Job details
🚛 HGV Class 2 (Category C) Driver – Ad-Hoc Work
📍 Edinburgh & Surrounding Areas
💷 £14.50 per hour PAYE | £16.25 per hour PAYE Advanced
🕒 Flexible Shifts | Days, Backs & Weekend Work Available
💰 Weekly Pay | Immediate Starts
Driver Hire Edinburgh City are currently recruiting experienced HGV Class 2 (Category C) Drivers to join our team and work with a variety of well-established clients across Edinburgh and the surrounding areas.
Whether you’re looking to pick up extra shifts, work around existing commitments or build up regular ad-hoc work, we have a range of assignments available to suit your availability.
🚛 The Role
As an HGV Class 2 Driver, your work will vary depending on the assignment. You could be completing multi-drop deliveries, general haulage, palletised distribution or collections for a range of local businesses.
Duties may include:
- Multi-drop deliveries and collections
- General haulage and palletised distribution
- Deliveries to commercial, industrial and customer sites
- Loading and unloading goods where required
- Working independently or alongside a Driver’s Mate
- Carrying out daily vehicle safety checks and reporting defects
- Completing delivery paperwork accurately
- Following road transport legislation and health & safety procedures
- Providing a professional and reliable service to customers
With a variety of clients and assignments available, no two shifts are necessarily the same!
🕒 Shifts & Hours
- Flexible ad-hoc shifts
- Monday to Friday work available
- Occasional weekend shifts
- Typical start times between 6:00am and 11:00am, depending on the assignment
- Typical shift lengths of 8–12 hours
- Minimum 8 hours’ pay guaranteed per shift
- Additional work available during busy periods and holiday cover
💷 Pay Rates
Monday to Friday
PAYE
- £14.50 per hour
- £19.32 per hour after 8 hours
PAYE Advanced
- £16.25 per hour
- £21.66 per hour after 8 hours
✅ What We’re Looking For
- Valid UK Class 2 (Category C) licence
- Valid Driver CPC qualification
- Valid Digital Tachograph Card
- Previous Class 2 driving experience preferred
- Maximum of 9 penalty points
- No DD, DR, CD or IN endorsements
- Comfortable with manual handling duties
- Reliable, punctual and professional
- Safety-conscious attitude
- Good communication skills
- Flexible and willing to work different assignments
🌟 Why Work With Driver Hire Edinburgh City?
- Flexible work to suit your availability
- Competitive rates of pay
- Overtime opportunities
- Minimum 8 hours’ pay guaranteed per shift
- Weekly pay
- Holiday pay accrued unless PAYE Advanced is selected
- Opportunities for regular ongoing work
- Work with a variety of reputable local businesses
- Friendly and supportive local recruitment team
- Fast registration process
- Immediate starts available
📍 Opportunities are available across Edinburgh, Leith, Musselburgh, Dalkeith, Livingston, East Lothian and the surrounding areas.
📞 Apply Today
Looking for flexible HGV Class 2 work?
Whether you’re looking for a few extra shifts, regular ad-hoc work or something to fit around your existing commitments, Driver Hire Edinburgh City can help.
📞 Contact the team today to register and find out what opportunities are currently available.
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