Class 1 Driver

Job description

Are you ready to take the next step in your driving career? Do you enjoy life on the road and take pride in delivering a great service? Are you looking for a fresh opportunity where you can put your driving experience to good use? If so, your next journey could start with GXO.

Here at GXO Logistics , we're looking for full-time , permanent HGV Class 1 Drivers to join our growing team in Thrapston, working in partnership with one of the UK's most recognisable retail brands, Primark.

Working Friday to Tuesday , you'll benefit from a consistent shift pattern, with start times operating between 09:00 and 14:00 , or within a 2-hour window between 16:00 and 21:00 (for example, 16:00-18:00, 17:00-19:00, through to 19:00-21:00). You'll enjoy excellent support, long-term stability, job security and great earning potential.

Pay, benefits and more:

Basic hourly rate of £18.27 per hour

Additional 10% premium (£1.83) for hours worked between 16:00 and 21:59

Additional 20% premium (£3.65) for hours worked between 22:00 and 05:59

Additional 30% premium (£5.48) for all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday

Overtime paid at time and a half rate after 45 hours per week or for an extra shift per week

Paid weekly

Modern and well-maintained fleet

28 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)

Workplace pension

Access to our Hapi App platform, offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

Opportunities for a career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multiskilling in a dynamic working environment

What you will do on a typical day:

Take the wheel of Class 1 vehicles, delivering retail stock to stores and helping keep one of the UK's best-known retail supply chains moving

Complete up to 3 deliveries per shift, transporting predominantly palletised loads while enjoying well-planned routes and a varie...

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Kettering

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

17-10-2026

Profession type

Logistics jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English