Class 2 – Skip Driver

  • Job ref: 075/02329
  • Type: Full Time
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Salary: £14.50 - £21.66 per hour
  • Recruiting office: Edinburgh City
  • Date posted: 15 June 2026

Job details

  • Full Time
  • Edinburgh
  • 14.50-21.66 USD / Year
  • Job Ref: 075/02329
  • Salary: £14.50 - £21.66 per hour

🚛 HGV Class 2 Skip Driver – Full-Time Opportunity

📍 East Lothian
💷 Excellent PAYE Rates
🕒 Monday to Friday | 6:15am Starts
🔁 Temp to Perm Position Available

Driver Hire Edinburgh City is currently seeking an experienced and dependable HGV Class 2 Skip Driver to join a busy waste management and recycling operation in East Lothian.

This is a fantastic opportunity for drivers looking for stable, ongoing work with guaranteed hours, weekly pay, and the potential to secure a permanent position with a well-established local employer.

🕒 Working Schedule

  • Monday to Friday
  • 6:15am start times
  • Minimum 40 hours per week
  • Overtime available
  • Temp-to-perm opportunity for successful candidates

🚛 Duties & Responsibilities

  • Operating a Class 2 skip vehicle throughout East Lothian and surrounding areas
  • Delivering, exchanging, and collecting skips from commercial and domestic customers
  • Completing daily vehicle inspections and defect reporting
  • Ensuring all work is carried out safely and in accordance with company procedures
  • Providing a professional and courteous service to customers
  • Maintaining high standards of health and safety at all times

💰 Pay Rates

PAYE

  • £14.53 per hour
  • £21.80 per hour after 8 hours

PAYE Advanced

  • £16.28 per hour
  • £24.42 per hour after 8 hours

✅ Guaranteed minimum 40-hour week
✅ Weekly pay
✅ Ongoing work with permanent prospects

✅ What You’ll Need

  • Valid UK Class 2 (Category C) licence
  • Valid Driver CPC qualification
  • Digital Tachograph card
  • Previous skip, waste management, or similar Class 2 driving experience is advantageous
  • Good knowledge of safe working practices
  • Reliable, self-motivated, and professional attitude

🌟 Benefits of Working with Driver Hire Edinburgh City

✔ Regular weekday hours with weekends free
✔ Competitive pay rates and overtime opportunities
✔ Potential for a permanent role
✔ Supportive and experienced recruitment team
✔ Immediate starts available

📍 Ideal for drivers based in East Lothian, Musselburgh, Tranent, Haddington, and surrounding areas.

📞 Apply Now

If you’re a skilled Class 2 driver looking for your next long-term opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.

Contact Driver Hire Edinburgh City today for more information and to begin the registration process.

Apply now and take the next step in your driving career.

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Driver Hire Edinburgh City

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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