Drivers Mate

GXO Logistics; Poole; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking an experienced Drivers Mate to join their team in Poole. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with a market leader in supply chain solutions. You will be responsible for delivering products safely and efficiently, assisting drivers, and ensuring all paperwork is completed accurately. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this innovative firm values its employees and offers excellent benefits, including a competitive hourly rate, holiday entitlement, and access to an online learning platform. If you are reliable, trustworthy, and ready to make a difference, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

28 holiday days entitlement

Overtime paid at time and a half

High street discounts

Access to GXO University

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills both face to face and on the phone.
• Excellent time keeping, reliable and trustworthy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver goods to customer homes and trade sites accurately and on time.
• Assist the delivery driver with loading and unloading of vehicles.
• Complete all necessary paperwork correctly and on time.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Time keeping

Reliability

Experience in multi drop home delivery

Job description

Are you an experienced Drivers Mate looking for a change? Would you like to work for a market leading company with fantastic benefits? If so, we have a great opportunity for you!

Here at GXO Logistics, we are currently looking for a full-time, permanent Drivers Mate to join us in Poole for our client, one of the leading retail companies, B&Q.

You will be delivering B&Q products based on the Store to Home network. You will be contracted to work 40 hours per week on a shift pattern of ‘any 5 from 7’ with the start time of 07:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

• Hourly rate of £10.84
• Overtime paid at time and a half rate
• 28 holiday days entitlement with 1 extra day of each year of service
• Access to a variety of high street discounts including 20% discount of B&Q products
• Access to GXO University – an online learning platform

What you will do on a typical day:

• Deliver goods to customer homes and trade sites accurately, safely and on time
• Assist the delivery driver with loading and unloading of vehicles as and when required
• Complete all necessary paperwork correctly, in full and on time
• Assist the delivery driver in parking and manoeuvring a company vehicle

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Strong communication skills both face to face and on the phone
• Excellent time keeping, reliable and trustworthy
• Previous experience of multi drop home delivery is desirable

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are Disability Confident Committed as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.

About the company

GXO Logistics is an American global contract logistics company that manages outsourced supply chains and warehousing.