Van Driver (Morning Shift)

Greencore Group; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre platform

Parental leave policies

Free on site car park

Job summary

Greencore Group is recruiting for a delivery driver to support our nationwide DTS distribution. The role starts at 4am and runs five days a week, including Saturdays, with rolling rest days. You will join a busy team delivering chilled and frozen products across the UK.

You will need a full UK driving licence with no more than six points and a customer-focused approach as you help keep Britain fed. On-the-job training is provided, and career progression opportunities exist within Greencore.

Qualifications

• Must have a full UK driving licence.
• Excellent people skills are essential.
• No Sunday work is required and pattern includes Saturdays.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily deliveries to our direct-to-store distribution network.
• Work five days per week including mandatory Saturdays; rotating rest day.
• Receive on-the-job training and buddy support to start.

Skills

People skills

Tools

Full UK driving license

Job description

Shift Times: 4am Start

Pay Rate: £13.60 Per Hour (+ £1.15 for any hours worked between 10pm and 6am)

Shift Pattern: Monday to Saturday with a rolling rest day

Workload: On average between 20-30 drops per day

Average shift is planned at 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.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

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.

What 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 license 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. If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

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

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

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