Customer Delivery Driver/Picker

apetito Limited; Penrith; On-site; GBP 1,529,000 - 2,177,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Living wage equivalent

Bonuses

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Holiday entitlement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Wiltshire Farm Foods, part of the apetito group, is seeking a part-time Delivery Driver to deliver frozen meals to customers across the UK. You will work 8 hours per week, 1 day in 6, including bank holidays, in a -20ºC coldstore environment with protective clothing provided.

You will drive a van, update deliveries via the app, and provide friendly, reliable customer service while following health and safety rules. DBS checks and driving assessments apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service-based roles.
• Hold a UK manual driving licence with at least 2 years.
• Basic computer skills including smartphone apps.
• Evidence of stable work history.
• Completed basic secondary education.

Responsibilities

• Deliver frozen meals to customers in a timely manner.
• Pick orders in the coldstore.
• Update deliveries using our app.
• Provide excellent customer service at all times.
• Carry out pre-shift van inspection.
• Drive safely and legally.
• Clean and refuel the van when needed.
• Notify the office of delays or discrepancies.
• Maintain customer confidentiality.
• Support office and picking teams as needed.
• Report health and safety, stock, or vehicle issues.
• Assist team members during absences or holidays.
• Support local marketing activities like leaflets and visits to sheltered housing.

Skills

Customer service experience

UK manual driving licence

Basic computer literacy

Work stability

2+ years driving experience

Education

Basic secondary education

Job description

Overview

This position is working 8 hours per week, any 1 in 6 days including bank holidays.

Our drivers are the face of our business and their interaction with our customers is crucial to our success.

In this role you will be delivering frozen Wiltshire Farm Foods meals and bringing sunshine to our customers doors (no matter what the weather is doing). As such, you will enjoy meeting people and always be willing to go above and beyond what is expected.

Along with this, you will be working within our coldstore that runs at a chilly -20ºc. Protective clothing designed to deal with this temperature will be provided along with breaks to warm up and have a hot drink when necessary.

You will need to work as part of the wider team always looking to help out the office team. We encourage movement between teams to provide flexibility, job satisfaction, personal development and knowledge of the whole business.

We’re passionate about Making a Real Difference to people’s lives with delicious and nutritious meals for everyone to enjoy.

£13.45 per hour + bonus + company benefits.

Who we are

Wiltshire Farm Foods, part of the apetito group, is the UK’s largest ready-meal supplier, cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK primarily to the elderly, their family members and healthcare professionals.

We're dedicated to making a real difference to our customers' lives, by bringing sunshine to their doors through our commitment to provide good old-fashioned service.

Our intense pride drives us to continuously innovate and improve, ensuring our products and service exceed our customers' needs.

This is all whilst being an ethical and sustainable organisation that believes in doing the right thing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver frozen meals to our customers in a timely manner
• Picking orders within the coldstore
• Using our app to update customers deliveries
• Delivering exceptional customer service at all times
• Undertake pre-shift inspection of your van
• Drive safely, responsibly and within the law
• Clean and refuel your van as and when needed
• Contact the office with any discrepancies or delays
• Ensure customer confidentiality
• Helping the office team and picking team when required
• Reporting health and safety, stock quality and mechanical issues
• Assist the team if another member of the team is absent or on holiday
• Carry out local marketing activities such as leaflet door drops and sheltered housing visits to attract new customers

About you

Essential:

• Experience within a customer service-based role
• Full UK Manual Driving Licence
• Basic computer literacy including use of phone apps
• Evidence of work stability
• Basic secondary education

Desirable:

• Experience of multi-drop delivery role
• Experience within a care-based role
• Warehouse experience
• Health & Safety awareness

Personal Qualities

• Friendly, approachable and reliable
• Passionate about delivering excellent customer service
• Good attendance and timekeeping

You must have held a UK manual driving licence for at least 2 years.

All offers of employment are subject to a Driving Assessment, Driving Licence checks and basic DBS checks.

As this role involves working with elderly and vulnerable customers, it is exempt from The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and requires a basic. DBS Disclosure.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the skilled worker route as it does not meet the minimumrequirements set out under the UK Immigration Rules.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary - accredited Living Wage employer
• 33 days holiday per year, including bank holidays (which are considered a normal working day)
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Our Values

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.