Logistics Driver

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Linlithgow; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement

Annual Leave Sellback Scheme

Company Pension Plan

Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific is seeking a Logistics Driver for a 6-month fixed-term contract, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday with AM and PM shifts. Responsibilities include delivering and collecting from client sites, handling temperature-controlled loads, and maintaining a courteous, efficient service.

Candidates must hold a Full UK Manual B Category Driving Licence and have experience in temperature-controlled delivery, operating vans up to 3.5 tonnes, and using IT to process work.

Qualifications

• Full UK Manual B Category Driving Licence.
• Working knowledge of delivery and collection operations within a temperature-controlled environment.
• Operating temperature-controlled vehicles.
• Driving large vans up to 3.5 tonnes.
• Use of IT equipment to process work.
• Highly organized and resilient under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Deliveries and collections from client sites.
• Ensure vehicles are safe for the road and kept clean.
• Report issues with collections, deliveries and vehicle defects.
• Complete worksheets on digital work management platform.
• Maintain professional Eurofins image and follow training.

Skills

Delivery experience

IT literacy

Highly organized

Resilient

Tools

IT devices to process work

Temperature-controlled vehicle operation

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins.

Job Description

Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. 6 Months FTC. 40 hours per week. Monday - Friday. AM and PM shifts. Flexibility required.

Purpose of the post:

Logistics drivers at Eurofins are the contact point with our clients and it is important that the interaction at this point is courteous and polite. Logistics drivers are responsible for delivering and collection from our clients with consumables and samples and ensuring that the experience that our clients have at this point is a pleasant and efficient one.

• Effective and efficient carrying out of all work task allocated by the Logistics Team leaders
• Ensuring the vehicle that is being operated is safe for the road daily
• Ensure vehicle is kept clean inside and out
• Reporting of any issues with collections and deliveries to Logistics Team Leaders
• Reporting of any vehicle defects directly to Logistics Team Leaders
• Complete all require tasks set out in worksheets on digital work management platform
• Promote Eurofins image by wearing a presentable uniform which is provided
• Ensure all equipment at customer drop off locations is in date and working and feedback issues
• Ensure customer drop off locations are kept clean and free from rubbish
• Complete all company training
• Respond to any reasonable
• Have a continuous improvement mindset and always operate safety and raise safety concerns

Qualifications

• Full UK Manual B Category Driving Licence
• A working knowledge of delivery and collection operations within a temperature-controlled environment
• Delivery and collection operations
• Operating temperature-controlled vehicles
• Driving large vans up to 3.5 tonne
• Use of IT equipment to process work
• Highly Organised
• Resilient
• Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines

Additional Information

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Annual Leave Sellback Scheme
• Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work ouremployees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

Weembracediversity!Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us!We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!