Home Delivery Driver

Sainsbury’s Group; Abbots Worthy; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK grocery retailer is seeking a delivery driver to manage grocery deliveries to customers' doorsteps. Responsibilities include driving a 3.5 tonne van safely, ensuring excellent customer service, and maintaining a clean vehicle. The role offers various benefits including discounts, holiday entitlement, and support for career development.

Benefits

Discount card for Sainsbury's and partners

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension matching

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Ability to drive a 3.5 tonne van safely.
• Friendly and welcoming attitude towards customers.
• Comfortable learning new digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive to deliver groceries to customers' doorsteps.
• Ensure the van is clean and roadworthy.
• Support customers with questions and substitutions.
• Assist across the store when not making deliveries.

Skills

Proficient driving a large vehicle

Customer service

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Flexibility

Job description

Responsibilities

• Driving a 3.5 tonne van to deliver groceries to customers' doorsteps, on-time and in a great condition
• Completing checks to ensure the van is organised, clean and roadworthy, and that delivery cases are secure before getting out onto the road to drive safely in a variety of locations and conditions
• Serve our customers brilliantly, supporting with any questions and substitutions, and keeping them aware of any delays
• Build great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help provide recommendations
• When not out making deliveries, you will be helping across the store as needed
• Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers and to provide the best doorstep experience
• Proficient driving a large vehicle in different locations, from busy residential streets to narrow country lanes, and delivering to a variety of residential properties
• Happy working in a fast-paced, physical and high energy environment, using initiative to solve problems - often on your own but also thrive in being part of a team
• Always ready to work flexibly and productively to a high standard across the store when needed - you'll be fully trained in a variety of skills, so you have opportunities to learn, develop and try new things
• Comfortable in learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly, and moving shopping containers up to 15kg

Benefits

• 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 pay day
• Free food and hot drinks - provided for Colleagues in all our stores
• Generous holiday entitlement - based on the hours you work, plus maternity and paternity leave
• Pension - we'll match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions
• Sainsbury's share schemes - buy Sainsbury's 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 which is 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.

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 commitment, our colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for carers. We provide our colleagues resources to help them understand and support their role and their team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our colleagues may face. We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities, including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various 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 here .