Area Van Driver

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Dogs Trust is seeking an Area Van Driver based at the Brentwood charity shop, covering deliveries and pickups across Essex, Hertfordshire, London, Norfolk, Suffolk and Kent. You will manage time, keep clear records, and provide excellent donor and customer service.

Ideal candidates have a full clean manual driving license and experience with multi-site deliveries. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 24th September.

Qualifications

• Full clean manual driving license.
• Experience with multi-site deliveries and collections.
• Ability to keep accurate records and manage time to a daily/weekly rota.
• Strong customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Pick up donated items from households, businesses, or donation stations and deliver to required location.
• Route vehicle with guidance of Retail Area Manager to maximise efficiency.
• Load and unload vehicles safely and secure loads.
• Maintain accurate records of mileage and donation logs and adhere to road safety regulations.
• Conduct daily vehicle safety checks, refuelling, and keep vehicle clean and roadworthy.
• Represent the charity when interacting with donors and customers, promote Gift Aid and maintain professionalism.

Skills

Clean driving license

Multi-site deliveries

Time management

Customer service

Job description

Area Van Driver

Do you enjoy being on the road and want your work to make a difference to the lives of dogs?

We’re looking for an Area Van Driver to support with the careful movement, collection and delivery of all merchandise. This role will be based from the Brentwood charity shop with travel across Essex, Hertfordshire, London, Norfolk, Suffolk and Kent.

What does this role do?

As an efficient and organised Area Van driver, you’ll:

• pick up donated items (including small furniture items and clothes) from households, businesses, or designated donation stations and deliver to the required location.
• route the vehicle with the guidance of the Retail Area Manager to maximise efficiency and effective deliveries, collection and distribution at all times.
• load and unload vehicles safely, adhering to manual handling guidelines, securing loads to prevent damage.
• maintain accurate records of mileage and donation logs, always adhering to road safety regulations.
• conduct daily vehicle safety checks, refuelling, keeping the vehicle clean and maintaining the vehicle in a roadworthy condition.
• represent the charity when interacting with donors and customers, taking the opportunity to promote Gift Aid and maintain a professional and friendly demeanour.

Could this be you?

To be successful in this role, you'll have a full clean manual driving license. You’ll also have experience of multi-site deliveries and collections and ability of keeping accurate records and administrative systems. You’ll be able to manage your own time effectively and to a daily and weekly rota. You’ll have strong customer service skills.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 24th September.

About Dogs Trust

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