Juddian:
Good for you mate, hope it works out.
The only thing i would say is to maybe keep quiet about you being related as it were to a manager, he might be looking out for his daughter by tipping you the wink but doubt he’d be daft enough just to let you know about a job because of that relationship and he obviously sees a valuable potential employee in you, but your new workmates might not look at it in quite same light.
So i’d be inclined to edit your OP to remove the company name, and no doubt anyone who has quoted your post would follow suit if you decided to do so.
Just my opinion there, bloody good luck to you in the future however it works out.
Cheers mate. There’s 3 of them that work up there but if I get this job I won’t be working under him he works in a different part of the factory.
stevieboy308:
About 8 years ago I came off the road after about 12 years of doing it. It wasn’t a massive change as I started on a farm, which is something I had no experience of, but spent most of my time driving big modern tractors, telehandlers and self propelled sprayers. I never missed the trucks which really surprised me, as it’s something I always wanted to do and grew up going with my dad in the wagon.
I quite liked working and having dinner with others, it was never a problem getting used to it. It was great finishing at 5 most days and having a life after work! Untill harvest! And as time went on becoming more experienced, getting more skilled jobs which ended up in more hours, like the spraying, so that put an end to lot of the early finishes, but it’s very seasonally dependant.
After about 5 seasons I’d now just had a kid and didn’t want to be doing another harvest, it’s crazy hours with pretty much no days off depending on the weather for 10 weeks plus. The mill manager at the same firm heard I was looking for a new job, just at the time they’d ordered a blower feed truck, so me and my mate came off the farm to do 2 weeks working in the feed mill, then 2 weeks on the blower truck, both earliest and late shifts.
We’d got an artic maybe a year prior to this so had done a little bit on it, just with a bulker, fast forward a few years we’ve now got a livestock trailer too and the artic driver left, so me and my mate still job share, now 2 weeks on the artic and 2 weeks of whatever needs doing, mostly just yard work so normal day shifts, and doing Holiday cover on shift in the mill or feed wagon, we do most of the maintenance in the mill between us two too, which is the other thing I love with driving, so I’ve ended up by leaving back driving but I’ve got a job that’s suits me spot on with the work life money balance spot on, I’m not saying it’s perfect, nothing is, but it’s certainly not bad with the variety being the best bit.
Sorry for my life story!! But go for it, it sounds like a perfect opportunity and with plenty of time off so you can always sign up to an agency and just do the odd day if you fancied
Whats your hourly rate if i want to drive your bulker mate?
cgscott:
Whats your hourly rate if i want to drive your bulker mate?
Fully staffed at the moment
SteveBarnsleytrucker:
biggriffin:
You are going to find the first two weeks difficult, as you are going to be working with other people, this is the hardest part of going from a solitary job to a multiple job. Good luck, hope it works for you, if not there’s always a job here for you. 
Cheers. That’s the hardest thing to get used to in my mind too. That and the fact I won’t be able to listen to TalkSPORT all day on the radio like I do now 
Love Talksport allday apart from the 10am show with Jim white. He is so cringe with his name dropping and his head up the bottoms of “celebs”
Sounds like a well paid job ,you’ll be one of the I used to be a lorry driver crew
ArcticMonkey:
SteveBarnsleytrucker:
biggriffin:
You are going to find the first two weeks difficult, as you are going to be working with other people, this is the hardest part of going from a solitary job to a multiple job. Good luck, hope it works for you, if not there’s always a job here for you.
Cheers. That’s the hardest thing to get used to in my mind too. That and the fact I won’t be able to listen to TalkSPORT all day on the radio like I do now
Love Talksport allday apart from the 10am show with Jim white. He is so cringe with his name dropping and his head up the bottoms of “celebs”
“ Hi I’m Jim ■■■■■■
Can’t do wi Natile Sawyer either. A 6 month old corpse has more personality than her.
Punchy Dan:
Sounds like a well paid job ,you’ll be one of the I used to be a lorry driver crew
I may still do my odd bit here and there such as holiday cover or day work on my off days if I get bored and if company policy allow it. If I get the job of course.
You have to try it Steve it’s that simple,if it don’t work out mate driving jobs are 2 a penny maybe not good ones but you would get one,
yorkshire terrier:
You have to try it Steve it’s that simple,if it don’t work out mate driving jobs are 2 a penny maybe not good ones but you would get one,
Your right mate. I’m on a decent number now for General Haulage dragging between £2,700-£3,000 a month take home. Been with them 18 month since they took over a contract the company I had worked with before used to do. I think the small drop in earnings is worth it considering the amount of time I have off though.
Daft as it sounds I will miss the driving, meeting other people etc.
yorkshire terrier:
You have to try it Steve it’s that simple,if it don’t work out mate driving jobs are 2 a penny maybe not good ones but you would get one,
+1 to that.
Never burn your bridges, IF things dont work out, you may even go back to your old place. As far as pastures new, if you dont give it a go, you’ll always be wondering “what if”.
Funnily, I’m considering something similar, but the other way around I must be mad 
Currently working on the rails as a Linesman, the pay is the only thing keeping me at the minute. The job is totally on its arse at present due to NWR and the Govt screwing things up. I’m one of the lucky ones and have work until xmas this year, but its turned into a 7 day a week job. We do Mon-Fri 7am-3pm in the stores then a Saturday night shift on track 10pm-8am, have an hours travel each side of this meaning around £100 in fuel each week. They’re not keen on us having a Saturday off, plus the way its staffed means very little chance of having a midweek day off either, plus we’re contractors so self employed (didn’t get any option on this we either this way or no job, and its so bad out there at present beggers can’t be choosers)
Just starting to look around and seen jobs close by paying a lot better than they were, plus the wife is now working so mot as much pressure on me being the main bread winner. Probably go back tramping either on the tankers or brick work. Have had offers, but waiting until April as will be caned by the tax man otherwise.
At the time, the jump from the trucks was a good move for me, and had the promised work carried on then I wouldn’t be looking as it would still be a good job. As it is now its and employers market for the most (I’m lucky again as the job I’m on want skilled lads who can do the job quick as we don’t get much track time), and can see the wages dropping again soon.
SteveBarnsleytrucker:
ArcticMonkey:
SteveBarnsleytrucker:
biggriffin:
You are going to find the first two weeks difficult, as you are going to be working with other people, this is the hardest part of going from a solitary job to a multiple job. Good luck, hope it works for you, if not there’s always a job here for you.
Cheers. That’s the hardest thing to get used to in my mind too. That and the fact I won’t be able to listen to TalkSPORT all day on the radio like I do now
Love Talksport allday apart from the 10am show with Jim white. He is so cringe with his name dropping and his head up the bottoms of “celebs”
“ Hi I’m Jim [zb]”
Can’t do wi Natile Sawyer either. A 6 month old corpse has more personality than her.
She’s only on to tick the equalities box of having a female voice. Same goes for Darren Bent…about as much charisma and personality as a brick