7.5 Tonne Driver

DFS Furniture Ltd; Newtownabbey; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Lifestyle Discounts

Monthly performance bonus

Latest vehicle models

Job summary

A leading upholstery retailer in the UK is looking for a Driver to join their team in Newtownabbey. The role involves a mix of customer deliveries and manual handling work, requiring excellent customer service skills and physical capability. You will deliver products to customers' homes, with the potential for overtime and work in a warehouse environment. Competitive pay and benefits include a salary package with bonuses, a company pension scheme, and lifestyle discounts.

Qualifications

• Ability to work well in a team and manage challenges associated with manual handling.
• Strong customer service skills, critical for the role as you will interact with customers directly.
• Physical capability to handle deliveries and navigate various settings.
• Willing to work in the warehouse when driving duties finished.
• Happy to work overtime.

Responsibilities

• Handle customer deliveries, including installing products in homes.
• Transfer products upstairs and manage different challenging delivery environments.
• Assist in the warehouse when driving tasks are complete.

Skills

Hard working

Excellent customer service skills

Capable of manual handling

Willingness to help team members

Ability to work overtime

Job description

Overview

DFS is the leading upholstery retailer in the UK - we are extremely passionate about making and selling high quality, great looking sofas since 1969! For four years running we are one of the UK's Top Employers, featuring in The Sunday Times' Top 30 Best Big Companies to Work For (2017) and winning the award for Best Improver (2017). What a great time to join DFS!

About The Role

As a Driver you will have various roles, you will be working as part of a 2 man team however, not every day will be the same and you will be required to do more manual handling work than driving.

Your average day will consist of up to 15 Customer deliveries that include installing the products in our customers’ homes, there will be occasions throughout the year that involves store change and this in particular can be a very demanding day. Please be advised the role is roughly 30% driving and the rest is manual handling.

About You

• Hard working – You won’t mind working late and helping out other team members.
• Excellent customer service skills - You will be entering our customer’s homes and you will be the last person from dfs our customer will see.
• More than capable of manual handling – our customers’ homes are not just houses you may be required to carry our products up various flights of stairs and or take them apart.
• Happy to get stuck in with other tasks that might not be your usual role – You will be required to work in the warehouse once your driving role is completed and if you arrive back early.
• Happy to work overtime and appreciates that not every day you will finish on time.

Working Hours

44 hours per week, Time 1/3 after 44 hours.

Benefits Include

• The salary and benefits package is excellent, with a monthly bonus reflected on delivering outstanding customer service to our customers.
• The latest vehicles (equipped with the most up-to-date de-mountable box systems)
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Lifestyle Discounts

How to Apply

By Clicking ‘Apply now’ or call 07761511924