Delivery Driver

TN United Kingdom; Wotton-under-Edge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading foodservice company in the Southwest is seeking a Multi-drop Delivery Van Driver to join their team. The role involves delivering goods to customers, ensuring safety and quality, and providing excellent customer service. Candidates must have a full UK driving licence and a commitment to superior service.

Benefits

20 days holiday + bank Holidays

Life Assurance Scheme

Income Protection Scheme

Access to Employee Health Assured Program

Staff discount on company goods

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving licence with less than 6 points.
• Experience of multi-drop delivering / food handling is desirable.
• Good level of numeracy and literacy.

Responsibilities

• Driving a 3.5T vehicle to deliver goods to customers.
• Assisting with loading and ensuring load security.
• Completing daily vehicle checks and recording temperatures.

Skills

Customer Service

Driving Skills

Problem Solving

Manual Handling

Job description

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Salary: £27,040 per annum + Bonus, following successful probation

Job type: Full / Part-time, Permanent

Hours: Up to 42 Hours per week; Tues – Sat / Mon – Fri

Our client has been established for over 50 years and are one of the largest independent foodservice companies in the Southwest. They supply a full range of frozen, chilled and ambient foods, frozen seafood and fresh meat, together with an extensive range of non-food catering products.

They are looking to recruit another Multi-drop Delivery Van Driver (3.5T) to join their existing team of drivers.

• 20 days holiday + bank Holidays
• Life Assurance Scheme – enrolment from day 1 of employment
• Income Protection Scheme – enrolment from day 1 of employment
• Access to Employee Health Assured Program (EAP)
• Staff discount on company goods

The Role:

This position will involve driving a 3.5T vehicle to deliver goods to customers, from the main depot in Yate and the Butchers Shop in Shirehampton. This position will suit someone who has a full UK driving licence, is enthusiastic, has a flexible attitude and ideally has multi-drop experience.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Assisting with loading company vehicles, checking vehicles have been loaded appropriately and the load is secure.
• Driving 3.5T company vehicles to deliver food and catering goods to customers in a safe and responsible manner.
• Completing daily vehicle walkaround checks, reporting any defects to the Transport Management Team.
• Bulk picking items from the back of a lorry and carrying goods to point requested by the customer.
• Recording temperature of the vehicle's chiller and freezer ensuring temperatures are kept within the critical limits, reporting any issues to the Transport Management team.
• Driving safely and in a manner to minimise wear and tear.

The Person:

Drivers will be expected to have the following skills/attributes:

• Must hold a full UK driving licence and have less than 6 points on your driving licence.
• Excellent driving skills in a variety of conditions and must have knowledge of traffic laws and standard practices of courtesy on the road.
• Individual commitment to providing superior customer service on a consistent basis.
• Friendly disposition and excellent customer service skills.
• Enthusiastic and flexible attitude.
• Trustworthy and comfortable collecting and handling cash.
• Be presentable to promote the company image in a positive manner.
• You will need to be physically fit for this position as the job involves a lot of manual handling of heavy goods.
• Ability to work to deadlines with strong problem-solving skills.
• Quick learner.
• Good level of numeracy and literacy, and comfortable collecting and handling cash.
• Understand the importance of quality procedures to ensure goods are delivered in a suitable condition
• Experience of multi-drop delivering / food handling is desirable.

All applicants must provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination.

Only successful applicants will receive a response.