Class 2 Driver

Job Description:

Role: Class 2 Driver
Location: Coventry, CV2 2SZ
Salary: £35,242.82
Hours a week: 45 hours a week (06.00 -  15.45)
Contract type: Permanent, full time 

At Restore Datashred, we’re one of the UK’s leading secure shredding and data destruction companies, helping organisations protect their confidential information in a safe, compliant, and environmentally responsible way. As a Secure Collection Operative, you’ll be at the heart of this mission, visiting clients across the region, collecting confidential materials, and ensuring they’re securely transported for destruction. It’s a role that combines driving, customer interaction, and hands-on work, offering variety and purpose in every day.

This isn’t your typical Class 2 Driver role, it’s hands-on and physically demanding. As a Secure Collection Operative, you’ll not only be behind the wheel but also actively involved in the collection and movement of confidential paper containers, which can be heavy. You’ll play a key role in ensuring materials are securely collected, handled, and transported for destruction, combining driving expertise with physical work and excellent customer service.

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Check the vehicle at the start of the shift, completing the defect sheet and reporting any defects 

• Drive vehicles you are licensed to drive and comply with all Driver Regulations, including hours 

• Use tachographs correctly at all times 

• Ensure all appropriate and required equipment to complete your daily duties is loaded onto the vehicle before leaving the depot 

• Review and understand all job sheets before leaving the depot 

• Use the PDA correctly to record daily collection activities and customer information 

• Complete all jobs on time and correctly, either solo or with a driver’s assistant 

• Ensure all paperwork is completed for each job, with items collected recorded and signed for by the client, with a copy handed in at the end of the shift 

• Ensure the material is safe and secure at all times 

About you:  

• Full UK Class 2 driving licence 

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal 

• Ability to apply the principles of customer care 

• Must have the ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion at all times 

• Capable of handling tasks involving lifting and transporting materials

Some of our benefits include: 

• Annual Leave – 23 days + bank holidays
• Life Assurance – 2x basic annual salary
• Bereavement Counselling – Support during difficult times
• Free Onsite Parking
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Confidential counselling via Health Assured
• Eye Care Support – Free eye tests and up to £70 towards glasses for DSE users and drivers (includes retinal photography for drivers over 40)

Restore Commitment to Disability Confidence
We assess candidates based on their experience and suitability for the role, as outlined in their CV and application. You can let us know about any adjustments you may need via the application form.
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to applicants with a disability or health condition who meet the essential criteria, where it is fair and appropriate to do so.