About The Role
HGV Apprentice – fully paid training programme – Tewkesbury
Basic Requirements
- Night driving HGV role
- Full UK car licence needed
- Over 18 years of age
Key Details
- Hours: 45 hrs per week, increasing to 48 hrs after licence achieved
- Mix of daytime and nighttime training; night work once qualified
- Location: Tewkesbury Depot, GL20 8JE
- Training duration: fixed-term 8 months
- Qualification: National Logistics Academy HGV Level 2 + Category CE licence on completion
Want a driving career with real future progression – not just a job? Join us as an HGV Apprentice and train to become a fully qualified Class 1 Driver with paid learning, driving hours, mentoring and real-world logistics experience. You’ll work with our Haulage Team and the National Logistics Academy to gain everything you need to drive solo with confidence.
What you’ll gain
- Fully funded training to achieve a Category C+E / Class 1 licence
- Online theory portal, hazard perception, medical and revision support
- Practical driving lessons, module 3a & 3b testing, Module 4 qualification
- Buddy-route learning, hands-on loading and logistics experience
- A career for life – not just a qualification
- Future pathways: Class 1 Driver, Senior Driver, Tanker Driver
Main duties (once qualified)
- Drive safely, legally and respectfully in local communities
- Load and secure goods for delivery, checking each order is complete
- Report defects, incidents and breakdowns quickly and correctly
- Deliver to customers on schedule, maintaining high standards
What you need
- Full UK driving licence with good history
- Ability to work nights and weekends and manage physical tasks
- Strong customer service approach and good communication
- Reliable, motivated, focused and safety-aware
- Willing to learn, grow and take feedback well
Why you’ll love this pathway
- Earn while you learn – no student debt
- Fast career progression and nationally recognised licence
- Real responsibility from day one
- Supportive trainers, mentoring and structured roadmap
- Practical skills that stay with you for life
Benefits that hit differently
- Enhanced apprentice pay and qualification uplift after pass
- 30 days holiday (pro-rated for initial employment period)
- Discounted dairy products and delivery options
- Refer-a-friend bonus up to £500
- Cycle-to-work scheme and Aviva pension
- Claim back healthcare costs via Simply Health wellbeing support
If you want a career where you’re trusted, trained and backed all the way to your Class 1 licence – click Apply and start your journey with Cotteswold Dairy.
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