Customer Delivery Driver, Supermarket Assistant

John Lewis Partnership; Hereford; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

John Lewis Partnership is seeking a Customer Delivery Driver for Waitrose deliveries in the UK. You will start from in-store and drive to customers, delivering quality products with strong customer service.

You’ll also assist with shop tasks when not on the road, supporting a friendly, efficient team. The role requires a full UK B driving licence, ability to work varying shifts across seven days, and the physical capability to handle lifting and moving crates.

Qualifications

• Full valid B-category UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 points.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong time management abilities.
• Able to cope with physical aspects of the role (lifting crates, moving cages).
• Capable of working independently with self-motivation and adaptability.
• IT literacy.

Responsibilities

• Check daily delivery routes and plan efficient timetables.
• Load and prepare the van, ensuring orders are complete and ready for delivery.
• Carry out vehicle safety checks and ensure road safety compliance.
• Represent Waitrose brand with high-standard customer service on the road.
• Assist customers with shopping and build rapport based on trust and service.
• Support shop team with general duties when required.

Skills

Driving licence B (UK)

Customer service

Time management

Independence

IT literacy

Job description

About the role

As one of our Customer Delivery Drivers, you’ll be bringing the unique blend of quality Waitrose produce and Partner-led service right to our customers’ doors. Actively playing out our ethos - passionate Partners serving food lovers.When you're not out on the road, you'll be back at the shop supporting the team with daily tasks like stock replenishment and housekeeping. Contributing to the efficient and productive running of the shop in a friendly and welcoming team.

Due to its nature, you need 18-years or older to work in this role.

Key Responsibilities

You’ll typically start your day in store and you’ll be responsible for:

• - Checking your delivery routes for the day.


• - Loading and preparing your van for deliveries, ensuring all orders are together and can be efficiently delivered directly to customers.


• - Ensuring all of the appropriate vehicle safety checks are complete on your van, maintaining full road compliance, health and safety.


• - Being an ambassador for the Waitrose brand while on the road with great customer service as your number one priority.


• - Helping customers with their shopping and building a rapport with them based on trust and service.


• - Supporting the wider shop team when required with general shopkeeping tasks.

Essential skills/experience you'll need

• - Full valid B-Category UK manual driving licence with no more than 6-points.


• - Great customer service skills.


• -Time management skills.


• - Able to cope with the physical requirements of the role (e.g. lifting of crates, moving cages).


• - Comfortable working independently with the ability to be self motivated and adaptable.


• - IT literate.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• - Previous experience in a driving role and a knowledge of chilled vehicles would be welcomed.

Varied hours of part time work (25 hours) across seven days to include early starts, late finishes, evenings and weekends between the hours of 05:00 - 22:30.

The partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.