Driver - LGV 7.5T - Class 3

Alliance Healthcare; Swansea; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Part time

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a LGV 7.5T Driver Class 3 to join the Swansea Service Centre. The role covers 30 hours per week, Mon–Fri 11:00–17:00, delivering assembled products and invoices to customers within defined guidelines.

The ideal candidate holds a full UK driving licence with CPC and tachograph experience, enjoys route planning, and communicates effectively with customers and colleagues. This on-site role requires professional appearance and good customer service before duties conclude.

Qualifications

• Valid full UK driving license for the vehicle
• Certificate of Professional Competence and tachograph experience
• Experience with multi-drop delivery driving is desirable
• Route planning experience is preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive customer care and service orientation
• Basic numeracy and literacy
• Conscientious with good attendance and time-keeping
• Willingness to perform light manual handling tasks

Responsibilities

• Deliver assembled products and invoices to customers accurately and on time.
• Maintain safe driving practices and comply with traffic laws and company guidelines.
• Perform daily vehicle safety checks (lights, brakes, coolant, etc.).
• Report faults, breakdowns, accidents, or delays promptly.
• Adhere to tachograph rules and required driver rests.
• Verify PODs and report shortages to the transport department.
• Keep vehicle clean and ensure fuel for the day.
• Maintain a professional appearance and good customer relations.
• Comply with SOPs and participate in required training.

Skills

Full UK driving license

CPC + tachograph experience

Multi-drop delivery

Route planning

Excellent communication

Customer care

Numeracy & literacy

Attendance & punctuality

Light manual handling

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

This role is in support of Cencora's wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business.

Job Title: LGV 7.5T Driver Class 3

Location: Swansea Service Centre

Hours: 30 Hours Mon – Fri 11:00 - 17:00

Rate: £15.30 per hour

Job Scope

To ensure the speedy, efficient and accurate delivery of assembled products and invoices to the customer within corporate guidelines.

Key Accountabilities

• To maintain a safe a competent standard of driving, observing speed limits and other traffic signs and giving due regard to other road users.
• To have a daily check to ensure that your vehicle is in a roadworthy condition including a check of the lights, brakes, coolant, etc.
• To report any faults, breakdowns, accidents or delays.
• To abide by all tacho-graph laws and ensure daily/weekly rests are taken as required
• Ensure all Proof of Deliveries listed on drop sheets have been delivered to customers and report any shortages to the transport department before leaving the customer.
• Upon receipt of collection request, collect goods returned from external customers as instructed by the transport staff.
• To maintain the internal and external condition of the vehicle together with the cleanliness of the vehicle.
• To ensure sufficient quantities of fuel have been taken for the day's work.
• To maintain the security of the vehicle and its contents at all times.
• To check all orders shown on the dropsheets and ensure all orders are loaded on the vehicle.
• Ensure all trailer seal numbers are logged before departure and before opening at the service centre or external customer.
• Ensure damages/breakages are dealt with promptly and correctly with due regard to special procedures for HazChems.
• To maintain a smart appearance at all times.
• To help maintain good customer relations.
• To maintain at all times good communications with the transport staff based at the service centre.
• To be involved in other duties as may be defined from time to time by the Management.
• Meet all Health & Safety requirements.

Essential

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

• A full driving license must be held relevant to the vehicle being driven
• Certificate of Professional Competence and electronic tachograph experience
• Previous experience of multi-drop delivery driving is highly desirable
• Route planning experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive attitude to Customer care and service
• Intermediate Numeracy and Literacy
• Conscientious with excellent attendance and time keeping history
• Prepared to do light manual handling duties

Additional Information

Drivers are required to maintain a smart appearance due to their constant interaction with external customers.

All staff are required to understand the principles of Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use (2013/C 68/01) which is reflected in our SOP. It will be a requirement for all staff to be trained in this SOP and have an annual refresher.

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Part time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned