Class 2 Driver

Lwc Drinks Ltd; Leyland; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

LWC Drinks Ltd in Leyland is seeking a Class 2 Driver to deliver products to customers within a defined area, while maintaining the vehicle and upholding excellent customer service. You will follow delivery notes, load correctly, and ensure accurate documentation.

This role involves route planning, handling payments, and possibly assisting in the warehouse. A valid driving licence, strong safety awareness, and good communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Good safety practices and driving habits.
• Possess the correct driving licence required for the vehicle.
• Good communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the vehicle by carrying out operator maintenance and loading deliveries safely.
• Complete delivery notes, return sheets and collect payments.
• Follow delivery notes for special customer requests and routes.
• Maintain customer confidence by keeping information confidential regarding premises security.
• Check run sheets, pick orders for deliveries and plan routes according to the delivery note.
• Plan routes and requirements for the drop by studying the schedule and customer requests.
• Notify customers of stock shortages or delivery problems.
• Return empty cases and gas bottles, storing them correctly.
• Adhere to health and safety procedures at all times.
• Complete checks and pass check sheets to the distribution manager.
• Assist in the warehouse when required.
• Look presentable in the LWC Drinks uniform.
• Physical and manual handling is involved.

Skills

Safety practices

Valid driving licence

Communication skills

Customer service

Job description

Job Title: Class 2 Driver

Reports to: Warehouse & Distribution Manager

Depot: LWC Leyland

Overview

To deliver products to customers within a specific area in a safe and friendly manner. Responsible for the care and upkeep of your designated vehicle. To provide excellent customer service standards to every customer.

Main Duties

• Responsible for preparing the vehicle by conducting operator maintenance, ensuring all products for a delivery are correct and that they have been loaded onto the vehicle correctly and safely.
• Responsible for completing delivery notes, return sheets and collecting payments.
• Execute any special requests from customers by picking up and delivering items as directed on the delivery note.
• Maintain customer confidence by keeping information strictly confidential regarding premises security and operational information.
• Responsible for checking the run sheets, picking orders for your deliveries and routing.
• To plan your route and requirements for the drop by studying the schedule and any requests by the customer that are on the delivery note.
• Make customers aware of any stock shortages or problems with their delivery.
• Responsible for returning all empty cases and gas bottles, and ensuring that they are correctly stored in the empties yard and unloaded in the correct manner.
• Ensure that correct health and safety procedures are adhered to.
• To complete all required checks and ensure that check sheets are passed to the distribution manager.
• The ability to help in the warehouse when required.
• To look presentable in the correct LWC Drinks uniform at all times.
• Physical and manual handling is involved.

Knowledge and Experience

• Good safety practices and driving habits.
• Possess the correct driving licence required for the vehicle.
• Good communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Pay

The starting salary will be £36,396, but will increase to £38,000 based on the successful completion of the probationary period.

Additional Information

• Rotated shift pattern: Week One, Mon - Fri, Week Two, Tues – Sat.

LWC Drinks Ltd provides licensed establishments with all their bar and sundry supplies. However, we are more than just a distributor, becoming the fastest growing privately owned drinks company in Britain, placing 24th in the Sunday Times PWC Profit Track 100. Our aim is to provide the best customer service in the industry, employing over 1,500 people at 18 depots across the UK, with a Support Centre and Hub Distribution Centre based in Manchester.