Class 1 HGV Driver

Manx Rock Limited

Full TimePermanentNot specifiedTransport

Posted 15 March 2026Closes 19 March 2026

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›Use telematics apps to optimise route planning
›Automate record-keeping with mobile scanning tools
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📈 Disruption outlook

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55% Medium riskAI 48%

AI Exposure (AIOE)48%

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

O*NET 53-3032.00

Top Skills

Driving Health and Safety Attention to Detail

⭐ Growing↑ 0% Claude Index

Job Description

We are looking for a Class 1 HGV driver, you will play a key role in our operations, ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of plant and materials across the island. • Carrying out bitumen deliveries safely and efficiently. You will be required to deliver and collect plant to our sites. Ensuring all loads are secured correctly and comply with safety regulations. Completing daily vehicle checks and reporting defects. Maintaining accurate delivery records and paperwork. Requirements: • Valid class 1 driving license, ADR Qualified preferred, Experience with tankers and bitumen deliveries is desirable, Good understanding of health & safety practices. Email: tina.simms@manxrock.im Tel: 01624 828845

Automation Risk

Automation probability55%

AI exposure (AIOE)48%

This role contains a mix of routine tasks (record-keeping, load checks) that are increasingly automatable, and augmented tasks (driving, inspections) where technology assists but does not replace the driver. Human judgment is essential for hazardous material handling and on-site decisions, keeping automation risk moderate and AI exposure significant but not dominant.

Task analysis

Safely operate Class 1 HGV to deliver bitumen and plant/materials across the island.
Secure all loads in compliance with safety regulations before transit.
Complete daily vehicle checks and report defects or issues.
Maintain accurate delivery records and paperwork for each trip.
Deliver and collect plant and materials to/from various sites.
Carry out bitumen deliveries, ensuring adherence to ADR and hazardous material protocols.
Communicate with dispatch and site personnel regarding delivery status and issues.
Perform minor vehicle maintenance and cleaning as needed.

Automatable AI-assisted Human-only

Occupational Classification

✨ Bright Outlook🇬🇧 Not visa eligible

UK SOC2020: 8211 — Heavy goods vehicle drivers

O*NET: 53-3032.00 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

AI analysis: 16 March 2026

UK Salary Benchmark

Land transport and transport via pipelines · ONS ASHE 2024 annual earnings

scale £50k

UK sector median

£39,144

UK sector mean

£42,789

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👤 For Candidates

AI & future-of-work guidance

🤖 Enhance with AI

›Use telematics apps to optimise route planning
›Automate record-keeping with mobile scanning tools
›Apply digital checklists for vehicle inspections

📈 Disruption outlook

1 yr

5 yrs

10 yrs

% risk of significant disruption

🎓 Learn now

📚 For full-time, part-time & evening courses on the Isle of Man, visit University College Isle of Man (UCM)

🏢 For Employers

Strategic hiring options & technology alternatives

🔄 Alternatives

💻 TechnologyTelematics Platform

Automates route optimisation and driver monitoring

🤖 AI AgentCopilot for Logistics

Assists with scheduling and digital paperwork

🌍 OutsourcingSpecialist ADR Delivery Service

Handles hazardous material transport externally

⚡ Recommendation

🔀 Hybrid approach

Routine tasks can be automated; human oversight needed for hazardous deliveries

Microsoft Copilot & M365

Power Automate

Automate delivery record and defect reporting workflows

Copilot for Excel

Track and analyse delivery logs efficiently

Microsoft Teams

Streamline communication with dispatch and site staff

Key Skills

DrivingExpertHealth and SafetyAdvancedAttention to DetailAdvancedRegulatory ComplianceIntermediateManual HandlingIntermediateOperation MonitoringIntermediateReport WritingIntermediateTime ManagementIntermediateADR (Hazardous Goods) HandlingIntermediate

Knowledge Areas

Transportation and LogisticsHealth and Safety ProceduresRegulatory CompliancePublic Safety and SecurityReporting and DocumentationLaw and GovernmentClient Service and Relationship Management

O*NET Competency Skills

Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringMonitoringCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionSpeakingTime ManagementTroubleshooting