Customer Delivery Van Driver

Bensons for Beds; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus (£60/week on average

Paid training + £20 bonus for first 12

Life Assurance

Medicash health rewards

Staff discount up to 50%

Weekday-only schedule

Job summary

Bensons for Beds is seeking an experienced delivery driver to join our home delivery team. This role involves delivering beds, mattresses and furniture to customers’ homes and assembling items in the room of their choice, with a focus on friendly and professional service.

You will work in a two-person team, use a PDA for paperwork, and must have a UK driving licence with experience in commercial driving and tachographs. Emphasis on safe driving and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Must have UK driving licence.
• Previous commercial driving experience.
• Experience with digital tachographs preferred.
• Good people skills and customer-facing experience.
• Ability to lift and manoeuvre heavy items with manual handling.
• Desirable experience using a PDA.

Responsibilities

• Deliver beds, mattresses and furniture into customer homes.
• Assemble items in the room of choice.
• Provide a friendly, professional service focused on the customer.
• Work in a team of two.
• Use a PDA and complete paperwork accurately.
• Drive safely and maintain vehicle standards.

Skills

UK driving licence

Commercial driving experience

Tachograph knowledge

Customer facing

Manual handling

PDA experience

Two-person delivery teamwork

EU tachograph rules

Tools

PDA

Job description

Mon–Fri | Bonus | No Weekends! |

We’re looking for an experienced delivery driver to join our home delivery team.

Are you an experienced van driver who takes pride in great service? This isn’t just a driving job – it’s about making our customers happy and helping deliver and build their new beds and furniture with care and a smile.

What you'll get:

• Competitive salary + performance bonus (£60 per week on average based on Driving style and Customer service feedback)

• Mon–Fri only – no weekend work!

• Paid training + £20 bonus for first 12 weeks

• Life Assurance

• Access to Medicash to receive discount on 100's of health based rewards

• Up to 50% off bensons for beds products

The job:

• Deliver beds, mattresses, and furniture into customer homes

• Assemble items in the room of choice

• Provide a friendly, professional service: the customer is the centre for everything we do and it’s important we provide them with a positive impression.

• Working In a team of 2

• Use a PDA and complete paperwork accurately

• Drive safely and maintain vehicle standards

Who do we want?

• You must have a UK driving licence

• Previous commercial driving experience

• Previous experience and understanding of using digital tachographs

• Good people skills and some previous experience in a customer facing role

• Ability to lift and manoeuvre heavy items of furniture with manual handling experience is essential

• Understanding of EU Driving legislation and tachograph law

• Desirable experience of using a PDA

• Please note that for insurance purposes you should be aged 21 years or over.