7.5 tonne driver - Southampton

Greencore Group; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the United Kingdom is hiring a 7.5 tonne driver for their Southampton depot. Responsibilities include loading orders, delivering to customers, and maintaining safety regulations. A full UK driving licence with up to 6 points is required. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £14.25 per hour, along with additional benefits including pension matching and holidays.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Employee discount platform

Access to Wellbeing Centre platform

Free car parking

Enhanced parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence held for at least six months with a maximum of 6 points.
• Experience in loading and delivering customer orders.

Responsibilities

• Loading customer orders from warehouse to vehicle.
• Delivering customer orders in a correct manner.
• Following health and safety and driving laws.

Skills

Great with people

Full UK driving licence

Job description

7.5 tonne driver - Southampton, Hampshire, SO53 4ND

Permanent - Full-Time Salary : Up to £14.25 per hour

Role Details

• Shift Times : 4am Start Time (8 / 10 hour route)
• Pay Rate : £14.25 per hour (+ £1.15 for any hours worked between 10pm and 6am)
• Overtime : Premiums are payable after 42 hours at time and a quarter
• Shift Pattern : 5 from 7 - Monday to Saturday
• Workload : On average between 10 to 35 drops per day

Why Greencore?

We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day. We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn. Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Southampton

A distribution depot serving convenience retailers and forecourts in the region. The depot operates a fleet of 35 vehicles on 36 routes.

What you'll be doing

Full training will be provided if successful in this role but are looking for the following knowledge and experience :

• Loading Customer orders from Warehouse to vehicle
• Ensuring all orders correct with delivery notes
• Delivering customer order in correct manner
• Following Health and safety and driving laws
• Ensuring all trays are stacked neatly in the truck and empty tray from customers
• Maintaining cleanliness and tidiness in vans / areas at all times
• Ensuring all PPE issued is worn at all times

What we're looking for

Being great with people is essential. In fact, this is the first thing we look for when we recruit a Greencore driver. Of course, you also need to have a full UK driving licence held for at least six months with a maximum of 6 points. We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save schemeGreencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Free car parking
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.