Trainee Class 2 Driver

Warburtons; Wednesbury; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary profit share

Ongoing CPC modules

Pension scheme with company matching

Life assurance

Employee product deals

Personal development support

Kitchen stocked with products

Job summary

Warburtons in Wednesbury is recruiting a Distribution Driver on a 4am start, 43 hours per week, rotating 4 days on/2 days off. The role includes funded training to obtain a Class 2 licence and CPC, with costs covered by the company.

You will join our professional fleet for multi-drop deliveries and loading your own vehicle. You will gain practical experience while adhering to Highway Code rules, food safety standards, and exceptional customer service on every drop.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid UK driving licence and be able to attain a Class C licence and CPC within 6-12 months.
• Experience in a multi-drop distribution role in an FMCG environment such as home delivery.
• Knowledge of transport legislation including Highway Code.
• Health and Safety knowledge and safe-working practices.
• Strong reading and spoken English for delivery notes and customer communication.
• Knowledge of food quality and safety regulations – BRC/AIB standards.
• Basic vehicle maintenance and fault reporting.
• Excellent customer service and ability to handle difficult conversations calmly.
• Teamworking and ability to work unsupervised for long periods.
• Reasonable geographic knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Be supported by driver training teams to gain Class 2 licence with training costs funded.
• Complete Driver CPC modules during working hours.
• Start shifts early at 04:00; deliver with a professional fleet.
• Pick orders and load vehicle from depot or on the move.
• Deliver to multiple customers daily and maintain strong relationships.
• Adhere to routes and transport legislation; ensure safe vehicle operation.
• Work a rotating 4 days on / 2 days off pattern totaling 43 hours per week.

Skills

Driving licence

Multi-drop delivery

Customer service

Teamwork

Health and safety

English proficiency

Basic vehicle maintenance

Communication skills

Geographic knowledge

Education

Driver CPC qualification

Class C licence training

Job description

Do you have your class B car licence with the desire to further your career and gain your Class 2 licence, with all of the costs of your training and licence taken care of?

• Function: Distribution
• Contract: Full-time, Permanent
• Hours: Start time is 4am - Working on a 5 over 7 rolling rota

• Shifts: 43 hours per week, 5 over 7 rolling rota
• Salary: £602.01 per week (rising to £783.69 per week upon completion and move into Class 2 position)

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.

Essential Ingredients

• 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

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.

At Warburtons, you’re more than a driver.

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.

About Us

Our Wednesbury Bakery and Distribution depot is in the heart of the Black Country with our people who are the Heart of The Black Country. We opened our doors almost 25 years ago and are incredibly proud of our loyal and committed team. Today we have nearly 400 colleagues onsite, ensuring our freshly baked products are delivered to families across the UK daily! We bake and distribute over 2 million loaves of bread each week and are committed to our high standards of Health, Safety and sustainability and have our own mini power generating plant that provides both combined heat and power to the bakery. Wednesbury is the Home of the Tiger Bloomer. Join us and you’ll have free onsite parking, hot food served in the canteen, freshly baked products stocked in the kitchen for you to enjoy and a great bunch of people to work with. You’ll find us just off J9 M6 and M5/M6 interchange junction.

Extra Dough

• 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

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.