Van Driver - Westcott Depot

William Jackson Food Group Limited; Westcott; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

One day volunteering per year

Generous product discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Charity payroll donations option

Employee assistance services

Free occasional meals

Job summary

William Jackson Food Group Limited is seeking a Van Driver for the Westcott Depot with an early start (approx. 3am–5am). You will cover second deliveries, ensuring orders reach customers in perfect condition and in line with delivery instructions.

You will use GPS and a PDA to navigate routes, verify invoices, and maintain safety and hygiene standards. The role requires a full UK driving licence and the ability to work independently on tight schedules, with a strong focus on customer service.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence.
• Good understanding of UK driving laws.
• Knowledge of GB domestic drivers’ hours rules.
• Ability to work alone, be reliable and conscientious.
• Strong problem solving skills to minimize disruption to customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver orders to customers according to instructions and raise issues with the Depot Team if needed.
• Use GPS navigation and a PDA to manage deliveries and documentation.
• Check orders against invoices and report discrepancies to the Depot Team.
• Adhere to UK driving laws at all times and maintain a clean, roadworthy vehicle.
• Follow hygiene standards in line with GMP and BRC requirements.
• Maintain vehicle cleanliness and report any vehicle issues promptly.
• Operate within the company and statutory health, safety and security procedures.
• Provide first class customer service during deliveries and interactions with customers.

Skills

Customer service

Route planning

Tools

GPS navigation

PDA device

Job description

Van Driver - Westcott Depot - £14.30 per hour

About the role:

You will work as part of our Depot Team to ensure that all orders are delivered to our customers in line with requirements ensuring everything arrives in the chef’s kitchen in perfect order.

This position will be responsible for covering our second deliveries to our customers with a start time between approx. 3am-5am until your route is finished.

What you will do:

• Always ensuring that our customers receive first class customer service during their delivery; interacting with customers in a respectful and professional manner.
• Ensure each order is delivered to our customers as per the delivery instructions. If it is not possible to deliver as per the instructions that this is raised immediately to the Depot team.
• Be responsible for and use GPS navigation and order system along with a PDA device.
• When delivering to the customer, ensure that the order is as per the invoice. If there are any issues, ensuring that these are raised to the Depot Team.
• Ensure you adhere to UK driving laws at all times.
• Ensure that your vehicle is kept clean and tidy at all times in line with the cleaning schedule.
• Thoroughly complete a daily walk-round check on your assigned vehicle prior to departing the depot to ensure it is roadworthy and raise an issue with the vehicle as required.
• Ensure that hygiene standards are at all times performed to BRC accreditation and to our own high GMP standards.
• Have knowledge of company and statutory Health & Safety, security and emergency procedures.

What you will need:

• Full UK driving licence.
• Good understanding of UK driving laws.
• Good understanding of GB domestic drivers’ hours rules.
• You will be working on your own so will need to be reliable and conscientious.
• Strong problem solving skills to assist in minimizing disruption to our customers.
• You will need strong verbal and written communication skills and have an enthusiastic, can do attitude.

Let us tell you some more benefits you would receive:

• Fancy volunteering? We will give you one day off a year to take part in volunteering.
• Generous discounts on our products
• Cycle to Work Scheme that offers discounted bikes and cycling equipment.
• Donate through your pay to a charity of your choice. The money is simply deducted through your pay before tax, so for every pound you donate, the 20p that usually goes to tax will go to the charity instead!
• We also have a range of employee assistance services which can be tailored to give you support on various matters such as financial, health and wellbeing advice.
• We treat our teams to a free meal every few months, from our visiting fish & chip van, to freshly made bacon baps from our in-house chefs

About us

Wellocks, is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key part of our service.

From our humble beginnings in 1961 supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants, 60 years later we now supply over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country with amazing ingredients.

We’re proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks.