Delivery Driver

Charles Saunders Ltd; Engine Common; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent foodservice company is seeking a Multi-drop Sprinter Delivery Driver for their Yate location. The role involves driving a 3.5T vehicle, ensuring secure deliveries of food products to customers. Ideal candidates will have a full UK driving licence and possess excellent customer service skills. The position offers a salary of £27,040 per annum plus bonuses and includes benefits like holiday and pension schemes. Applicants must be physically fit due to manual handling requirements.

Benefits

20 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Workplace Pension Scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

Income Protection Scheme

Access to Employee Health Assured Program

Staff discount on company goods

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving licence with less than 6 points.
• Experience in multi-drop delivering/food handling is desirable.
• Commitment to providing superior customer service.

Responsibilities

• Drive a 3.5T vehicle to deliver food and catering goods safely.
• Assist with loading and ensure the load is secure.
• Complete daily vehicle checks and report any defects.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Excellent driving skills

Customer service skills

Physically fit for manual handling

Problem-solving skills

Knowledge of traffic laws

Job description

Multi-drop Sprinter Delivery Driver

Location : Yate

Salary : £27,040 per annum + Bonus, following successful probation

Job type : Full time, Permanent

Hours : Up to 42 Hours per week; Monday to Friday; 1 in 3 Saturdays

We have been established for over 50 years and are one of the largest independent foodservice companies in the Southwest. We supply a full range of frozen, chilled and ambient foods, frozen seafood and fresh meat, together with an extensive range of non-food catering products.

We are looking to recruit another Multi-drop Delivery Van Driver (3.5T) to join our existing team of Drivers.

Benefits :

• 20 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme – enrolment from day 1 of employment
• Income Protection Scheme – enrolment from day 1 of employment
• Access to Employee Health Assured Program (EAP)
• Staff discount on company goods

The Role

This position will involve driving a 3.5T vehicle to deliver goods to customers, from the main depot in Yate. This position will suit someone who has a full UK driving licence, is enthusiastic, has a flexible attitude and ideally has multi-drop experience.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to :

• Assisting with loading company vehicles, checking vehicles have been loaded appropriately and the load is secure.
• Driving 3.5T company vehicles to deliver food and catering goods to customers in a safe and responsible manner.
• Completing daily vehicle walkaround checks, reporting any defects to the Transport Management Team.
• Bulk picking items from the back of a lorry and carrying goods to point requested by the customer.
• Recording temperature of the vehicle's chiller and freezer ensuring temperatures are kept within the critical limits, reporting any issues to the Transport Management team.
• Driving safely and in a manner to minimise wear and tear.

The Person

Drivers will be expected to have the following skills / attributes :

• Must hold a full UK driving licence and have less than 6 points on your driving licence.
• Excellent driving skills in a variety of conditions and must have knowledge of traffic laws and standard practices of courtesy on the road.
• Individual commitment to providing superior customer service on a consistent basis.
• Friendly disposition and excellent customer service skills.
• Enthusiastic and flexible attitude.
• Trustworthy and comfortable collecting and handling cash.
• Be presentable to promote the company image in a positive manner.
• You will need to be physically fit for this position as the job involves a lot of manual handling of heavy goods.
• Ability to work to deadlines with strong problem-solving skills.
• Quick learner.
• Good level of numeracy and literacy, and comfortable collecting and handling cash.
• Understand the importance of quality procedures to ensure goods are delivered in a suitable condition.
• Experience of multi-drop delivering / food handling is desirable.

All applicants must provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

We are an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination.

Only successful applicants will receive a response