18T Delivery Driver

Booker; Rayleigh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Booker, the UK's leading food and drink wholesaler, as a Local Delivery Driver. You will be crucial in ensuring our customers receive their products on time and with excellent service. Enjoy various benefits including discounts, training opportunities, and a comprehensive holiday package.

Benefits

10% discount on purchases at Booker

Tesco colleague discount card after 3 months

Free eye test and savings on glasses

Health checks at Tesco Pharmacy

Retirement savings plan

Life Assurance cover

Health and Wellbeing support

Comprehensive holiday package

Qualifications

• Cat C / 18T Licence required.
• At least two years of driving experience necessary.
• Previous delivery driving experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Loading stock into the vehicle at the branch.
• Unloading at customer premises.
• Completing paperwork accurately.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Customer Service Attitude

Literacy

Numeracy

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Booker • Rawreth Lane Rawreth Ind. estate Rayleigh • Apply by 13-May-2025

About the role

• Overtime opportunities also available
• Fully funded CPC training hours provided

Do you want more local driving and to be a valued member of a delivery team? This may be the role for you. Working 45 hours per week, you will enjoy a varied role driving locally as well as building relationships with our regular customers.

Our drivers are the beating heart of our business, and you will play a vital role in ensuring customers receive their deliveries on time and with great service.

Working on an “Any 5 from 7” contract, our shift patterns will include some weekend working.

What is in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and providing opportunities for career progression, we offer the following benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months of service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4-day period after every four-weekly pay day, i.e., thirteen times a year. Additional discounts include 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM-only deals with Tesco Mobile and other deals throughout the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet, and home insurance at Tesco Bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more, with savings of 30% on glasses, prescription sunglasses, and contact lenses when spending £50 or more.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates.
• An exclusive deals and discounts website for everyday savings, including a cycle-to-work scheme.
• After 3 months, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme to buy Tesco shares at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) — save up to 5%, with Booker matching your contributions.
• Life Assurance — cover for death in service life cover of up to three times your annual pay.
• Health and Wellbeing support, including a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A comprehensive holiday package.

Responsibilities

Ensuring customers' shelves are stocked with the products they need by loading stock into the vehicle at the branch and unloading at customer premises. Completing paperwork accurately.

Requirements

• Cat C / 18T Licence
• At least two years of driving experience
• Previous delivery driving experience preferred
• Ability to carry out manual deliveries
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a positive customer service attitude
• Good literacy and numeracy skills

About us

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler, serving independent retailers, caterers, and small businesses nationwide. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, distribution centers, logistics sites, and support centers across the UK.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are integral to Booker. We welcome everyone and support flexible working arrangements to accommodate different life circumstances.