Home Delivery Driver

TN United Kingdom; Hove; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Home Delivery Driver, where you'll deliver groceries to customers while ensuring excellent service and maintaining a clean, safe vehicle. Enjoy a fast-paced environment with opportunities for growth and development. Benefit from market-leading perks including discounts, free food, and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Discount card

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension matching

Share schemes

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Must be over 18 with a full UK/EU driving licence held for at least 12 months.
• Proficient in driving a large vehicle in various conditions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver groceries to customers' doorsteps on time and in great condition.
• Complete checks to ensure the van is organized and roadworthy.
• Support customers with questions and substitutions.

Skills

Customer Service

Driving

Problem Solving

Flexibility

Education

Full UK/EU driving licence

Job description

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1. Driving a 3.5 tonne van to deliver groceries to our customers' doorsteps, on-time and in great condition.
2. Completing checks to ensure the van is organised, clean, roadworthy, and that delivery cases are secure before getting out onto the road to drive safely in a variety of locations and conditions.
3. Serving our customers brilliantly, supporting with any questions and substitutions, and keeping them aware of any delays.
4. Building great knowledge about our products, services, and promotions to help provide recommendations.
5. When not out making deliveries, helping across the store as needed.

What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:

1. Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers and providing the best doorstep experience.
2. Proficient in driving a large vehicle in different locations, from busy residential streets to narrow country lanes, and delivering to a variety of residential properties.
3. Happy working in a fast-paced, physical, and high-energy environment, using initiative to solve problems—often on your own but also thriving as part of a team.
4. Always ready to work flexibly and productively to a high standard across the store when needed; fully trained in a variety of skills with opportunities to learn, develop, and try new things.
5. Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly, and capable of moving shopping containers up to 15KG.

Working for us has great rewards:

We truly value our colleagues and provide market-leading benefits and training to reflect that:

• Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday, and 15% off at Argos every payday.
• Free food and hot drinks – provided for colleagues in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement – based on hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions.
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy shares at discounted prices.
• Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers, and more.
• Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme, a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues.

Please note that our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage candidates to apply at their earliest convenience.

Working in our stores:

Our stores are fast-paced environments where no two days are ever the same, and food is our passion. They are at the heart of the local community providing outstanding value, unbeatable quality, and great service. As one of our Home Delivery Drivers, you’ll be the special ingredient that delivers everything our online customers shopped for at Sainsbury’s.

• You must be over 18 and have held a full UK/EU driving licence for at least 12 months with no more than 6 points on it.
• You will complete an online driving risk assessment as part of your interview, and if successful, there will be a driving assessment when you join us.
• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK.

An inclusive place to work and shop

We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential, and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us.

To support this, our colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for carers. We provide resources to help understand and support their role and their team effectively. Our internal networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that colleagues may face.

We are proud to offer development opportunities, including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. If you would like to learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a look.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.