LGV Drivers

Organisation:Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO)

Work Location:Barnsdale Way Grove Park Enderby Leicester LE19 1ES

Salary:Dependant on role

WorkingHours:37 hours per week

ContractType:Permanent

Closing Date: 20th October 2025

PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH DRIVER CATEGORY YOU WISH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR WITHIN YOUR APPLICATION:

• Van Driverper annum
• LGV Driver 7.per annum
• LGV Driver 12Tper annum

ESPO was created over 40 years ago and provides a valuable service to public sector organisations who support our communities throughout the UK. Our customers include education providers NHS charities housing associations and local government and any profit is reinvested back into local communities.

ESPO - Celebrating 40 years (subtitled) - YouTube

Underpinned by our values ofCustomer FocusedPositivity Working Together Trust & Respect and Openness & Transparencyand supported by our friendly workforce we offer a great working environment.

About the Role

ESPO maintains a fleet of over 40 vehicles from 3.5 tonne to 13 tonne GVW (as well as using contract transport) to deliver goods. The Delivery Driver is normally responsible for one of the LGV vehicles.

ESPO drivers provide a contact point for customers; therefore it is essential that they promote the Consortium image by being helpful and courteous at all times and of smart appearance. Drivers have a general responsibility to operate at all times in accord with the statutory requirements and good practice of Road Transport Operation.

This role is a Safety Critical Post and consequently subject to random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with our policies and procedures. If successful in being appointed to the role you will be required to agree to a planned test and achieve a negative result as part of any conditional offer of employment and/or during your probationary period. A copy of our Substance Misuse Policy and Procedure is available upon request.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Monday to Friday with no overnight stays
• Potential opportunities for Term Time Working
• Well maintained fleet of vehicles delivering to schools colleges care homes council buildings etc.
• CPC training provided by ESPOs own Approved Training Centre
• Free parking on-site
• Maintain current Category C Licence.
• Maintain digital tachograph card (possess digital tachograph).
• No more than 3 penalty offences for moving traffic offences.
• Demonstrable practical application of multi-drop parcel delivery or similar customer focused service.

Wed also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

What we offer:

• Flexible working opportunities and access to employee benefits portal with car lease scheme.
• 25days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to 30after 5 years service) and a scheme to buy additional leave.
• Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution.
• Opportunities for learning development
• Great office location next to Fosse Park with free on-site parking and easy access to M1 and M69.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Thereforewherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstanceswhilst still meeting the needs of ESPO. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This mayinclude requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact:

Neil Tompkins operations manager

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How to Apply

ESPO is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the customers we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section more information see theHow to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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