Trainee Class 2 Driver

Warburtons; Biggleswade; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary profit share

CPC training modules

Pension scheme (7%–12%)

Life assurance

Employee deals & discounts

Personal development opportunities

Staff kitchen facilities

Job summary

Warburtons, the UK's No.1 bakery brand, invites you to join its Biggleswade distribution team. This role offers a path to obtain a Class 2 Licence via our Driver Academy and a multi-drop delivery role within a professional fleet.

You will start with an intensive 6-week training, operate on a 4-on/2-off rotating schedule (about 43 hours/week), and deliver to multiple customers while upholding excellent service and brand standards.

Qualifications

• Valid UK driving licence and ability to attain Class C licence and CPC within 6–12 months.
• Knowledge of transport legislation e.g. Highway Code.
• Experience in multi-drop FMCG/home delivery distribution.
• Good command of written and spoken English for reading delivery notes and customer communication.
• Awareness of food quality and safety regulations (BRC/AIB).

Responsibilities

• Load your own vehicle and accurately pick orders from delivery notes or device.
• Deliver to multiple customers daily with a strong focus on service and professionalism.
• Work a rotating 4 days on, 2 days off pattern (including weekends) totaling about 43 hours per week.
• Represent Warburtons as an ambassador, handling difficult conversations calmly.
• Maintain basic vehicle checks and report faults to service providers.

Skills

Multi-drop distribution

Customer service

Communication

English proficiency

Basic vehicle maintenance

Transport legislation knowledge

Education

Class 2 Licence (LGV)

CPC qualification

Job description

As the UK's No.1 bakery brand, we've been baking up a storm since 1876. Today, we're a proud sixth-generation family business, delivering over 70 products to more than 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots-including gluten and wheat-free options. We're committed to becoming a net-zero business by 2050 and are passionate about minimising our environmental impact while making a positive difference in the communities we serve. The Recipe

• Be supported by the driver training teams in an intensive 6 week training course, to gain your Class 2 Licence, with no cost to you.
• Ongoing fully funded Driver CPC (Your Driver CPC training is in work hours too, not outside of them)
• You'll be an early riser-shifts start 04:00 (some patterns may vary). The upside? Never miss the 3pm school run again.
• You'll enjoy plenty of autonomy. You'll be given delivery notes (or an electronic device), from which you'll accurately pick the orders, either at the depot or on the move and load your own vehicle with our baked goods
• To help keep your day smooth and safe, knowledge of basic vehicle maintenance and transport legislation will be included
• Once your route for the day is loaded into your onboard computer, you're off!
• You'll deliver to multiple customers daily (they're like family to us), so top-notch service, strong relationships, and professionalism are a must. This includes being able to manage difficult conversations in a calm manner and acting as an ambassador for our brand.
• You'll work a defined rotating 4 days on and 2 days off rota, including weekends. That's 43 hours a week! All of which will hopefully help you to plan your life around work more easily., There's no aimless wandering looking for things. You load your own vehicle, making things that little bit easier to find. You'll also make sure each delivery is picked accurately and in full from your delivery notes or electronic device. So, if you like to be hands-on, love a bit of organisation, and want to keep the nation's eggs in their soldiers, then hop in and join us on the road to bread-based glory.
• Must hold a valid UK driving license and be able to attain a Class C licence and CPC within a 6-12 month period.
• Knowledge and experience of working in a multi-drop distribution role in a FMCG environment e.g. home delivery.
• Knowledge of transport legislation - e.g. Highway Code
• Health and Safety knowledge - understands own responsibilities to work safely and considers the safety of others, identifies Health and Safety risks and reports them appropriately
• Reasonable geographic knowledge
• Good command of written and spoken English to enable reading of delivery notes, road signs etc. and customer communication
• Knowledge of food quality and safety regulations - BRC/AIB standards
• Basic vehicle maintenance and mechanical knowledge to be able to relay faults to service provider
• Excellent customer service skills with an ability to express views clearly and concisely, develops effective relationships, able to manage confrontation in a calm and professional manner
• Team working - be able to work within a team as well as work unsupervised for long periods
• Can carry out basic vehicle maintenance - bulb change/oil checks and top up/washer fluids top up /fuelling/ fuses
  Warburtons have come to Biggleswade! Are you ready for your next roll?

Our brand-new, state-of-the-art permanent site in Biggleswade has been built-that's where you'll rise and shine. So, if you hold a standard driver's licence and are looking for a role with a bit more substance (and crust!), this could be your moment to prove you're made of the right dough. Working alongside our Distribution and Training Teams, we are offering the chance to gain your Class 2 Licence through our Driver Academy and the opportunity of a Multi-Drop delivery role, driving in one of the most professional fleets in the country. Our vehicles have state-of the art telematics, sat nav and tracking systems., Did you know Biggleswade was home to the world's first-ever seed company, founded by Samuel Wells in the 18th century? Our newest site is perfectly placed just off the A1, giving a gateway to the North and South, as well as handy access to both East and West England too.

Salary: Starting base pay £561.87 per week, with local allowance of £48.16. This will rise to a weekly pay of £792.86 per week upon completion.

With its rich agricultural roots and picturesque River Ivel, Biggleswade is known for its charming weekly markets that date back to the Middle Ages. A place steeped in history-and soon, filled with the smell of freshly baked bread.

Extra Dough And last but by no means yeast... what's your bread worth?

• A slice of the profits (discretionary annual profit share)
• Ongoing CPC Modules (Your training is during working hours-so no need to give up your free time)
• Award-winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 7% (Rising to 12% with length of service)
• Life assurance
• Product you'll love, plus deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough platform
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Kitchens fully stocked with our tasty products-perfect to enjoy with your daily brew