HGV Driver

BIDFRESH LIMITED; Paignton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

31 days holiday per year

Employee discounts and benefits

Full training and ongoing support

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Bidfresh is seeking an HGV Driver (Class 2) to perform multi-drop deliveries across the route, handling fresh and multi-temperature products with care and accuracy.

You will deliver excellent service at every stop, build relationships with customers and represent the Bidfresh brand professionally, while maintaining safety and compliance across all duties.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Good literacy, numeracy and basic IT skills.
• Reliable, organised and able to work independently.
• Physically fit and comfortable with manual handling.
• Commitment to delivering excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Completing multi-drop deliveries to customers across your route.
• Delivering fresh and multi-temperature products safely and on time.
• Providing excellent customer service at every delivery.
• Building strong relationships with customers and representing Bidfresh professionally.
• Loading and unloading products safely and efficiently.
• Carrying out daily vehicle checks and reporting defects.
• Following delivery schedules with accuracy and compliance.
• Adhering to tachograph, driving hours and transport regulations.
• Ensuring deliveries comply with health and safety and food safety standards.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Literacy and numeracy

IT literacy

Independent work

Education

Full UK Category C (Class 2) Driving Licence

Driver CPC

Tools

Digital Tachograph Card

Job description

About the role

HGV Driver (Category C / Class 2)

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Join a business that's passionate about fresh food

Join Bidfresh as an HGV Driver and play a vital role in delivering fresh ingredients to restaurants, pubs, hotels and catering customers across your route. You'll complete multi-drop deliveries, provide excellent service at every stop and help ensure our customers receive their orders safely, accurately and on time.

This is more than a driving role. You'll be the face of Bidfresh, building strong relationships with customers and representing our business with professionalism and pride. If you enjoy being out on the road, take pride in delivering great service and want to be part of a team that keeps the hospitality industry moving, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

• Completing multi-drop deliveries to customers across your route
• Delivering fresh and multi-temperature food products safely, legally and on time
• Providing excellent customer service at every delivery
• Building strong relationships with customers and representing the Bidfresh brand professionally
• Loading and unloading products safely and efficiently
• Carrying out daily vehicle checks and reporting any defects
• Following delivery schedules while maintaining high levels of accuracy and compliance
• Ensuring tachograph, driving hours and road transport regulations are followed at all times
• Making sure all deliveries are completed in line with company, health and safety and food safety standards

What we're looking for

• Full UK Category C (Class 2) Driving Licence
• Valid Driver CPC and Digital Tachograph Card
• Previous experience as an HGV Driver, Class 2 Driver or Multi-Drop Driver is beneficial
• Experience working within a multi-temperature delivery environment is desirable
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Good literacy, numeracy and basic IT skills
• Physically fit and comfortable with manual handling
• Reliable, organised and able to work independently
• A positive attitude and commitment to providing excellent service

Why join Bidfresh?

• Pension scheme
• Generous holiday allowance of 31 days per year
• Employee discounts and benefits
• Full training and ongoing support
• Career development opportunities
• The opportunity to work for a leading fresh food supplier serving some of the UK's best hospitality businesses

Make our journey, your journey. Join Bidfresh and help deliver fresh food excellence every day.

About us

The Bidfresh journey

We're Bidfresh. A fast growing team of fresh food experts in a collection of regional businesses across the UK. We're a big business with big ambitions. We succeed by focusing on the detail. By going the extra mile to find the best products. By building relationships with our partners. And by going further to support our teams to develop and grow. Our work is full of excitement, care and a big sense of achievement. And our 'Fresh' values guide the way. Make our journey, your journey, and take your first small steps towards a big career adventure.

Rewards and benefits

We've created a benefits package that is designed to support you and reward your hard work. Every employee (subject to completion of probation) is automatically entitled to:

• Discounts: Save on Bidfresh products, high street shopping, travel, and cinema tickets
• Free parking: Free parking at our sites
• Health care cash plan: Access to a health care cash plan
• Confidential support and counselling: Access to free confidential support and counselling
• Pension scheme: Access to a pension scheme
• A minimum of 30 days holiday entitlement