Pet Delivery Driver

Pets at Home; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 14,774 - 21,042; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Birthday day

Pension plan

Health Insurance

Life assurance

Discount scheme

Pets Treats

Job summary

Pets at Home in Peterborough is seeking a Pet Delivery Driver to join our transport team. This full‑time, permanent role pays £13.00 per hour and covers 37.5 hours per week, with shifts that may require overnight stays, including accommodation, fuel allowance and meals.

You will be based across different locations as a cover driver, reporting to the Pet Delivery Manager. The job requires animal welfare awareness, careful driving of a 3.5 tonne van, and delivering pets to stores while providing

Qualifications

• Experience driving a 3.5 tonne vehicle (box van preferred).
• Ability to follow safety and animal welfare procedures.
• Willingness to stay overnight as shifts require.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pets to stores as part of the Pet Delivery Team.
• Carry out driver checks and ensure safe, legal transport.
• Coordinate with the Pet Delivery Manager and store colleagues.
• Support delivery across different locations and maintain goodwill with customers.

Skills

Driving experience

Animal welfare awareness

Customer service

Team player

Flexible hours

Job description

Full‑time, £13.00 per hour

Hours: Full‑time (37.5 hours per week)

Contract type: Permanent

Location: 1, Bourges Retail Park, Bourges Boulevard, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE 1 1NG

Pet Delivery Driver

Peterborough, PE8

£13.00 per hour, 37.5 hours per week.

The role will involve staying away overnight for most of these shifts – accommodation, fuel allowance and food allowance are covered.

At Pets, our aim is to give the nation’s pets what they need to be at their ball‑chasing, tail‑wagging best. Because we will not rest until every spaniel has a squeezy toy. Every calico has a cat tree. Every rabbit has a run. We are motivated to find the best talent in the Logistics & Distribution industry. Right now, we are looking for a Pet Delivery Driver to join our Pet Delivery Team in the Peterborough area.

The Role

As a Pet Delivery Driver you need to be flexible both in terms of duties and in hours of work and wish to work with the Pet Delivery team delivering Pets into stores.

You will be a cover driver that is based in different locations each week, reporting to The Pet Delivery Manager (First Line Manager). Your key relationships will be with the wider Pet Operations Management team, Pet Health Checkers as well as our Store Colleagues and other drivers within the Pets at Home Transport Team.

What You Will Bring

• Have previous experience driving a 3.5 tonne vehicle – ideally box van.
• Methodically and meticulously follow a set of processes which are safety and animal welfare centric.
• Be a careful and considerate driver who is willing to go the extra mile both on and off the roads.
• Conduct driver checks before you start the engine.
• Conduct store deliveries.
• Drive and deliver with care and with animal welfare at the forefront, and always legal and safely, making sure our reputation for excellence includes animal welfare transportation.
• Van maintenance coordination.
• Use of phone apps to complete process checks.
• Demonstrate an understanding of customer support and satisfaction.
• Previous or current owner or comfortable with close contact of small animals.
• Full, clean driving licence is preferable.
• Flexible to do a variety of work.
• Be naturally friendly, helpful and want to get stuck in, working with your team to deliver great results.

What You Will Get In Return

• Attractive rates of pay.
• Annual leave (including Bank holidays), with an increase after 2 years continuous service.
• An extra day’s holiday when it is your birthday.
• Stakeholder pension plan.
• Personal Health Insurance scheme (if in Pension Scheme).
• Life assurance.
• 20% Pets at Home discount scheme after 12 weeks service.
• Pets’ "Treats" voluntary benefits package.

Pets just see people. They are not biased, and they do not discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience do not perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!