Driver - Erith

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY & WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

LGH Winches is one of the UK’s leading lifting equipment rental companies. As a family‑owned company for over 50 years, we have made a name for ourselves by combining the highest quality equipment, unrivalled expertise, and impeccable safety standards. We support customers across the globe through continuous investment not only in our equipment and our IT systems, but also by investing in our people ensuring they work in an environment where they can thrive.

We are looking for hardworking and dedicated team players who can share our enthusiasm, experience, and expertise, and most importantly, our commitment to customer service.

Are you a team player, with great communication? Are you motivated and driven for success? Do you bring a positive and committed attitude to work?

To assist the workshop engineering team in general maintenance of the hire fleet and related duties including yard activities, and general labouring. LGH is a worldwide brand offering all aspects of high‑quality lifting equipment to UK. We are looking for a highly motivated individual with an engineering background to assist us maintain our lifting fleet.

Assists in providing great levels of customer service and the delivery of key departmental KPI’s by providing driver duties in a safe, compliant, courteous manner across the LGH Group and its clients.

• Enhance the customer experience of dealing with LGH by enthusiastically engaging and interacting with our customers at all levels when collecting and delivering equipment.
• Show flexibility to meet the demands of the customer when delivering and collecting equipment on time in full.
• Ensure accuracy of information when collecting by providing accurate notes to the customer/rental desk of any damages or missing parts or accessories.
• Maintain exceptional standards of work through understanding and following company quality, safety, health and environmental policies and procedures and training; ensuring vehicle is clean, roadworthy, and fully compliant at all times; UK specific: awareness and compliance to FORS (Freight Operator Recognition Scheme) at all times.
• Puts safety first by complying with safe systems of work, reporting near misses to the Workshop/Transport Manager; operate vehicle(s) safely and lawfully; ensuring loads are safe and correctly supported/retrained; UK specific: ensuring no time lost incidence (UK RIDDOR) within the team.
• Collaborate with other parts of the organisation by supporting effective communication within the team to the wider organisation to ensure all customer requirements are fulfilled on time.
• In the event that there are no driving requirements, willfully assist Workshop colleagues with any other duties commensurate with the capabilities/training to hand.

• Full UK Driving Licence (current & clean – no previous Drink Driving bans acceptable due to insurance requirements)
• Able and willing to travel as and when required – (Early starts/late finishes)
• Able to pass the 6 monthly eye tests
• Able to provide a signed annual self‑health/fit to work assessment
• UK specific:
  Conduct FORS on‑line training and pass all relevant courses to enable compliant driving to FORS Silver standard (London Only)

• Proven track record with driving environment.
• Conversant with Geography and road network within working area.
• Aware of product weights and good understanding of Manual Handling and load awareness.
• A positive and determined ‘can do’ attitude which will ensure our business responds to our customers’ needs.
• Self‑motivated with capability of working independently.
• Ability to prioritise effectively under pressure.
• Able to diversify job roles in order to assist others in the team.

• 25 days Annual Leave (+1 per year capped at 30)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhance Family Leave
• Free Eye Tests
• Private Healthcare
• Professional Membership / Subscription
• Quarterly Incentive Programme
• Training & Development Programmes
• Length of Service Awards
• Personal Milestone Acknowledgements
• Free Equipment Hire
• Free Parking

• Dartford, Erith DA8 2LD
  : reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)