Van Driver

Greencore Group plc; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on site car park

Discounted on site shop

Holidays

Company share save scheme

Wellbeing Centre platform

Job summary

Greencore is hiring a driver at Tamworth depot. You will handle daily deliveries, loading/unloading, and maintaining safety standards. The role requires a full UK driving licence held for at least six months and up to six points on your licence. The shift runs Monday to Saturday with a rest day rotating, and overtime is paid after 42 hours.

You'll be part of a large network serving major retailers, with extensive on-the-job training and potential development opportunities within Greencore.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving licence for at least six months.
• Must have up to 6 points on licence.

Responsibilities

• Deliveries: 3.5 million deliveries per year across nationwide routes.
• Shift pattern: five days per week including mandatory Saturdays.
• On-the-job training with a partner; opportunities for progression.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Driving experience (6 months)

Road safety awareness

Loading/unloading ability

Up to 6 points on licence

Job description

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 license, held for at least six months
• Practice Road safety at all times
• Have 6 months van driving experience
• Be comfortable loading and unloading your vehicle and physically demanding work
• Have no more than 6 points on your driving license
  Pay Rate: £14.20 per hour (+ £1.15 between 10pm and 6am, + £1.15 for Saturday Work)

Shift Pattern: Monday to Saturday with a rolling rest day Workload: Between 20-30 drops per day Overtime: Overtime Premium are payable after 42 hours at time and a quarter All routes are planned in with a run time between 8 to 12 hours long.

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Tamworth: Tamworth is a large picking depot and one of the busiest and most complexed in the area. The depot serves the major convenience retailers in the region and makes over 2000 deliveries per day.

What you'll be doing:

From the simple sandwich to a range of chilled foods, our customers need fresh stock daily and you could be part of our nationwide team making some of those 3.5 million deliveries each year and keeping Britain fed. You would be expected to work five days per week, which would include mandatory Saturdays. With this shift pattern there will be no Sunday work and working day off as well on rotation. On-the-job training is provided and you will be partnered up with another team member to start with. If you are keen to progress, Greencore can also offer development opportunities to further your career. 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. If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

What you'll get in return:

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
• Free on site car park
• Discounted on site shop