Van Driver

GXO Logistics; Dartford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics and supply chain company in Dartford is seeking a reliable Van Driver to join their dynamic delivery team. In this full-time role, you'll be responsible for completing multi-drop deliveries, providing excellent customer service, and working closely with a Driver's Mate. The position requires a full UK driving license and offers competitive benefits, including salary and extensive retail discounts.

Benefits

Holiday pay and workplace pension

Extensive retail discounts

Continuous training and development opportunities

Extensive wellbeing programmes

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift and shift furniture.
• Pass a DBS security check.
• Previous experience driving category B vehicles is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Complete multi-drop deliveries to customers.
• Ensure vehicle and stock are properly secured.
• Perform vehicle checks at the start and end of each journey.

Skills

Strong work ethic

Excellent customer service

Physically able to lift and shift furniture

Education

Full UK driving licence with category B entitlement

Job description

Are you a reliable and motivated Van Driver looking for your next opportunity? Join Ikea in Dartford and become a vital part of our dynamic delivery team!

We're looking for someone with a strong work ethic and a passion for delivering excellent service. As a Van Driver, you'll be responsible for completing multi-drop deliveries to our valued customers - helping keep our operations running smoothly and efficiently. You will be delivering alongside a Drivers Mate who will assist in the lifting and shifting of items.

You will be working on a full-time, permanent basis, 48 hours per week, on a 5 on 3 off pattern, with start times between 05:00 and 06:00.

Pay, benefits and more

• An annual salary of £35,744.72
• Holiday pay and Workplace pension
• Extensive retail discounts across all the big retailers including supermarkets, fashion, technology, travel, days out, hair & beauty, sports and much more!
• Permanent employment contract with an ever evolving and growing market leader
• Continuous training and development opportunities including DCPC and further licenses on completion of probation.
• Extensive wellbeing programmes and initiatives accessible to all employees

What you will do on a typical day

• Working as a 2-person delivery team, delivering furniture products into a room of choice at customers' homes and providing a first-class customer service experience
• Ensuring the vehicle and stock are properly secured.
• Performing vehicle checks at the beginning and end of each journey and reporting all defects.

What you need to succeed at GXO

• This is a physically demanding role which includes lifting and shifting of furniture.
• Full UK driving licence with category B entitlement.
• No more than 6 current penalty points
• No DR, DG, DD, BA, CD, AC, LC or TT99 endorsements within the previous 5 years
• Previous experience driving category B vehicles is desirable.
• DBS security check will be completed on the successful candidate.

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

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