Delivery Driver

University of Southampton Malaysia; Southampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable educational institution in Southampton seeks a Delivery Driver to join its IT stores team. The successful candidate will deliver IT equipment across various locations, maintain vehicle standards, and demonstrate excellent customer service skills. This role prioritizes safe driving and attention to detail while ensuring timely deliveries and handling customer queries. The institution offers a supportive working environment with generous benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Defined benefit pension

Flexible working hours

Parental leave and childcare provision

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm for customer service.
• Careful driving skills, safety prioritized over speed.
• Ability to plan and adapt routes effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver IT equipment across multiple sites.
• Maintain a large Transit-style van.
• Handle customer queries and record deliveries.
• Unload deliveries from suppliers safely.

Skills

Customer service skills

Driving skills

Route planning ability

Attention to detail

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic Delivery Driver to join our busy IT stores team within the University’s IT Asset and Configuration Management service.

About The Role

Working as an integral part of the stores team you will deliver essential IT equipment to our staff at the University’s many sites around Southampton, Winchester and the surrounding area. Our customers are also our colleagues, so a friendly manner and excellent customer service skills are essential to this role.

What You’ll Do

• Delivering IT equipment to customers across multiple sites
• Driving and maintaining a large Transit-style van
• Safely loading and unloading IT equipment and more
• Handling customer queries
• Tracking customers down who may not be where they said they’ll be
• Recording all deliveries
• Receiving goods – including unloading deliveries from suppliers in a safe manner
• Assist in keeping the stores spaces tidy and free of hazards, reporting any potential hazards
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Your fabulous customer service skills
• Your careful driving skills – deliveries are not against the clock, so care is more important than speed!
• Your ability to plan routes and follow directions, and also to re-plan routes when road works / traffic congestion and other challenges call for a flexible approach
• Your attention to detail and patience
  
  

The University of Southampton is a research-driven institution, home to some of the world’s leading minds, expanding our knowledge and passing it on to future generations. iSolutions is the University’s IT support service whose 230+ staff support the delivery of the University’s research and education activities as well as the usual business operations. We would love you to join us and help change the world for the better.

The University of Southampton promotes a healthy work life balance with generous holiday allowance (20+ days), defined benefit pension, flexi-time and flexible working, generous parental leave and childcare provision. For more information on our benefits, please visit our human resources pages.

“As the manager of the team you will be working for, I would like to personally encourage your application no matter your gender identity, cultural background or disability.” Steve Guthrie (Team Manager - Asset and Configuration Management).

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As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.

This role does not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship. To explore alternative UK visa options, see gov.uk.

Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on [phone] or [e-mail] quoting the job number.

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