Thomas Franks - Delivery Driver | Southeast London | Mon - Friday

Thomas Franks Ltd.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Southeast London is seeking a reliable Delivery Driver to ensure timely and safe delivery of items. This full-time role requires excellent customer service skills and a clean UK driver's license. Key responsibilities include loading vehicles, providing customer assistance, and following planned routes. Benefits include free meals, training programs, and a workplace pension, offering great career progression in a unique catering environment.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Valid and clean UK driver’s license.
• Willingness to follow assigned routes and transportation law.
• Ability to use GPS devices.

Responsibilities

• Load, transport, and deliver items to clients.
• Review orders before and after delivery to ensure completeness.
• Provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication

Strong time management

Attention to detail

Job description

Delivery Driver | Southeast London | Mon - Friday London Contract: , Casual
Salary: £15 per hour
Hours: per week

Our brand new, state of the art central production unit that caters for some of our smaller B&I locations across London. The team here support our locations with home made grab & go options along with various other offerings from cooked lunches to event catering. This is a full time operation and runs from Sunday to Thursday.

We are looking for a reliable Delivery Driver who is led by excellent customer satisfaction and transporting items safely and on time. The Delivery Driver will collect and deliver items while following previously planned routes and schedules. You should be willing to work as part of a team in order to ensure that items are packed correctly and delivered to the appropriate client.

To succeed as a Delivery Driver, you should be polite and prompt with a commitment to providing our clients with an excellent experience. You should be thorough in ensuring orders are properly fulfilled, committed to work safety, and passionate about satisfying clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Load, transport, and deliver items to clients.
• Review orders before and after delivery to ensure orders are complete.
• Assist with loading and unloading vehicles.
• Ensure the vehicle has enough fuel and is ready for use.
• Arrange vehicle repairs when necessary.
• Update monthly mileage records.
• Provide excellent customer service, answer questions, and respond to queries.
• Follow previously planned routes and schedules.
• Follow all transportation laws.

Personal Specification

• Valid and clean UK driver’s license
• Willingness to follow assigned routes, schedules and transportation law
• Strong time management skills
• Excellent verbal communication and customer service skills
• Willingness to lift and carry heavy items for extended periods
• Attention to detail
• Ability to use GPS devices

Benefits

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.