Job Description

Nisbets Limited are currently recruiting for a Class 1 Driver / Shunter to join our Carrier Team and play a vital role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and timely movement of trailers and stock across our Avonmouth Estate and Chepstow locations.

This role will be based on-site across our transport and warehouse operations, with daily interaction with colleagues across the estate, The Shift pattern will be Monday to Friday 3pm to 12 midnight

The successful candidate will be responsible for moving trailers between sites, supporting warehouse operations, and ensuring full compliance with legal and company safety standards. Working closely with the Transport and Warehouse teams, you will help maintain the flow of goods, support operational productivity, and uphold our commitment to high safety and service standards.

You will complete essential vehicle checks, assist with onsite shunting, and ensure that all licence, CPC, and operator compliance requirements are consistently met. This role is ideal for a reliable, safety-focused Class 1 Driver with strong communication skills and a collaborative approach.

Key Accountabilities

• Carry out all legally required and company-mandated checks on vehicles and trailers to ensure full compliance.
• Ensure the safe, prompt, and efficient movement of trailers across the Avonmouth Estate and Chepstow — including bay-to-bay transfers.
• Uphold all Health & Safety standards and follow Safe Systems of Work throughout daily operations.
• Maintain a clean and organised tractor cab and working environment at all times.
• Adhere to all requirements associated with CPC and Class 1 licence standards.
• Ensure full compliance with the company Operator’s Licence obligations.
• Download driver Digi cards weekly in line with legal requirements.
• Support warehouse teams by shunting trailers and containers within yard spaces as required.
• Work with the transport team to make all tractor units and trailers available for scheduled PMI and MOT checks.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

• Current and valid Class 1 licence, with a minimum of two years’ driving experience.
• CPC qualification essential.
• A clean UK driving licence preferred.
• Confident in manoeuvring trailers on and off loading bays
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Previous experience in both driving and warehouse operations desirable.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team to maximise productivity.
• Able to work with limited supervision.

About Us

Nisbets is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all colleagues. We aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only colleagues but also our potential future colleagues are treated fairly and with dignity and respect.

Therefore, please inform us of any reasonable adjustments that we may need to make to the application or interview process.

Here at Nisbets, we aim high and we dream big. From a one-man operation in 1983, to the UK’s market leader today – it’s always been our determination to hit whatever goal we set ourselves, no matter how big. And we’ve done it time and time again.

We’re looking for experts. Passionate, forward thinkers who obsess about our customers as much as we do. We need strivers, trailblazers and problem solvers who are as determined to grow, develop and succeed as we are.

We’re determined to take the next step. But we need your help to do it. It’s all about you.

If you’re looking for a forward-thinking business on which to leave your mark; where your work is valued; Where you’ll test your skills and then develop them further than you thought you could - Nisbets is for you.

You’ll be pushing the boundaries with us, day in day out. You’ll work in a fast-paced, ever changing environment. You’ll collaborate with a wide range of other experts around the business, bringing big ideas to life, and play a leading role in taking our journey to the next level.

We are a business with heart. From the small indie diner to the Michelin-star restaurant, Nisbets deliver the equipment they need to excel. If you join our team you’ll be working in a family-owned business that isn’t afraid to let you grow. That understands the value of innovation. And that puts our impact on the environment, our commitment to ethical trading and our determination to being a fully transparent business at the forefront of all we do.

Ready to take the next step with us? Apply today.