Home Delivery Driver

Sainsbury's; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading supermarket as a Home Delivery Driver, where you'll deliver groceries to customers' doorsteps while ensuring a high-quality service. You'll be responsible for maintaining vehicle standards and assisting in-store when needed. Enjoy a fast-paced work environment with great rewards, including discounts and wellbeing support.

Benefits

10% discount card

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension matching

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Must be over 18 with a full UK/EU driving licence for at least 12 months.
• Comfortable using new digital tools and capable of moving shopping containers up to 15kg.

Responsibilities

• Deliver groceries to customers' doorsteps on time.
• Ensure van is clean, roadworthy, and delivery cases are secure.
• Assist across the store when not making deliveries.

Skills

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Driving

Flexibility

Job description

What you’ll be doing:

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 onto the road to drive safely in various locations and conditions.
3. Serving our customers brilliantly, supporting with any questions and substitutions, and keeping them informed of any delays.
4. Building great knowledge about our products, services, and promotions to help provide recommendations.
5. When not making deliveries, assisting across the store as needed.

What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:

1. Friendly and welcoming, with 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 various residential properties.
3. Happy working in a fast-paced, physical, and high-energy environment, using initiative to solve problems—often independently but also thriving as part of a team.
4. Willing to work flexibly and productively across the store when needed; fully trained in various skills to learn, develop, and try new things.
5. Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology, and capable of moving shopping containers weighing up to 15kg.

Working for us has great rewards:

We truly value our colleagues and offer market-leading benefits and training, including:

• Discount card: 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% 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 hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension: we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your 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 offering confidential support and guidance.

Please note: our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage early applications.

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. We offer enhanced discretionary leave for families, support for carers, and resources to help colleagues understand and support their roles. Our internal networks promote representation and help remove barriers. We also provide development opportunities including mentorship, training, and career progression. To learn more, please visit here.

If you require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will support you.

Working in our stores:

Our stores are fast-paced, community-focused environments where food is our passion. As a Home Delivery Driver, you’ll be the key to delivering everything our online customers have shopped for.

Eligibility:

• 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.
• You will complete an online driving risk assessment and a driving assessment if successful.
• You must have the Right to Work in the UK.