7.5 Tonne Delivery Driver

Poltronesofa; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary

Rest days cycle

Development plan

Holidays pro rata

Employee discounts

Career progression

Pension scheme

Death in Service

EAP access

Virtual GP

Salary finance

Job summary

Poltronesofa is hiring a 7.5 Tonne Delivery Driver at our Seaham Distribution Centre. You will deliver and install furniture to customers' homes, coordinate with a colleague, and support loading/unloading as part of a larger team.

A Category C1 licence, tachograph card and CPC qualification are required, with safety and customer service at the forefront. Experience in furniture delivery is beneficial but not essential; your reliability, willingness to learn, and teamwork are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experience in driving role evident
• Category C1 licence held and up to date
• Driver tachograph card required
• CPC qualification (Certificate of Professional Competence) held
• Understanding of vehicle safety and tachograph regulations
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work as part of a team and follow processes
• Physically capable of heavy lifting and manual handling

Responsibilities

• Deliver and install furniture in customers' homes
• Coordinate delivery schedule with crew mate
• Help load/unload furniture at the distribution centre
• Provide excellent customer service and gather feedback
• Ensure safety checks and safe driving practices
• Work 44 hours over 4 days with Sundays off; peak periods may require flexibility
• Maintain a clean, organized vehicle and work area

Skills

Driving experience

Category C1 licence

Tachograph card

CPC qualification

Safety awareness

Communication

Team player

Heavy lifting

Job description

7.5 Tonne Delivery Driver

Department: Distribution

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Seaham Distribution Centre

Reporting To: Distribution Centre Manager

Compensation: £32,992.96 / 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 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.

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