Supermarket Assistant, Customer Delivery Driver (Christmas)

Waitrose & Partners; Exeter; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Waitrose & Partners in the United Kingdom is seeking Customer Delivery Drivers to bring Waitrose quality produce and Partner-led service directly to customers' doors. When not on the road, you’ll support the shop with stock replenishment and housekeeping, contributing to the smooth running of the store in a friendly team.

You must be 18 or older and hold a full valid B-category driving licence with minimal points.

Qualifications

• Full valid B-category UK driving licence with no more than 6 points.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Able to cope with the physical requirements of the role (lifting crates, stairs, moving cages).

Responsibilities

• Checking your delivery routes for the day.
• Loading and preparing your van for deliveries, ensuring orders are delivered directly to customers.
• Ensuring vehicle safety checks and road compliance are maintained.
• Being an ambassador for the Waitrose brand with strong customer service.
• Helping customers with their shopping and building rapport based on trust and service.
• Supporting the wider shop team with general shopkeeping tasks.

Skills

B-category driving licence

Customer service

Physical stamina

Job description

About The Role

As one of our Customer Delivery Drivers, you’ll be bringing the unique blend of quality Waitrose produce and Partner-led service right to our customers’ doors. When you're not out on the road, you'll be back at the shop supporting the team with daily tasks like stock replenishment and housekeeping. Contributing to the efficient and productive running of the shop in a friendly and welcoming team. Due to its nature, you need to be 18-years or older to work in this role.

About The Role

As one of our Customer Delivery Drivers, you’ll be bringing the unique blend of quality Waitrose produce and Partner-led service right to our customers’ doors. When you're not out on the road, you'll be back at the shop supporting the team with daily tasks like stock replenishment and housekeeping. Contributing to the efficient and productive running of the shop in a friendly and welcoming team. Due to its nature, you need to be 18-years or older to work in this role.

About The Role

As one of our Customer Delivery Drivers, you’ll be bringing the unique blend of quality Waitrose produce and Partner-led service right to our customers’ doors. When you're not out on the road, you'll be back at the shop supporting the team with daily tasks like stock replenishment and housekeeping. Contributing to the efficient and productive running of the shop in a friendly and welcoming team. Due to its nature, you need to be 18-years or older to work in this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Checking your delivery routes for the day.
• Loading and preparing your van for deliveries, ensuring all orders are together and can be efficiently delivered direct to customers.
• Ensuring all of the appropriate vehicle safety checks are complete on your van, maintaining full road compliance and health and safety.
• Being an ambassador for the Waitrose brand while on the road with great customer service as your number one priority.
• Helping customers with their shopping and building a rapport with them based on trust and service.
• Supporting the wider shop team when required with general shopkeeping tasks.

Essential skills/experience you'll need

• Full valid B-Category UK manual driving licence with no more than 6-points.
• Great customer service skills.
• Able to cope with the physical requirements of the role (e.g. lifting of crates, walking up staircases, moving cages).

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Previous experience in a driving role and a knowledge of chilled vehicles would be welcomed, however, we'll give you all of the training your need to perform at your best, everyday.

About The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or short hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.