Customer Delivery Driver/Picker

apetito UK; Galway; On-site; EUR 21,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Up to 4 weeks holiday per year + pubic

Public holidays pro rata (part-time)

Job summary

apetito UK is seeking a delivery driver for Wiltshire Farm Foods in Ireland. You will deliver frozen meals, load and pick in a coldstore, and use an app to update customers’ deliveries while delivering excellent service in all weather conditions.

You’ll work 24 hours per week, 3 days in 6, in a chilly -20ºC environment with protective clothing provided. Full manual licence and reliability are essential; driving assessment and checks apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer service-based role.
• Full manual driving licence.
• Basic computer literacy including use of phone apps.
• Evidence of work stability.
• Basic secondary education.

Responsibilities

• Deliver frozen meals to customers in a timely manner.
• Pick orders within the coldstore.
• Use app to update customer deliveries.
• Provide excellent customer service at all times.
• Carry out pre-shift van inspection.
• Drive safely and legally.
• Clean and refuel van as needed.
• Report discrepancies or delays to the office.
• Maintain customer confidentiality.
• Support office/picking teams as required.
• Report health, stock quality and mechanical issues.
• Assist teammates when needed.
• Participate in local marketing activities to attract new customers.

Skills

Customer service

Driving licence (manual)

Basic computer literacy

Work stability

Secondary education

Education

Secondary education (GCSEs/Equivalent)

Tools

None

Job description

€15.50 per hour Our drivers are the face of our business and their interaction with our customers is crucial to our success. 24 hours per week, 3 days in 6. €15.50 per hour Our drivers are the face of our business and their interaction with our customers is crucial to our success. In this role you will be delivering frozen Wiltshire Farm Foods meals and bringing sunshine to our customers doors (no matter what the weather is doing). As such, you will enjoy meeting people and always be willing to go above and beyond what is expected. Along with this, you will be working within our coldstore that runs at a chilly -20ºc. Protective clothing designed to deal with this temperature will be provided along with breaks to warm up and have a hot drink when necessary. You will need to work as part of the wider team always looking to help out the office team. We encourage movement between teams to provide flexibility, job satisfaction, personal development and knowledge of the whole business. We’re passionate about Making a Real Difference to people’s lives with delicious and nutritious meals for everyone to enjoy. View our latest TV ad here https//www.wiltshirefarmfoods.com/blog/our-new-tv-ad-launches Wiltshire Farm Foods, part of the apetito group, is the UK’s largest ready-meal supplier, cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK primarily to the elderly, their family members and healthcare professionals. We're dedicated to making a real difference to our customers' lives, by bringing sunshine to their doors through our commitment to provide good old-fashioned service. Our intense pride drives us to continuously innovate and improve, ensuring our products and service exceed our customers' needs. This is all whilst being an ethical and sustainable organisation that believes in doing the right thing.

• Deliver frozen meals to our customers in a timely manner
• Picking orders within the coldstore
• Using our app to update customers deliveries
• Delivering exceptional customer service at all times
• Undertake pre-shift inspection of your van
• Drive safely, responsibly and within the law
• Clean and refuel your van as and when needed
• Contact the office with any discrepancies or delays
• Ensure customer confidentiality
• Helping the office team and picking team when required
• Reporting health and safety, stock quality and mechanical issues
• Assist the team if another member of the team is absent or on holiday
• Carry out local marketing activities such as leaflet door drops and sheltered housing visits to attract new customers

Essential

• Experience within a customer service-based role
• Full Manual Driving Licence
• Basic computer literacy including use of phone apps
• Evidence of work stability
• Basic secondary education

Desirable

• Experience of multi-drop delivery role
• Experience within a care-based role
• Warehouse experience
• Health & Safety awareness

Personal Qualities

• Friendly, approachable and reliable
• Passionate about delivering excellent customer service
• Good attendance and timekeeping

You must have held a manual driving licence for at least 2 years.

All offers of employment are subject to a Driving Assessment, Driving Licence checks and other relevant employment checks.

• Competitive salary
• Up to 4 weeks holiday per year + public holidays (pro rataed accordingly for part time workers)

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.

Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.