Delivery Driver (South West)

The Wine Society; Exeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wine merchant in Exeter is seeking a full-time Delivery Driver to deliver wine orders to members in the South West. The role involves driving a company vehicle for up to 9.5 hours per day, with a strong emphasis on customer service and handling orders efficiently. This permanent role offers generous benefits including health care and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive Pension Scheme

Private Health Care

Generous Holiday Package

Subsidised Canteen

Wine Education and Discount

Health and Wellbeing Support

Qualifications

• Experience in delivery driving is essential.
• Capability to handle heavy lifting when delivering orders.
• Strong customer service skills to engage with members.

Responsibilities

• Deliver wine orders efficiently to members across the South West.
• Drive company vehicles following assigned routes.
• Work up to 9.5 hours driving and delivering each day.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication skills

Basic Math

Delivery Driver Experience

Commercial Driving

Heavy Lifting

Box Truck Experience

Job description

Job Role

Working from our distribution centre in the South West you will be a member of a Team of drivers around the country delivering wine orders to our Members in the South West.

You will also be part of a nationwide network of experienced delivery drivers.

This is a permanent full-time role and the working day will consist of 10 hours of which our drivers will be driving and delivering for up to 9.5 of those hours.

Start times will be between 07:00am & 08:00am

Working days will be any 5 days out of 6 days Monday to Saturday.

Work alone.

Drive Company vehicle.

Saturday working on a pre agreed rota system (as required).

The Wine Society

The Wine Society has recently celebrated its 150th birthday!

We are a mutual company that puts our members at the heart of everything we do. We source wines from all corners of the world and sell them to members at fair prices backed up with high levels of customer service.

With a strong reputation for integrity and doing the right thing we are renowned as one of the UKs leading wine merchants. We are a responsible business committed to making sure that everything we do across all aspects of the business is good for the people we work with good for the products we sell and above all good for the planet.

The Benefits

• Benefit 1
• Benefit 2
• Benefit 3
• Benefit 4
• Competitive Pension Scheme
• Private Health Care
• Generous Holiday Package
• Subsidised Canteen
• Wine Education and Discount
• Health and Wellbeing Support

The Values

• Innovation
• Accountability
• Teamwork

We are creative and fearless in our work.

We take ownership of our work and lead from the front.

We collaborate widely and build supportive environments.

Our People and Our Culture

We believe in a fair and inclusive culture where everyone feels a sense of belonging and has an equal chance to reach their potential. We have a duty of care to all our people this includes workers in our supply chain members Society employees and our local why we have developed a clear set of goals to build an equitable and inclusive culture improve health and wellbeing and promote responsible drinking.

Many people join The Wine Society team and build a rewarding career while developing a passion for our product.

We aim to select the best person for the job and all recruitment decisions are made fairly and objectively. We love to make new recruits feel welcome informed and included whether permanent or just with us for seasonal support.

Our success is due to hard work a fantastic product and great people all of which makes The Wine Society an amazing place to work.

Key Skills

• Restaurant Experience
• Talent Management
• Customer Service
• Communication skills
• Basic Math
• Box Truck Experience
• Commercial Driving
• Delivery Driver Experience
• Driving
• Heavy Lifting
• Cash Handling
• Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1