating a HIAB (lorry loader crane) safely and efficiently on customer sites

• Representing Wernick Hire in a professional and friendly manner

• Supporting the depot team with preparation, cleaning and maintenance of cabins

• Carrying out vehicle checks and ensuring compliance with safety standards

• Working as part of a team to keep the depot running smoothly

Skills and Experience:

• Class 1 (C+E) HGV licence

• CPCS Lorry Loader (HIAB) qualification

• Previous HIAB experience (preferred)

• Knowledge of the local Cornwall and Devon area would be an advantage

• A hands-on, team-focused approach

• Someone reliable, safety-conscious and takes pride in their work

Key Attributes:

• Tidy Appearance: Presenting a professional, tidy appearance is important when representing the company on and off site.

• Numerate: Comfortable with basic numbers and calculations to manage deliveries and stock.

• Customer Service Focused: Excellent customer service skills are a must, ensuring a positive experience for clients with a helpful, friendly attitude.

• Positive, Can-Do Attitude: You’ll bring a proactive, problem-solving mindset to the team, ready to take on challenges.

• Local Area Knowledge: Familiarity with the local Devon & Cornwall area

• Team Player: You’ll work well within a team, blending in and supporting others to achieve shared goals.

Your Future with the Wernick Group

 At Wernick, you're more than an employee; you're a vital part of a team that’s building the future of construction. Join us in our journey of continuous innovation and commitment to quality, and let's be 'Altogether Stronger'

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme

• Generous holiday allowance (rising with service)

• Option to buy, sell or carry over up to 5 days holiday

• Christmas Shutdown

• Early finish Friday  

• Group pension scheme

• Annual Salary review – takes place each January

• Long service awards

• Employee of the Month awards

• Customer service awards

• Life Assurance

• Personal Accident Insurance

• Free onsite parking

• Employee assistance programme

• Training and progression opportunities

• Family run and well established, secure company (trading over 90 years)

• Open door policy

• Employee Referral scheme

• Benefits scheme (discounted retailers such as money off Apple, Virgin Atlantic Holidays, Currys, Argos, Tesco and restaurants including Harvester, Miller and Carter, Nandos and many more)

• Corporate Eyecare Scheme through Specsavers

• Ideas portal (message the CEO) and awards for implemented suggestions

• Cycle to work scheme

• Annual paid volunteering day

• Money back for everyday health concerns such as routine dental cover, optical and hearing support, plus physiotherapy, chiropody and podiatry, as well as getting diagnostics for longer‑term conditions including some types of cancers.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We look forward to receiving your application and thank you for your interest in our company. If you require any reasonable adjustments for your interview, please advise our recruitment team as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

Any unsolicited CVs will be sent at the recruitment agency’s own risk and will be interpreted as ‘gifts’ and we have no liability to you for any fee or otherwise. We reserve the right to engage with candidates directly having not, in any way, entered into your terms and conditions for this vacancy. By submitting an unsolicited CV to us, or to any member of our staff, you accept these terms as the default position. If we require your assistance with any vacancy, we will contact you.

The company is unable to sponsor employment of international workers in this role. You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.