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Van Driver
Job Posted: 3 days ago
Salary: £ 12.5 - 12.5 / Hour
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Blandford Forum, Dorset
Expire in: 25 days
Job Description
Thrive Shepton are looking to recruit for a Van Driver - In Blandford Forum. We are seeking a reliable and efficient Delivery Driver to join our clients team and cover the existing team of driver's holidays throughout the year. The ideal candidate will be responsible for transporting Frozen Meals from our warehouse to various customer addresses, ensuring timely and safe delivery. This role requires a strong commitment to customer service, attention to detail.
Main responsibilities are as follows:
Be an ambassador for the company and always delivering with exceptional service
Must have excellent time keeping with ability to manage time whilst delivering.
Deliver to our customers according to route plan guidance from office and customer delivery time schedules. - all customers have a delivery time slots that needs to be adhered too.
Team player and willing to support other team members to achieve a common goal of excellent customer service.
Have the ability to undertake pre-shift inspection of your van, to include oil, water, tyres and full visual safety inspection.
Clean and refuel your van as and when needed - a clean presentation of the van is essential.
Customer focused and willing to contact the office with any discrepancies or delays
Customer confidentiality
Excellent Cash Handling experience, showing ability to cash up your round accurately at the end of each working day. With a tidy and comprehensive paperwork approach to support the office.
Assist in warehouse duties as needed.
Essential qualifications/Personal Qualities:
Desired experience of multi-drop delivery role, with a customer focus mind
Excellent knowledge of the Dorset area and surrounding villages as they cover the following post codes: BA8. BA20, BA21, BA22, BH19, BH20, DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4, DT5, DT6, DT7, DT8, DT9, DT10, DT11, EX12, EX13, EX24, SP7, SP8, TA13, TA14, TA15, TA16, TA17, TA18, TA19, TA20
Own Transport
DBS is essential and will need to see a copy of it prior to employment
Basic car maintenance knowledge - i,e Van checks, able to change light bulbs on vehicles, top up fluids like break and oil with confidence and change a tyre without the need for assistance.
Flexible manner to cover emergencies
Team player with very much a can do approach to supporting others
Max travel from DT11 7UZ - 30 mins
Full Clean UK Driving License for manual vehicle use
Physically fit
Numerate & Literate with secondary level education completed at GCSE level or equivalent.
Good understanding of vehicles and maintenance checks, and able to change a tyre without assistance.
Minimum age 25 for insurance reasons.
Working Hours:
Wednesday & Friday or Wednesday to Friday
0700 start
Must be flexible as sometimes due to matters out of their control you could be working a little later.
Pay rate:
£12.50 per hour
What you need to do next:
If this position sounds of interest and you would like to be considered.
Please contact the team at Thrive Shepton on (phone number removed)
Thrive Group are acting as an employment agency in relationship to this vacancy.
If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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