Trainee Driver

Sysco; Harlow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wagestream

Additional annual leave

24/7 GP services

Life assurance

Sysco Perks discounts

Discounted product purchases

Subsidised canteen

Job summary

Sysco is recruiting a Van Driver in the United Kingdom. You will start with a 45-hour week, Monday to Friday, with occasional Saturdays, starting between 04:00 and 06:00. The role involves delivering food and non-food items to multiple locations, while ensuring van checks and DVSA compliance.

On successful progression, you will join the HGV Development Programme to gain your Class 2 qualification within 6 months, with full induction and ongoing support from a world-class training team.

Qualifications

• Full clean driving licence required.
• Ideally multidrop or van driving experience.
• Willingness to complete HGV development programme.

Responsibilities

• Deliver goods to multiple locations on a daily route.
• Maintain a multi-temperature van and DVSA compliance checks.
• Complete induction and progress to HGV development programme.

Skills

Clean Licence

Multidrop experience

Communication skills

Job description

£34,667 per year plus a great range of benefits. Increasing to £48,344 per year upon qualification. 45 hrs per week Mon - Fri (with 1 in 3 Saturdays and rest day in the week). Start time between 04:00 - 06:00.

Start your new professional driving career with world-class, award-winning training and high operational standards.

You'll join us initially as a Van Driver - as the face of our business, delivering both food and non-food products to multiple locations throughout the day.

Your route might not be the same from one day to the next, but we can guarantee you'll meet a variety of customers along the way. You will also be responsible for regular checks on your multi-temperature van and DVSA compliance.

Your journey with us will start with a full induction and before you know it, you will have moved onto our award-winning HGV Development Programme which will see you gain your Class 2 Driver qualification within 6 months, then the sky's the limit.

To join us, you will need a full clean Driving Licence and ideally, previous multidrop or van driving experience. You will also need ambition and commitment to become a qualified HGV 2 driver through our driver development programme. To be successful you'll be approachable with excellent communication skills and your enthusiasm to do a great job will shine through in everything you do.

In addition to a competitive monthly salary, 31 days annual leave (inc statutory) and company pension, you can also look forward to the following benefits:

• Wagestream - Access to an app that gives you early access to your earned salary and supports financial wellbeing
• The option to purchase additional annual leave
• Help at Hand - Access to 24/7 GP appointments, physiotherapy and a range of health and wellbeing services for you and your family
• Life assurance
• Access to Sysco Perks offering discounts across a wide range of products and services - from gym membership to your weekly supermarket shop
• The ability to purchase our products at hugely discounted prices
• Heavily subsidised colleague canteen