Delivery Driver

Cencora; Castle Cary; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Perks at Work

Employee Assistance Programme

20 days' holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Cencora in Castle Cary is looking for a Multi Drop Van Driver to join our delivery team. You will be responsible for delivering company products to customers safely and on time, acting as the first point of contact and upholding high standards of customer care.

A full UK driving licence is required, with the ability to handle route planning, reporting faults, and maintaining vehicle presentation. The role includes 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with pension, discounts, and holiday

Qualifications

• A full driving licence is required for the vehicle driven.
• Point on licence may affect shortlisting; clean licence not required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer care.
• Intermediate numeracy and literacy.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and competent driving standard, obey speed limits and traffic signs.
• Perform daily vehicle checks for roadworthiness (lights, brakes, coolant, etc.).
• Report faults, breakdowns, accidents or delays promptly.
• Keep vehicle clean and in good internal/external condition.
• Ensure sufficient fuel for the day’s work.
• Maintain vehicle security and contents securely.
• Check drop sheets, load orders onto the vehicle.
• Collect goods returned for credit and return to branch per instructions.
• Deal with damages/breakages promptly and follow HazChem procedures.
• Maintain smart appearance and good customer relations.
• Assist with warehouse tasks and meet Health & Safety requirements.

Skills

Full driving licence

Excellent verbal and written

Excellent Customer care

Numeracy and literacy

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

Job Title: Multi Drop Van Driver

Location: Castle Cary

Hours per week: 38 hrs, Monday to Friday

Salary: £26,676

Job Summary

This role is a multi-drop delivery driver role and the person will be responsible for delivering company products to the customer in a safe and timely manner. You'll be a representative of the company and be one of the first point of contacts for our customers, so a high standard of customer care must be maintained at all times.

Key Responsibilities

• To maintain a safe a competent standard of driving, observing speed limits and other traffic signs and giving due regard to other road users.
• To have a daily check to ensure that your vehicle is in a roadworthy condition including a check of the lights, brakes, coolant, etc.
• To report any faults, breakdowns, accidents or delays.
• To maintain the internal and external condition of the vehicle together with the cleanliness of the vehicle.
• To ensure sufficient quantities of fuel have been taken for the day's work.
• To maintain the security of the vehicle and its contents at all times.
• To check all orders shown on the drop sheets and ensure all orders are loaded on the vehicle.
• To collect goods returned for credit, mail, delivery bins and their safe return to the branch at times instructed by the branch management.
• Ensure damages/breakages are dealt with promptly and correctly with due regard to special procedures for HazChems.
• To always maintain a smart appearance.
• To help maintain good customer relations.
• To be involved in other duties including warehouse tasks as defined by the Management.
• Meet all Health & Safety requirements

Essential

Skills Knowledge and Experience required:

• A full driving license must be held relevant to the vehicle being driven
• Whilst we do not ask for a clean license, we will assess the risk of employing applicants who have points on their license, and this may affect our decision to shortlist
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent Customer care
• Intermediate Numeracy and Literacy

Desirable

• Previous experience of multi-drop delivery driving is highly desirable
• Route planning experience

Benefits

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Perks at Work (Discounts on top brands)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 20 days' holiday + bank holidays, increasing with service length

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Centaur Services

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned