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Tesco UK • Swindon • Apply by 30-Sep-2025

Availability Window: Days From time To time Sun 18:00:00 22:00:00 Thu 18:00:00 22:00:00 Fri 18:00:00 22:00:00 Sat 18:00:00 22:00:00.

Salary: Our Customer Delivery Driver rate of pay starts from £13.35 per hour; this increases to £14.56 for stores inside the M25. Additional payments may also apply depending on location.

We offer a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours per week, with options to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) if preferred. The company will schedule contracted hours with three weeks notice of shifts. Flexibility is supported, and if available times are close but not exact to what is advertised, we would still like to hear from you.

There is more information available about availability on the company site and related policies. Customers are at the heart of everything we do.

Role context: As a Customer Delivery Driver, you meet and talk to customers in their homes and deliver Tesco goods from Lands End to John OGroats. The role is about more than driving: it involves helping customers and delivering great service with a smile. The work is hands-on, physical, and varied. Most of the day you will feel like your own boss while a team of Managers and colleagues back at base provide support when needed.

The role offers flexibility to suit different lifestyles, job stability, or a career change opportunity. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

What is in it for you

• Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank holidays)
• Request flexible working from day one
• 10% off and 15% at pay day weekends with the Colleague Clubcard; additional card for family
• Access to free wellbeing services and resources
• Life cover of five times pay and an award-winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%
• Benefits to suit you, including discounts, shares, or cycle to work schemes
• Uniform provided and policies to support you for life events
• Access to colleague networks for diverse backgrounds
• Additional information about benefits available

You will be responsible for

Delivering your part of the customer shopping trip by:

• Ensuring the van and trays are clean and tidy
• Leaving the back yard clean, tidy, and clear of rubbish; picking up litter as seen
• Washing trays as part of the tray wash process
• Loading the van, checking roadworthiness
• Talking to customers about substitutions or changes to orders and offering refunds when needed
• Taking care of products/deliveries as if they were your own
• Explaining that substitutions will not incur extra charges
• Delivering during the customer time slot
• Calling the customer before arriving if early
• Calling the store if running 30 or more minutes late

What you will need

• Build relationships with colleagues to create team spirit
• Warm and welcoming interactions with customers and colleagues
• Ability to respond quickly to changing customer needs and embrace change
• Energetic and driven to deliver beyond expectations, balancing work and life
• Share ideas with your Manager and colleagues to improve the store
• A valid UK/EU/EEA Driving licence (Full or Automatic only) for at least 12 months with no more than 3 penalty points

About us

Tesco aims to be every customer's favourite way to shop, whether at home or on the move. Our core purpose is to serve customers, communities, and the planet a little better every day. We value diversity, equity and inclusion and strive to create an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We support flexible working and aim to accommodate various life situations. We are committed to an accessible recruitment process and can provide information on accessibility support where needed.

Please note: Tesco will recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver's age. The school leaver's age varies by country. We can accept candidates over 18 for roles requiring earlier shifts or work in certain areas. Roles may close earlier than advertised to manage applicant volume. We will offer feedback to candidates who attend Interviews.

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