Van Driver

Greencore; Nastend; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food distribution company in the UK seeks a driver for its operations. The role includes loading customer orders, delivering them accurately, and adhering to health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates should possess a full UK driving licence and good people skills. A competitive salary, generous benefits, and training opportunities are offered. The position operates from Nastend, England, and is perfect for those looking to contribute to a vibrant team environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Employee discount platform

Access to Wellbeing Centre

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence held for at least six months with a maximum of 6 points.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and tidiness in vans.
• Experience in handling customer orders.

Responsibilities

• Loading customer orders from the warehouse to the van.
• Delivering customer orders correctly and following health and safety laws.
• Ensuring all trays are stacked neatly in the van.

Skills

Excellent people skills

Attention to detail

Driving experience

Health and safety knowledge

Job description

Mornings - Monday to Saturday 4am-12 : 30am ( Sunday off + 1day rest day rolling)

Pay Rate - £13.00 per hour

Why Greencore?

We're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose : to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, soups, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY24, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.8bn.

Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop

Stonehouse :

A distribution depot serving convenience retailers and forecourts in the region. The depot operates a fleet of 21 vehicles on 31 routes.

What you'll be doing

Full training will be provided if successful in this role but are looking for the following knowledge and experience :

• Loading Customer orders from Warehouse to your Van
• Ensuring all orders correct with delivery notes
• Delivering customer order in correct manner
• Following Health and safety and driving laws
• Ensuring all trays are stacked neatly in van and empty tray from customers
• Maintaining cleanliness and tidiness in vans / areas at all times
• Ensuring all PPE issued is worn at all timesWhat we're looking for :

Being great with people is essential. In fact, this is the first thing we look for when we recruit a Greencore driver. Of course, you also need to have a full UK driving licence held for at least six months with a maximum of 6 points. We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

What you'll get in return .

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Free car parking

Enhanced parental leave and menopause policiesWe're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success