Class 1 Low Loader Driver

  • Job ref: 999/01727
  • Type: Contract, Full Time, Permanent
  • Location: Newark
  • Salary: £18.00 per hour
  • Recruiting office: Newark & Grantham
  • Date posted: 8 September 2025

Job details

  • Contract
  • Full Time
  • Permanent
  • Newark
  • Job Ref: 999/01727
  • Salary: 18.00 per hour

🚛 Class 1 (C+E) Low Loader Driver – Temp to Perm – Newark Area 🚛

One of our a long-standing family-run companies, are looking for experienced Class 1 (C+E) Low Loader Drivers to join their team.

This is a Temp to Perm opportunity.

The Role:

  • Tramping work with regular nights out (£25 per night during Temp to Perm)
  • 07:30am starts Monday to Friday
  • Assignment rates start at £18 per hour with overtime paid daily.
  • Occasional weekend work at enhanced overtime rates.
  • Loading & securing plant and equipment.
  • Vehicle checks and reporting.
  • Training towards abnormal load legislation

Pay & Benefits (Post-Permanent):

  • Starting salary £39,000 (negotiable depending on experience & qualifications).
  • 40-hour contract with regular overtime available.
  • Time & a half paid after 8 hours (Mon–Fri & Sat until 2pm).
  • Double time after 2pm on Saturdays and all day Sunday.
  • Holidays: 20 days + 8 Bank Holidays (rising to 25 days + 8 BH after 10 years).
  • Nights out paid at £36.20 per night (£26.20 HMRC + £10 top-up).

The Ideal Candidate:

  • Load & Securer Card (CPCS or NPORS).
  • Experience moving plant and/or abnormal loads.
  • Low loader experience preferred.
  • Physically fit and capable of securing heavy/wide loads.
  • Minimum 12 months C+E experience (with at least 60 days in the last 6 months)

If you’re looking for a long-term driving role with career progression in heavy haulage, apply today!

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