HGV Driver
Salary: £25,000 – £60,000
HGV Driver
Salary: £25,000 – £60,000
(dependent on experience and size/type of vehicle being driven) Drivers are responsible for moving goods and materials from one point to another. This could be during the day, night shifts or staying away ‘tramping’ in the vehicle for several days. It would be useful to have an interest in mechanical and a good geographical knowledge would be beneficial.
Transport Manager
Salary: £26,000 – £60,000
Transport Manager
Salary: £26,000 – £60,000
Transport managers oversee the whole transport process. It is a highly responsible role, ensuring that all legal requirements for road haulage are met. This includes overseeing drivers’ hours rules, route planning, scheduling deliveries, planning vehicle maintenance and coordinating staff training. You’ll need to be a good communicator, have good geographical knowledge and able to deal with pressure.
Transport Planner
Salary: £20,000 – £35,000
Transport Planner
Salary: £20,000 – £35,000
Transport Planners work out the most efficient way for work to be completed, ensuring that drivers’ hours and vehicle specifications are taken into consideration when planning routes. Similar to the Transport Manager role, good geographical knowledge is required, as well as an attention to detail and an ability to work under pressure.
Warehouse Operative
Salary: £19,000 – £25,000
Warehouse Operative
Salary: £19,000 – £25,000
The warehouse is the hub of road transport. You’ll be working in a team, mostly in shifts. Dependent on the warehouse you could be on your feet, operating forklifts, or in control of robotics to pick loads. Working in the warehouse is a great way to gain experience in logistics and offers many different career routes.
Workshop Technician
Salary: £18,000 – £40,000
Workshop Technician
Salary: £18,000 – £40,000
(dependent on experience) Technicians look after the maintenance, servicing and repairs on the vehicle fleet. You’ll need to be a good problem solver, enjoy fixing things and have good attention to detail. Apprenticeships are a great entry route into being a workshop technician and there are some great opportunities to progress to workshop manager or move into the transport office.