Truck Driver

You take the load sheet at the gate, check the seal and the pallet count, and secure the load with straps and anti slip mats before you leave. On the road you keep the driving and rest rules, log every stop on the tachograph card and call the dispatcher when a delivery window slips. At the customer you unload with the tail lift, get the delivery note signed and photograph any damage. Back at base you refuel, wash the unit and hand over the paperwork.

Category C licence, category CE an advantage

Valid professional driver certificate and driver card

At least two years of driving a rigid truck

Able to secure a palletised load with straps and mats

Reads a delivery note, a load sheet and a tachograph printout

Conversational English or Greek at the customer gate

Residence and work authorisation for Greece, arranged before arrival

Net salary from 1250 up to 1375 EUR per month

Permanent contract after a three month trial period

Full EFKA insurance and the Greek fourteen salary year

Daily allowance for nights spent away from base

Professional certificate renewal paid by the employer

Fuel card, tolls and ferry tickets covered

Work clothing, gloves, safety shoes and a rain jacket provided

A driver who adds the CE licence moves to the semi trailer fleet and the international leg towards Bulgaria and Romania, where the daily allowance is higher. The employer pays for the ADR course after the first year.

The cab is air conditioned, with a bunk on the units that run to Athens. Loading takes place on marked docks, and a helmet, safety shoes and a high visibility vest are worn whenever you are outside the cab on a customer site.