7.5 Tonne Delivery Driver

ScS; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays 33 days

Employee discounts

Career progression

Pension

Life assurance

Virtual GP

Salary finance

Death in service

Job summary

poltronesofà in Doncaster Distribution Centre is seeking a 7.5 Tonne Delivery Driver to join our Distribution Centre team. You will deliver and install furniture at customers' homes and work to a delivery schedule with your teammate.

You should have Category C1 licence, tachograph card and CPC, plus a doorstep-friendly approach and a willingness to learn. The role involves heavy lifting and flex scheduling, including Sundays off on a 44-hour, 4-day pattern.

Qualifications

• Category C1 vehicle licence and Driver CPC qualification.
• Driver digital tachograph card is required.
• Experience in furniture delivery is beneficial; priority to personality and learning ability.

Responsibilities

• Delivering and installing furniture in customers’ homes.
• Working through a delivery schedule with your crew mate.
• Load and unload furniture with distribution centre team.
• Provide excellent customer service and seek feedback.
• Ensure safety with checks and safe driving.
• Work 44 hours over 4 days with Sundays off; peak period flexibility.
• Heavy lifting

Skills

Category C1 licence

Driver CPC

Tachograph card

Safety awareness

Communication

Team player

Heavy lifting

Job 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 7.5 Tonne 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.

Department: Distribution

Location: Doncaster Distribution Centre

Compensation: £32,993 / year

Description

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 Category C1 vehicle licence, a driver digital tachograph card and the relevant drivers CPC qualification (certificate of professional competence). We’ll sort the rest! 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 with every Sunday off. Flexibility would be required in peak periods
• Heavy lifting

Who are we looking for?

• Previous experience within a driving role
• Category C1 vehicle licence
• Driver digital tachograph card
• Relevant drivers CPC qualification (certificate of professional competence)
• Knowledge and understanding of safety requirements of operating a vehicle and is familiar with the use and regulation of tacographs
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to follow process and procedures
• Strives to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction
• 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 £32,992.96
• 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