Senior Driver

Lyreco Group; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday

Pension & Life Assurance Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Volunteer days

Career development

Referral scheme

Long service awards

Career break after 3 yrs

Sports & Social Club

Job summary

Lyreco Group in Doncaster is seeking a Senior Delivery Driver for the Doncaster Depot. The role involves supporting a drivers team, flexible travel to other depots, and ensuring high standards of customer service while delivering furniture and office products.

Reporting to the RDC Manager, you will help with weekly vehicle checks and staff recruitment, with Monday–Friday hours and a competitive annual salary of £34,000.88.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Highway Code and vehicle regulations.
• Knowledge of tachographs and the Working Time Directive.
• Strong supervisory and communication skills.
• Ability to schedule, plan and meet deadlines.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the RDC Manager to manage a team of Delivery Drivers and provide relief cover.
• Travel to other depots occasionally, including Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
• Load and unload trucks to deliver orders, including furniture or office products.
• Assist in unloading/breakdown of pallets and sortation of goods into route order.
• Assist with random vehicle checks to ensure correct items loaded.
• Undertake weekly vehicle checks and report faults or incidents promptly.
• Be involved in recruiting new staff members.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Communication skills

Scheduling

Customer service

Job description

Senior Delivery Driver

Location – Doncaster

Salary – £34,000.88 per annum

Hours of Work – Monday to Friday

Ready to create something great?

At Lyreco, we're about empowering people to create great – and we're looking for a Senior Delivery Driver to join our Doncaster Depot.

We have a rare opportunity become available to join our team as a Distribution Team Leader at our Regional Distribution Centre in Doncaster.

Reporting to the Regional Distribution Centre Manager, the Senior Delivery Driver position is responsible for assisting in the daily operational management of drivers.

As a Distribution Senior Delivery Driver your responsibilities are:

• Support the RDC Manager to manage a team of Delivery Drivers, providing relief cover for holidays, sickness and training when needed.
• Fully flexible, occasionally travel to other depots, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
• To load and unload truckers where applicable to deliver orders, which may be furniture or General Office Products, to the customer and maintain a high level of customer service.
• Assist in the unloading / breakdown of pallets and the sortation of goods into route order as required.
• To assist with random vehicle checks making sure that items loaded are correct.
• Undertake weekly vehicle checks for damage, wear, and tear. Report any mechanical faults, GV9 offences or accidents at the earliest opportunity.
• Be involved in recruiting new staff members.

The ideal Distribution Senior Delivery Driver will:

• Basic knowledge of Highway Code and regulations relating to the operation of delivery vehicles
• Basic working knowledge of tachographs and EU regulations relating to the working time directive.
• Good supervisory and communication skills
• Ability to schedule, plan and meet deadlines.
• This job role requires regular contact with the company’s customer base so excellent customer service and interpersonal skills are essential.

What you'll get

Alongside a great salary, you'll receive:

• 31 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays.
• Pension & Life Assurance Scheme.
• Opportunity to participate in the Cycle to Work Scheme, access retail vouchers and eye care vouchers.
• 2 fully paid community volunteering days each year.
• Grow Our Own Talent Programme – promoting internal career development.
• Referral Scheme.
• Long Service Awards – to celebrate your career milestones.
• Opportunity for career break – after 3 yrs of service
• Sports & Social Club – access to discounted trips and excursions.
• All Work to Company Values: Passion, Respect, Agility, Excellence.

Create great with us

At Lyreco, Empowering people to create great is more than our EVP. We want our people to have the opportunity to contribute, develop, share ideas and make an impact.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. That includes our staff, customers, suppliers, and our local community. We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment.

Lyreco prides itself on being an inclusive employer. We value and celebrate equality in opportunities, and we welcome applications from people who reflect the diversity of our communities.

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