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Van Driver. Use of van for commute.

Driver Hire Guildford

Godalming

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GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

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Job summary

A leading catering delivery service in Godalming is seeking an experienced Cat B Van Driver. Responsibilities include delivering perishable items across the South, ensuring load security, and providing excellent customer service. Applicants must have a valid UK driving licence, delivery experience, and be comfortable driving in central London. This full-time position offers competitive pay and the use of a van for commuting.

Benefits

Pay of £12.21 per hour plus paid holiday
Use of the van for commute

Qualifications

  • Delivery experience is essential.
  • Must have a valid UK driving licence.
  • References must be verifiable.

Responsibilities

  • Carry out daily vehicle walk round checks.
  • Ensure load is safely secured.
  • Assist with planning your route for the day.
  • Ensure all paperwork is correctly completed on each drop.
  • Be Health and Safety focused in all aspects of the role.
  • Provide excellent customer service.
  • Physically fit for lifting and handballing.

Skills

Delivery experience
Excellent communication skills
Physically fit

Education

UK driving licence
Job description

Van Driver. Godalming. Use of van for commute.

Driver Hire are seeking a reliable, experienced Cat B Van Driver to join our client based in Godalming. They are a leading catering butcher and you will be delivering vacuum packed, sealed, perishable items to pubs, hotels, restaurants and holiday parks in a refrigerated transit-sized van.

You will be delivering across the South and there are frequent runs into central London so you must be comfortable with this. The ideal candidate will also have experience in commercial driving and possess excellent communication skills.

Plenty of hand-balling so you will need to be physically fit, you will have the use of a trolley.

You will be required to work Monday to Saturday every week and would therefore expect to earn in excess of £30k per year.

You will also have the use of the van for your commute to and from work.

Benefits, Hours and Salary of the Cat B Driver
  • Pay £12.21 per hour plus paid holiday
  • Monday to Saturday
  • Use of the van for commute to and from work
Responsibilities of the Cat B Van Driver
  • Carry out daily vehicle walk round checks
  • Ensure load is safely secured
  • Assist with planning your route for the day
  • Ensure all paperwork is correctly completed on each drop
  • Be Health and Safety Focused in all aspects of the role
  • Possess the flexibility to go the extra mile and have a full commitment to providing excellent customer service
  • Use initiative and have an organised approach to your role and workload
  • Physically fit as lifting / handballing will be required
Requirements of the Cat B Van Driver
  • UK driving licence
  • Have delivery experience
  • Verifiable references
  • Comfortable with driving into the centre of London

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This role is being filled through Driver Hire, the UK and Ireland's largest specialist supplier of recruitment services to the transport industry. The network consists of over 100 offices nationwide. Driver Hire Guildford is always looking to recruit drivers for temporary, permanent, full time and part time assignments. Call us to discuss the other opportunities we have available. Including Class 1, class 2, 7.5t, Van, HIAB, FLT.

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