Delivery Driver

American Health Packaging; Dorchester; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; 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 Dorchester is seeking a delivery driver to support pharmaceutical distribution. The role involves 48 hours weekly across Mon–Fri and Saturday mornings, ensuring rapid, accurate deliveries to pharmacies and hospitals.

You will perform vehicle checks, maintain load integrity, and uphold customer relations while supporting warehouse duties as needed. Applicants should hold a full driving license, demonstrate strong communication and customer care skills, and ideally have prior multi-drop

Qualifications

• A full driving license must be held relevant to the vehicle being driven.
• Points on license may affect shortlisting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer care.
• Numeracy and literacy at an intermediate level.
• Desirable: previous multi-drop delivery driving experience.
• Desirable: route planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pharmaceuticals to pharmacies and hospitals safely and efficiently.
• Perform daily vehicle safety checks and ensure roadworthiness.
• Report faults, delays, or accidents promptly.
• Maintain clean, secure vehicle and load integrity at all times.
• Ensure orders on drop sheets are loaded correctly.
• Manage returns and delivery bins as instructed by branch management.
• Assist with warehouse tasks as required by management.

Skills

Full driving license

Communication

Customer care

Numeracy

Literacy

Multi-drop deliveries

Route planning

Job description

## Delivery DriverApply: Dorchester, United Kingdom: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 13, 2026 (20 days left to apply): R2611985Our 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. Apply today!# **Job Details**This role is in support of Cencora's wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business. **Job Title: Multi Drop Van Driver****Location: Dorchester****Hours per week:** 48hrs M/T/W/TH/F and Sat mornings**Salary:** £35,642.88 **Job Summary** To ensure the speedy, efficient, and accurate delivery of pharmaceuticals to pharmacies and hospitals. **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 help maintain good customer relations.* To be involved in other duties including warehouse tasks as defined by the Management..**Skills Knowledge and Experience required:****Essential*** 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