3.5 Tonne Delivery Driver

poltronesofà UK; Livingston; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holidays including bankhols

Employee benefits platform

Colleague Discount

Career progression

Pension Scheme

Death in Service

Life assurance

Job summary

poltronesofà UK is seeking a 3.5 Tonne Customer Delivery Driver at the Livingston Distribution Centre. You will deliver and install furniture in customers' homes, working to a delivery schedule with your crew mate, and contribute to team safety and customer satisfaction.

Applicants should hold a full driving licence with up to 6 points, and be physically fit for heavy lifting. The role requires flexibility to work evenings and weekends and offers progression through forklift/vehicle license

Qualifications

• Full driving licence with no more than 6 points.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
• Experience in a warehouse environment (desirable).
• Knowledge and understanding of safety requirements of operating a vehicle.
• Physically fit and able to undertake heavy lifting.

Responsibilities

• Delivering and installing furniture in customers' homes
• Working through a delivery schedule with the support of your crew mate
• Work as part of a wider distribution centre team in helping to load and unload furniture onto our vehicles
• Providing a brilliant service to our customers and encouraging their feedback
• Making sure the team is safe by carrying out checks and driving safely
• Work 44 hours over 4 days
• Heavy lifting

Job description

Department: Distribution

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Livingston Distribution Centre

Compensation: £29,479.96 / year

Description

Want to drive your career forward at a company where you're truly valued? Then we'd love you to join us at poltronesofà as a 3.5 Tonne Customer Delivery Driver. You'll be part of a supportive team dedicated to bringing smiles to customers' faces, not just furniture to their door. In a career that rewards hard work with great benefits.

What's the opportunity?

If you're all about making the people around you smile and delivering a great service for customers then you could be the perfect for us. All you need in order to apply is a full driving licence with the ability to drive a 3.5 vehicle.

Previous furniture delivery experience can be a benefit, but we find personality and the ability to learn new skills more important.

What does the role involve?

• Delivering and installing furniture in customers' homes
• Working through a delivery schedule with the support of your crew mate
• Work as part of a wider distribution centre team in helping to load and unload furniture onto our vehicles
• Providing a brilliant service to our customers and encouraging their feedback
• Making sure the team is safe by carrying out checks and driving safely
• Work 44 hours over 4 days
• Heavy lifting

Who are we looking for?

• Previous experience within a driving role
• Full driving licence with no more than 6 points
• Knowledge and understanding of safety requirements of operating a vehicle
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to follow process and procedure
• Strives to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction
• Have flexibility to work evenings and weekends
• Physically fit and able to undertake manual handling as this role involves heavy lifting
• Hard working
• Team player
• Experience in a warehouse environment (desirable)

What's in it for you?

• Basic salary of £29,479
• A chance to go through Cat C1 licence to drive a 7.5t vehicle which would be fully funded with career progression (after a successful 6 month probation period)
• A five day rest period every three weeks
• Development plan
• 33 days holidays including bank holidays pro rata
• Employee benefits platform - access to 100s of high street discounts and more - holiday discounts, gym discounts, cinema discounts, e-vouchers, cashback and more!
• Colleague Discount
• Career progression
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave
• Access to our dedicated Employee Assistance Programme - to give you free access to advice and information on a range of topics
• Virtual GP - Access to a GP service 24/7
• Salary finance scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Death in Service
• Life assurance

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