Associate Driver, Logistics & Transportation

Value Apothecaries; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Perks at Work (Discounts on top brands

Employee Assistance Programme

20 days' holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Cencora is hiring a Multi Drop Van Driver in Radlett to ensure the speedy, efficient delivery of pharmaceuticals to pharmacies and hospitals. You will be responsible for safe driving, daily vehicle checks, and timely loading of orders.

The role requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, a full driving license, and good numeracy and literacy. It is a full-time position with 48 hours per week, including Saturdays, in the Radlett area.

Qualifications

• A full driving license must be held relevant to the vehicle being driven.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer care.
• Intermediate numeracy and literacy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pharmaceuticals to pharmacies and hospitals.
• Maintain daily vehicle checks to ensure roadworthiness (lights, brakes, coolant, etc).
• Report faults, breakdowns, accidents or delays.
• Ensure orders shown on drop sheets are loaded on the vehicle.
• Maintain security of vehicle and contents at all times.
• Meet all Health & Safety requirements.

Skills

Full driving license

Communication skills

Customer care

Numeracy

Literacy

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

This role is in support of Cencora's wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business.

Job Title: Multi Drop Van Driver

Location: Radlett.

Hours per week: 48hrs M/T/W/TH/F and Sat (every Saturday morning)

Salary: £38,737.92

Job Summary

To ensure the speedy, efficient, and accurate delivery of pharmaceuticals to pharmacies and hospitals.

Key Responsibilities

• To maintain a safe a competent standard of driving, observing speed limits and other traffic signs and giving due regard to other road users.
• To have a daily check to ensure that your vehicle is in a roadworthy condition including a check of the lights, brakes, coolant, etc.
• To report any faults, breakdowns, accidents or delays.
• To maintain the internal and external condition of the vehicle together with the cleanliness of the vehicle.
• To ensure sufficient quantities of fuel have been taken for the day's work.
• To maintain the security of the vehicle and its contents at all times.
• To check all orders shown on the drop sheets and ensure all orders are loaded on the vehicle.
• To collect goods returned for credit, mail, delivery bins and their safe return to the branch at times instructed by the branch management.
• Ensure damages/breakages are dealt with promptly and correctly with due regard to special procedures for HazChems.
• To always maintain a smart appearance.
• To help maintain good customer relations.
• To be involved in other duties including warehouse tasks as defined by the Management.
• Meet all Health & Safety requirements.

Skills Knowledge and Experience required

Essential

• A full driving license must be held relevant to the vehicle being driven
• Whilst we do not ask for a clean license, we will assess the risk of employing applicants who have points on their license, and this may affect our decision to shortlist
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent Customer care
• Intermediate Numeracy and Literacy

Desirable

• Previous experience of multi-drop delivery driving is highly desirable
• Route planning experience

Benefits

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Perks at Work (Discounts on top brands)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 20 days' holiday + bank holidays, increasing with service length

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail] . We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience required.

Less than 2 years of experience in transportation, logistics, courier operations, delivery services, or a related field required.

Certification in dangerous goods awareness, licensure in operation of the applicable vehicle class, cold chain handling, or equivalent required.

Full time