7.5t Customer Delivery Hub, Driver Technician

John Lewis Partnership; Leeds; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

John Lewis Partnership is seeking a Technician Specialist in Leeds to join our two-person delivery team, installing and demonstrating products at customers' homes. You will drive a 7.5-tonne vehicle, coach colleagues, and ensure a high standard of service.

Heavy lifting is required; previous installation experience is preferred, and accreditation will be provided. Flexible hours across seven days are possible, with emphasis on safety and customer care.

Qualifications

• Manual C1 UK driving licence (with a maximum of 6 points).
• DCPC or Drivers Qualification Card by day one and Tachograph Card.
• Previous experience driving a 7.5-tonne vehicle.
• Previous experience in a customer-facing role.
• Great verbal communication skills both over the phone and in person.
• Good understanding of technology.

Responsibilities

• Being an ambassador for the John Lewis brand with great customer service as your number one priority.
• Coach, develop and assess your delivery driver colleagues and share knowledge to perform at their best.
• Help load up your lorry with the day’s deliveries working alongside the warehouse team.
• Demonstrate respect for the customer’s home and handle situations to find the best solution for customers.
• Install products efficiently and demonstrate how they work once installed.
• Keep up to date with new products and technologies to perform at your best.
• Maintain a safe working environment.
• This role involves heavy lifting and delivering large items such as sofas, white goods, furniture, beds and mattresses.

Skills

C1 Licence

DCPC

Tachograph Card

7.5 T Vehicle Experience

Customer-facing

Verbal Communication

Tech Knowledge

Job description

As one of our Technician Specialists, you'll have the unique opportunity of bringing our distinctive John Lewis service right to our customers' doors and installing the products they love into their homes (such as furniture, kitchen appliances, sound systems and TV sets) as part of a 2-person delivery crew driving a 7.5-tonne vehicle.

You'll also share your specialised knowledge to coach and develop the other delivery drivers in your team on home installations and general customer service skills, acting as a role model for the great service John Lewis is known for.

Due to its nature, you need to be 18 years or older to work in this role.

Key Responsibilities

Your day will see you start at the delivery hub where you are based before heading out on a route. Your responsibilities will include:

• Being an ambassador for the John Lewis brand with great customer service as your number one priority.
• Coach, develop and assess your delivery driver colleagues and give them the knowledge they need to perform at their best and represent our brand.
• Helping load up your lorry with the day's deliveries working alongside the warehouse team.
• Demonstrating great respect and courtesy for the customer's home and handling unexpected situations to find the best possible solution for your customers.
• Installing products efficiently and quickly for our customers and demonstrating how they work once installed.
• Keeping up to date with new products and technologies to help you perform your role at your best.
• Maintaining a safe working environment.

Please note this role involves heavy lifting: You will spend a lot of time delivering large items such as sofas, white goods, sports equipment, furniture, beds, and mattresses.

Previous experience of installation is required for this role and we'll assist in topping up your knowledge with our very own installer accreditation. Other required skills and experience include:

• Manual C1 UK driving licence (with a maximum of 6 points).
• DCPC (Driver Certificate of Professional Competence) or Drivers Qualification Card by the first day in the role and Tachograph Card.
• Previous experience driving a 7.5-tonne vehicle.
• Previous experience in a customer-facing role.
• Great verbal communication skills both over the phone and in person.
• Good understanding of technology.

Desirable skills/experience you can bring:

• Experience in-home delivery and installation of electrical and furniture products
• Installation and disconnection of white goods.
• Experience with electrical installations (including integrated appliances) and TV Wall mounts.
• Able to evidence the skills, knowledge and ability to complete the replacement of domestic light liftings, accessories and cooking appliances
• Assembly of a flat pack.

Full time hours of 41 hours per week across seven days to include early starts, late finishes, evenings and weekends.

The partnership

We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it., We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.