Van Driver

Sharpsmart UK; Rainham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime opportunities

Consistent Monday–Friday schedule (1pm

Permanent position

Private healthcare

Dental care options

Employee benefits scheme

Professional development

Job summary

Sharpsmart UK is seeking a delivery driver to safely collect, deliver and store containers at patient locations, while building strong customer relationships and ensuring on-time deliveries. The role requires a flexible, customer-focused mindset and experience driving with a manual transmission.

You will operate vehicles professionally, comply with regulations, log hours, and participate in a supportive, non-seasonal essential service environment with permanent employment and benefits.

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving License (ADR preferred - training can be provided for the right candidate)
• Flexible, can-do attitude with a strong customer focus
• Experience operating vehicles in a safe manner with a manual element
• On time delivery practices and the understanding of our essential service

Responsibilities

• Safely collecting, delivering and storing our containers at customer locations
• Providing strong customer service and building positive customer relationships
• Operating vehicles in a safe manner
• Completing deliveries to time schedule, and clearly communicating changes or challenges as they arise
• Loading and unloading
• Managing a route per leaderships direction | delivering timely, efficient and effective service
• Complying with regulations, logging hours and roadside inspections
• Heavy lifting

Skills

Driving license

Customer focus

Manual transmission experience

Safety-conscious driving

Time management

Job description

What will the role involve?

• Safely collecting, delivering and storing our containers at customer locations
• Providing strong customer service and building positive customer relationships
• Operating vehicles in a safe manner
• Completing deliveries to time schedule, and clearly communicating changes or challenges as they arise
• Loading and unloading
• Managing a route per leaderships direction | delivering timely, efficient and effective service
• Complying with regulations, logging hours and roadside inspections
• Heavy lifting

Who are we looking for?

• Full UK Driving License (ADR preferred - training can be provided for the right candidate)
• A flexible, can-do attitude with a strong customer focus
• Experience operating vehicles in a safe manner with a manual element
• On time delivery practices and the understanding of our essential service

What are we offering?

• Opportunities for overtime
• Consistent work hours -Monday -Friday, 1pm starts
• Permanent position
• Competitive salary -+ bonus
• Safe work environment- We supply above and beyond the standard PPE protocols for safe handling of medical waste - Our Facilities | Sharpsmart
• Private Healthcare and Dental care options
• Employee benefits scheme including financial planning, gym scheme, discounts across a range of retail, days out & leisure, travel, motoring, food & drink plus much more.
• Genuine investment throughout your career for professional development
• Stability as an essential service to healthcare, ensuring a non-seasonal and stable business environment

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.