HGV Class 1 Felixstowe Driver
Job description
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We require Class 1 Container Drivers to start ASAP near Felixstowe for ongoing work. Brilliant opportunity to build a career with a very respected client, with lots of hours available and a high rate of pay up to £25.02 an hour along with an opportunity to go perm for the right candidate that proves themselves. You can also work on your own leisure and time! Give us your availability each week and we'll make it work!
Salary: £18.62 - £25.02 per hour
Location: Felixstowe, Suffolk
Work type: Class 1 Container Driver
Work hours: 0700 AM starts
Shift Type: Monday - Friday
Job Description:
- Hardworking and dedicated Class 1 Driver with a can-do attitude, who is willing to learn new things.
- Customer focused worker who's able to manage their own work to meet deadlines as well as maintaining performance standards.
- The successful Class 1 Driver must have a good level of English communication with customers and client
- Valid and in date CPC and Digi-Tacho Card
- Local drops, Hub Runs, Long distance, 3-7 drops a day. Each day varies but general feedback from all of our drivers is brilliant!
Key Requirements:
- Class 1 experience atleast 1 year
- DIGI - tacho card, CPC, Driving License all in date
In return, we offer:
- Free CPC courses
- Hourly pay rate of £18.62 - £25.02 per hour
- Weekly pay for all hours worked as a Class 1 Driver
- We can pay people early on Thursdays if needby rather than the normal Friday!!
- Loyalty Bonus up to £100
- Easy access to location
- Secure free parking
If you are interested in this role please click apply or call us at (Swift Recruit)
Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Place your valid CPC and Digital Tachograph card prominently in your CV header or key skills section — the advert lists both as non-negotiable requirements.
📊 Quantify your driving experience: e.g. 'Completed 5 multi-drop container runs daily across East Anglia, averaging 250 miles per shift with zero incidents over 2 years.'
🎯 Highlight your Felixstowe or port logistics experience specifically, as the role centres on container work near the UK's busiest container port.
🤝 Mention your flexibility with scheduling in your personal statement — the advert explicitly values drivers who can self-manage availability week to week.
📋 Reference your clean licence status and up-to-date compliance documents (CPC renewal date, tacho card expiry) to reassure the recruiter of your immediate start readiness.
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- •Completed 5 container drops daily across Suffolk and Essex ports, maintaining a 100% on-time delivery rate across a 14-month contract with zero tachograph infringements.
- •Managed digital tachograph compliance across 48-hour working weeks, reducing agency-reported driver hours violations to zero over a 12-month period.
- •Covered hub runs between Felixstowe and 3 inland distribution centres, driving up to 280 miles per shift and consistently passing all DVSA roadside checks.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Swift Recruit's Class 1 Container Driver vacancy near Felixstowe is a strong match for my current skill set and availability. I hold a valid HGV Class 1 licence, an in-date Driver CPC card, and a current digital tachograph card, and I have over two years of hands-on container haulage experience covering multi-drop local runs and long-distance hub work.
My background in port-adjacent logistics has given me confidence managing 4–6 drops per day across varied routes, maintaining compliance with tachograph regulations and completing thorough pre-departure vehicle checks. I am comfortable self-managing my weekly availability and consistently meeting tight delivery windows without supervision.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through how you complete a digital tachograph check at the start and end of a shift.
- ›How do you plan a route for 5 container drops in and around the Felixstowe port area?
- ›What daily vehicle checks do you carry out before departing on a Class 1 run?
- ›How do you handle a situation where your tachograph shows you are approaching your driving hours limit mid-route?
- ›Describe your experience with hub runs versus local drops — how do you adjust your approach for each?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt your schedule at short notice to meet a delivery deadline.
- ›Describe a situation where you had a difficult interaction with a customer at a delivery point and how you resolved it.
- ›Give an example of when you identified a vehicle defect before a shift — what did you do?
- ›Tell me about a time you managed a high volume of drops in a single day. How did you prioritise?
- ›Describe how you have maintained performance standards during a particularly demanding week of work.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to adapt your schedule at short notice to meet a delivery deadline.
Describe a situation where you had a difficult interaction with a customer at a delivery point and how you resolved it.