Van Driver | Dartford

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Dartford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Retail discounts

Wellbeing programmes

Permanent contract

Driving Academy

Job summary

Join GXO Logistics in Dartford, Kent as a Van Driver on the IKEA contract. You will deliver furniture across London on a 3.5t van, working a 48-hour week with a rotating 5 days on, 3 days off rota starting at 5:00am.

Benefits include 28 days holiday, retail discounts, wellbeing programmes, and opportunities to upskill to Class 2 HGV via GXO Driving Academy. Permanent contract and driver awards are offered.

Qualifications

• Valid driving licence with max 6 points.
• Reliability and good communication with teamwork.
• Physical ability to lift/move items.

Responsibilities

• Deliver to customers' homes with care and great service.
• Handle multi-drop deliveries (single and 2-person teams).
• Drive in the London area, including Central London.
• Secure vehicle and stock and perform pre/post- journey checks.

Skills

Driving licence

Multi-drop deliveries

Teamwork & communication

Physical capability

Job description

Love being on the road and delivering great service?

Looking for a driving role with stability and career progression?
Want to join a team that invests in your success?

If you answered yes, we'd love to hear from you! Join our team as a Van Driver and Launch Your Driving Career!

AtGXO Logistics, we’re looking for dedicated drivers to join our energetic team atDartford, Kent working on our IKEA contract. As a3.5t Van Driveryou will be delivering furniture items forIKEAthroughout London, including central areas.

This is a full time, permanent role you will be working48 hoursper week on a shift pattern of5 days on, 3 days offover an8-week rota with start time of 5:00am.

Payments, benefits and more:

• We are offering an annual salary of £36,817.06
• 28 days holiday
• Extensive retail discounts across all the big retailers including supermarkets, fashion, technology, travel, days out, hair & beauty, sports and much more!
• Extensive wellbeing programmes and initiatives accessible to all employees
• Permanent employment contract with an ever evolving and growing market leader
• Opportunity to upskill to Class 2 HGV with our GXO Driving Academy
• Driver Awards and Recognition

What you will do on a typical day:

• Working as a Van Driver you’ll be delivering to customers’ homes with care, professionalism and great service — representing GXO and IKEA
• Multi drop deliveries vary between single person and 2-person team
• Driving throughout the London area, including Central London
• Ensuring vehicle and stock is properly secured
• Performing vehicle checks at the beginning and end of each journey and reporting all defects

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• A valid driving licence (max 6 points)
• Reliability, good communication and teamwork
• Physical capability to lift/move items
• Multi‑drop experience is useful but not essential

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.Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.