Customer Delivery Driver - Newry Extra

Tesco Ireland; Newry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A major grocery retailer in Newry is seeking a Customer Delivery Driver. The position involves delivering groceries and providing excellent service to customers. Must have a valid UK driving license with clean records. Benefits include flexible hours, holiday pay, and staff discounts. Join a company that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day

10% off and 15% at pay day weekends

Access to free wellbeing services

Life cover of five times your pay

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• You must be warm and welcoming in interactions with customers.
• Act quickly to respond to the changing needs of our customers.
• Have a valid driving licence for at least 12 months with no more than 3 penalty points.

Responsibilities

• Deliver customer shopping by keeping the van clean and organized.
• Communicate with customers about order changes.
• Load the van and check it for roadworthiness.

Skills

Building relationships

Warm interactions

Energy and drive

Quick responsiveness

Education

Valid UK/EU/EEA Driving licence (Full or Automatic)

Job description

About the role

Availability Window: Sun, Tue, Wed, Fri (From time to time To time). Our Customer Delivery Driver rate of pay starts from £13.35 an hour. Additional payments may also apply depending on location.

It’s our policy to offer new colleagues joining us a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week, but if you’d like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) we have opportunities for this too and would still love to hear from you.

The availability windows shown indicate the periods during the week we’d like you to be available to work. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times, and you’ll have 3 weeks’ notice of exactly when your shifts will be. We are happy to support flexibility for our colleagues; if the times you are available to work match closely but not exactly to the times we are advertising, we’d still love to hear from you. Click here to read more.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do.

As the face of Tesco out on the road, we deliver all the way from Lands End to John O’Groats. Our Customer Delivery Drivers get the opportunity to meet and talk to different customers in their homes every day. That’s why this role is about much more than just driving: it’s about helping others and delivering great service, with a smile.

You will be responsible

• Delivering your part of our customer shopping trip by: Ensuring the van and trays you use are clean and kept tidy/organised.
• Leaving the back yard clean, tidy and clear of rubbish, and picking up litter as you see it.
• Ensuring trays are washed as part of the tray wash process.
• Loading the van as required, checking the van for roadworthiness.
• Talking to the customer about any changes to their order, including short code items and substitutions, offering a refund for anything they are unhappy with.
• Taking care of products/deliveries as if they were your own.
• Explaining to the customer that they will not be charged any more for their substitutions.
• Delivering during the customer’s time slot.
• Calling the customer before arriving at their property if early.
• Calling the store/centre if running 30 or more minutes late.

You will need

• Build relationships with colleagues to create team spirit, working together to make sure our store is the best it can be for customers.
• Warm and welcoming in interactions with customers and colleagues, taking time to understand the customer and say "Thank you."
• Acting quickly to respond to the changing needs of our customers and embracing change within the store.
• Energetic and driven to deliver beyond expectations, balancing home and work life.
• Sharing ideas with your Manager and other colleagues on how we can improve our store for customers.
• A valid UK/EU/EEA Driving licence (Full or Automatic only) for at least 12 months with no more than 3 penalty points.

What’s in it for you?

• Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank holidays)
• Request flexible working from day one
• Get 10% off and 15% at pay day weekends — save up to £2,000 a year with your Colleague Clubcard with an additional card to share with family outside your home
• Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life
• Life cover of five times your pay and an award-winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%
• Benefits to suit you, choose what you use — from discounts and shares to cycle to work schemes
• Uniform provided and policies to support you for life’s moments, big and small
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds
• Click here to read more about the benefits we have available for our colleagues

About Us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is “Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day.” Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers; it means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be short, we are a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We are proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

Please note: Tesco will only recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver’s age. To find out the school leavers age for your country please click here. We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines and spirits, counters, bakery and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

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