New passers welcome
New Pass – Class 2 driver
Mainstay Recruitment · Agency
Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11
At a glance
- £17.51/hr basic · £26.27/hr overtime after 39 hours · £35.01/hr Sundays
- Category C (Class 2, rigid)
- Nights
- Agency role
- Permanent
- Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11
- Posted 26 Aug 2026
Why this role could suit a newly qualified driver
- New pass drivers can be accepted
- No minimum experience
- About two weeks fully paid training before working independently
The job
Permanent Class 2 nights from Manchester M11, delivering food cages to shops and service stations on a set route. New passes accepted, with about two weeks of paid training and no minimum experience.
Set night route of around 8 deliveries within a 100-mile radius of the depot Deliver cages of food produce to shops and service stations Use a tail lift and push cages into shops
Hours and working pattern
- Nights
- Start times between 20:00 and 23:59, similar start each night
- Average 10 hours per shift with paid breaks
- Advert also describes a 4-day working week with overtime available
Pay and benefits
£17.51/hr basic · £26.27/hr overtime after 39 hours · £35.01/hr Sundays
Basic advertised rate is £17.51 per hour. Overtime after 39 hours is £26.27. Sunday rate is £35.01. Breaks are paid. The advert also quotes about £43,000 for a 4-day week; treat that as an illustration, not a guaranteed salary.
- About two weeks of fully-paid training before working independently
- Paid breaks with no deductions from hours
- 4 weeks holiday plus bank holidays (advert says about 20% above statutory), plus an extra week after 5 years
- Profit share for permanent employees
- Staff discount card for a national food retailer
- Company pays CPC modules, digicard renewals and DVLA medicals
- Salary sacrifice share scheme
- Matched pension contributions up to 7%
What you’ll need
- Valid in-date HGV Class 1 or Class 2 entitlement
- Valid Driver CPC
- Digital tachograph card
- No more than 6 points for minor offences
- No DD, DR or IN endorsement codes
- Physically fit to push cages into shops
About the employer
Mainstay Recruitment
Walsall-based recruitment agency founded in 2015, specialising in transport and logistics as well as other industries, placing HGV drivers into temporary and permanent UK roles.