Multi drop van driver

Cencora; Preston; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare distribution company is seeking a delivery driver to ensure the speedy and accurate delivery of products. Candidates must hold a valid driving license for the vehicle type and be over 21 years old. Responsibilities include maintaining vehicle safety, managing returns, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Strong communication skills and a focus on customer care are essential. This full-time role involves 48 hours per week with a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Drivers must be over 21 years of age for insurance purposes.
• Existing drivers must update license status with fleet services.
• Previous experience of multi-drop delivery driving is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the speedy, efficient, and accurate delivery of products.
• Maintain a safe standard of driving and vehicle condition.
• Collect goods returned for credit and maintain vehicle security.

Skills

Full driving license relevant to the vehicle

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent Customer care

Intermediate Numeracy and Literacy

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

This role is in support of Cencoras wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business.

Salary : 35642.88 pa

Hours : 48 per week

Days : Monday - Saturday am.

Job Purpose

To ensure the speedy efficient and accurate delivery of assembled product and invoices to the customer within the corporate guidelines.

Key Accountabilities

To maintain a safe a competent standard of driving observing speed limits and other traffic signs and giving due regard to other road users.

To have a daily check to ensure that your vehicle is in a roadworthy condition including a check of the lights brakes coolant etc.

To report any faults breakdowns accidents or delays.

To maintain the internal and external condition of the vehicle together with the cleanliness of the vehicle.

To ensure sufficient quantities of fuel have been taken for the days work.

To maintain the security of the vehicle and its contents at all times.

To check all orders shown on the drop sheets and ensure all orders are loaded on the vehicle.

To collect goods returned for credit mail delivery bins and their safe return to the branch at times instructed by the branch management.

Ensure damages / breakages are dealt with promptly and correctly with due regard to special procedures for Hazchems.

To maintain a smart appearance at all times.

To help maintain good customer relations.

To be involved in other duties including warehouse tasks as defined by the Management.

Meet all Health & Safety requirements.

Competencies

Building Customer Loyalty Effectively meeting customer needs; building productive customer relationships; taking responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Communication Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

Contributing to Team Success Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.

Initiating Action Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.

Safety Awareness Being aware of conditions that effect employee safety.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Essential

A full driving license must be held relevant to the vehicle being driven

For insurance purposes all drivers must be over 21 years of age

Whilst we do not ask for a clean license we will assess the risk of employing applicants who have points on their license and this may affect our decision to shortlist

Existing employees must update fleet services accordingly with any changes to their license status e.g. points on their license driving bans etc

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent Customer care

Intermediate Numeracy and Literacy

Desirable

Previous experience of multi-drop delivery driving is highly desirable

Route planning experience

Key Dimensions

No managerial responsibility and no direct influence on budget

Key Working Relationships

Constant interaction with external customers

Regular liaison with other drivers and members of the transport team

Level of Decision Making

Required to act on own initiative and work unsupervised

Required to monitor the condition of own vehicle and report and damages or faults

Serious faults or damages may result in the driver making the decision the vehicle is not roadworthy

Manual Handling

It should be noted that manual handling tasks such as lifting and bending are essential requirements of this role.

Whilst Alliance Healthcare is committed to developing positive policies to promote equal opportunities in employment we have a duty of care to ensure we do not instigate or worsen any conditions that would prevent the employee from carrying out manual handling duties.

On that basis for this role we cannot make reasonable adjustments for any applicant who is unable to carry out such duties. If you are unsure as to whether this applies to your application you must detail on your application form and discuss at interview any information you feel may be relevant.

Existing employees should keep their line manager informed of any changes that may affect their ability to carry out such duties.

Additional Information

Drivers are required to maintain a smart appearance due to their constant interaction with external customers

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies : Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity genetic information national origin age disability veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal state or local law.

The companys continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting training compensation benefits promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment please call 888.692.2272 or email . We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Key Skills

Abinitio,Customer Service,Billing,Communication,Civil Construction,Application Engineering

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1