Home Delivery Driver

Sainsbury's Limited; Wigan; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount card

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension

Sainsbury’s share schemes

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Sainsbury’s is hiring a delivery colleague to operate a 3.5-tonne van, delivering groceries to customers' doors, ensuring on-time arrivals and careful handling. You will keep the vehicle tidy, perform roadworthy checks, assist customers with substitutions, and share product knowledge to help selections.

When not delivering, you’ll help in-store tasks as needed. This role suits friendly, proactive individuals who can work flexibly in a fast-paced environment and learn new digital tools to improve

Qualifications

• Experience delivering groceries or goods to customers.
• Ability to drive a 3.5 tonne van in various locations and conditions.
• Comfortable using new digital tools and moving items up to 15 kg.

Responsibilities

• Deliver groceries to customer doorsteps on time and in good condition.
• Keep van clean and roadworthy; perform checks.
• Assist customers with substitutions; communicate delays.
• Build knowledge of products and promotions to make recommendations.
• Support store colleagues when not delivering.

Skills

Customer service

Safe driving

Flexibility

Team player

Digital tools

Lifting 15 kg

Job description

What you’ll be doing:

• Driving a 3.5 tonne van to deliver groceries to our 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

What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:

• Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customersand 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
• Sainsbury’s has created a safer driving environment by installing in-cab AI cameras that monitor driver behaviour and help ensure compliance with road laws and defensive‑driving standards to protect drivers and other road users

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
• 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