Van Driver

C&d Recruitment; Blandford Forum; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a reliable Van Driver in Blandford Forum. The role involves delivering frozen meals, ensuring timely service, and maintaining vehicle standards. Candidates should have strong customer service skills and knowledge of the local area. Flexibility and teamwork are key, along with a clean driving license and basic vehicle maintenance knowledge.

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-drop delivery roles.
• Excellent knowledge of the Dorset area.

Responsibilities

• Deliver frozen meals to various customer addresses.
• Conduct pre-shift inspections of the van.
• Handle cash accurately.

Skills

Customer Service

Time Management

Teamwork

Education

GCSE or equivalent

Tools

Driving License

Vehicle Maintenance Knowledge

Job description

Thrive Shepton are looking to recruit for a Van Driver - In Blandford Forum. We are seeking a reliable and efficient Delivery Driver to join our clients team and cover the existing team of driver's holidays throughout the year. The ideal candidate will be responsible for transporting Frozen Meals from our warehouse to various customer addresses, ensuring timely and safe delivery. This role requires a strong commitment to customer service, attention to detail.

Main responsibilities are as follows:

• Be an ambassador for the company and always delivering with exceptional service
• Must have excellent time keeping with ability to manage time whilst delivering.
• Deliver to our customers according to route plan guidance from office and customer delivery time schedules. - all customers have a delivery time slots that needs to be adhered too.
• Team player and willing to support other team members to achieve a common goal of excellent customer service.
• Have the ability to undertake pre-shift inspection of your van, to include oil, water, tyres and full visual safety inspection.
• Clean and refuel your van as and when needed - a clean presentation of the van is essential.
• Customer focused and willing to contact the office with any discrepancies or delays
• Customer confidentiality
• Excellent Cash Handling experience, showing ability to cash up your round accurately at the end of each working day. With a tidy and comprehensive paperwork approach to support the office.
• Assist in warehouse duties as needed.

Essential qualifications/Personal Qualities:

• Desired experience of multi-drop delivery role, with a customer focus mind
• Excellent knowledge of the Dorset area and surrounding villages as they cover the following post codes: BA8. BA20, BA21, BA22, BH19, BH20, DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4, DT5, DT6, DT7, DT8, DT9, DT10, DT11, EX12, EX13, EX24, SP7, SP8, TA13, TA14, TA15, TA16, TA17, TA18, TA19, TA20
• Own Transport
• DBS is essential and will need to see a copy of it prior to employment
• Basic car maintenance knowledge - i,e Van checks, able to change light bulbs on vehicles, top up fluids like break and oil with confidence and change a tyre without the need for assistance.
• Flexible manner to cover emergencies
• Team player with very much a can do approach to supporting others
• Max travel from DT11 7UZ - 30 mins
• Full Clean UK Driving License for manual vehicle use
• Physically fit
• Numerate & Literate with secondary level education completed at GCSE level or equivalent.
• Good understanding of vehicles and maintenance checks, and able to change a tyre without assistance.
• Minimum age 25 for insurance reasons.

Working Hours:

• Wednesday & Friday or Wednesday to Friday
• 0700 start
• Must be flexible as sometimes due to matters out of their control you could be working a little later.

Pay rate:

£12.50 per hour

What you need to do next:

If this position sounds of interest and you would like to be considered.

Please contact the team at Thrive Shepton on 01749 342 982

Thrive Group are acting as an employment agency in relationship to this vacancy.

If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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