HGV 2 Driver

  • Job ref: 075/02197
  • Type: Contract, Full Time, Permanent
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Salary: £14.00 - £17.59 per hour
  • Recruiting office: Edinburgh City
  • Date posted: 30 October 2025

Job details

  • Contract
  • Full Time
  • Permanent
  • Edinburgh
  • Job Ref: 075/02197
  • Salary: 14.00 - £17.59 per hour

🚛 Class 2 Driver – Edinburgh

📍 Location: Edinburgh
💷 Pay: £14.00 – £17.59 per hour (depending on skills and experience)
🗓 Hours: Monday to Friday + every second Saturday (8am-12pm)
💼 Full-time, Permanent Opportunity

Driver Hire Edinburgh City are looking for a reliable, safety-conscious Class 2 Driver to join a busy timber and building materials supplier based in Edinburgh. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a well-established local business, offering long-term stability, a supportive team environment, and genuine career development.

Whether you’re an experienced HGV driver or newly qualified and eager to learn, we’d love to hear from you!


🌟 Why You’ll Love This Role:
Competitive pay – £14.00–£17.59 per hour (based on experience)
Monday to Friday schedule – only every second Saturday morning
Full training provided and support for newly qualified drivers
Steady, long-term work with a friendly, hands-on team
✔ Learn and grow within the timber and builders’ merchant trade


🔧 Your Main Duties:

  • Safely operate a Class 2 vehicle, delivering timber and building materials to customers

  • Assist with loading and unloading materials – heavy lifting is required

  • Complete daily vehicle checks and maintain accurate paperwork

  • Provide excellent customer service and represent the company professionally

  • Work closely with colleagues to ensure smooth delivery operations


What You’ll Need:
Essential:

  • Full UK Class 2 (Category C) Licence

  • Valid CPC and Digital Tachograph Card

  • A strong work ethic and willingness to learn

Desirable:

  • HIAB licence or experience (preferred but not essential – training can be provided)

  • Experience in the timber or building trade

  • Previous commercial driving experience


💪 The Ideal Candidate:
You’re dependable, hands-on, and take pride in your work. You enjoy being part of a team, delivering great service, and don’t mind getting involved in the manual side of the job.

This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified Class 2 driver looking to gain experience and build a long-term career with a respected local employer.


📧 Apply Today!
Send your CV to edinburghcity@driverhire.co.uk
📞 Or call 0131 624 7711 – you could be starting your new role very soon!

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Our Edinburgh City office is in the west of the city, near the Gyle Shopping Centre. With easy access from the M8 and A71, and the City Bypass from Calder or Hermiston Gait, it is also on main bus, train and tram routes. Just head for the South Gyle Industrial Estate. The city's thriving healthcare, renewable energy, recycling, and food and drink industries rely heavily on the transportation of goods to sustain their operations. We’re part of a nationwide network of over 100 branches, offering recruitment and training services to the transport and logistics sector for over 40 years.

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