Delivery Driver

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bed retailer in the UK is seeking a Delivery Driver to join their delivery service team. In this role, you'll ensure that customer orders are delivered with excellence while providing top-notch service. The ideal candidate is a confident driver with experience handling heavy goods. This position offers a competitive salary, staff discounts, and additional benefits including enhanced maternity and paternity pay.

Benefits

Staff discount

24-hr Retail Trust helpline and resources

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Qualifications

• Holds a valid UK driving license with less than 6 penalty points.
• Experience driving a 3.5T vehicle or similar.
• Confident with heavy goods installation and assembly.

Responsibilities

• Deliver mattresses, sofa beds, and furniture with a customer-first attitude.
• Represent the brand professionally during deliveries.
• Provide exceptional service to build rapport with customers.

Skills

Customer service

Driving skills

Heavy goods installation

Flexibility

Job description

At Dreams, we know your bed is the best place in the whole world. But for the hours between precious sleep, we`d like to make work a special place to be too. We`re the UK`s most loved bed retailer, so it`s important our people feel the love as well. Together we`ve been making bedtimes better since 1985, with no signs of hitting the snooze button.

You`ll join our expert team who deliver 14,000 mattresses, bases and headboards every single week. Now that`s a lot of Zzzs. So if you`re bonkers about bed, silly for siestas and keen on your kip, we think Dreams could be the perfect place for you.

Dreams. Love your job.

Join our delivery service team at Dreams as a Delivery Driver. You`ll play a key role in serving our customers, ensuring their perfect bed is delivered without a hitch.

- Competitive salary: £15.14 hourly rate plus discretionary monthly bonus.
- Contracted to 38.75 hours per week including alternate Saturdays - no Sundays!
- Hit the road in a 3.5-tonne van with an assistant, delivering with a customer-first attitude.
- Represent the Dreams brand professionally during every delivery, making sure all interactions are warm and friendly.
- This role is physical; you`ll be lifting items like mattresses, sofa beds, and furniture, but don`t worry, our vehicles are pre-loaded to help you on your way.
- Become an A* assembler with our training, so you can build bedroom furniture in customer homes. You`ll be the one making sure their bed is as comfy as can be!
- Go the extra mile by providing exceptional service and building rapport with customers, so we know we really made their dreams come true.

In your dream role, you`ll also receive:

- Staff discount
- 24-hr Retail Trust helpline and resources
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

This is the type of person we`re dreaming of:

- People first - Friendly with a passion for customer service.
- Confident driver - Holds a valid UK driving license with less than 6 penalty points and experience driving a 3.5T vehicle or similar.
- Experienced - Confident with heavy goods installation and assembly. Knowledge of home delivery is a plus.
- Flexible - Available to work varied hours, including Saturdays.