Driver/Depot Assistant - Deptford

The Felix Project; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food redistribution charity in Greater London seeks a Driver / Depot Assistant. This role entails driving delivery vans and assisting in the depot tasks, maintaining a safe working environment, and supporting volunteers. Candidates must possess a Full UK Driving License and demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills. A passion for the charitable mission is essential, and the role requires a commitment of 35.7 hours per week, Monday to Saturday.

Qualifications

• Must be over the age of 21 for insurance purposes.
• Willingness to engage in physical work.
• Ability to work in a busy environment.
• Excellent time keeping and punctuality.

Responsibilities

• Drive 3.5T vans delivering and collecting food orders.
• Support food deliveries and sorting at the depot.
• Assist drivers in loading vans with food orders.
• Organise and clean warehouse areas.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time keeping

Teamwork

Education

Full UK Driving Licence

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Outlook

Job description

Overview

We are looking for the Driver / Depot Assistant to play a key role in supporting the smooth operation of our food redistribution services. This position requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and a positive, can‑do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Driving our 3.5T Felix vans delivering food orders to organisations (e.g. food banks, schools) as well as collecting food from our supply partners.
• Supporting the team to receive food deliveries at the depot, followed by sorting and booking the food onto our warehouse management database.
• Moving food throughout the warehouse to continuously restock & replenish food levels.
• Helping drivers to load their vans up with the food orders going out to organisations.
• Bringing out food orders from our warehouse to the organisations that come and collect from our site.
• Organising and cleaning warehouse areas to maintain a safe working environment.
• Housekeeping responsibilities; restocking the canteen, stocking kitchen fridges with food for lunches, general cleaning tasks.
• Working with and supporting our wonderful volunteers who donate their time to us to support our mission.
• Traffic marshalling our vehicles & forklifts – full training provided.

Your normal duties and responsibilities will be set out in your job description. However, the charity may require you to perform other duties from time to time.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Full UK Driving Licence (with no more than 6 points) held for at least 1 year and over the age of 21 for insurance purposes.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft/Teams/Outlook etc.
• Willingness to engage in physical work as part of your daily job.
• Ability and willingness to work in a busy environment.
• Ability to work well within a diverse team.
• Meticulous organisation skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good time keeping & punctuality.
• Motivated and passionate about the Felix mission.

Desirable Criteria

• Forklift licence (counterbalance/aisle master).
• Previous experience working in the charity sector.
• Ability to work well under pressure, Disability Confident.

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

About Felix Project

The Felix Project is London's largest food redistribution charity. Our vision is a London where good food is never wasted, and no one goes hungry. We aim to reduce the negative impact food waste has on the environment by working with the food industry to rescue high quality surplus produce that would otherwise have gone to waste. This food is sorted at one of our four depots or turned into meals in Felix's Kitchen. It is then distributed to over 1,200 community organisations, such as food banks, homeless shelters and primary schools, all of whom are working within communities across London to feed people experiencing hunger.

Hours & Days per week

35.7 hours per week (any 5 days Monday – Saturday).

Eligibility

The Felix Project can only employ applicants who currently have the right to work in the UK.