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Van Driver (Part-time) - Harlow Depot - £14.30 per hour

This role will require a start time of 3am-5am with a finish time dependent on when your last order in delivered and you return to the depot.

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.

What you will do:

• Always ensuring that our customer’s received first class customer service during their delivery; interacting with customers in a respectful and professional manner.
• Pack crates and goods into your assigned delivery vehicle in an organised manner that matches the routed manifest in order of delivery.
• 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.
• When delivering to the customer, ensure that the order is a per the invoice. If there are any issues, ensuring that these are raised to the Depot Team.
• Ensure that you adhere to UK driving laws at all times.
• Complete all paperwork appropriately and within the designated timescales.
• Complete the full de-brief with the depot management team on your return to the depot.
• Ensure that your vehicle is kept clean and tidy at all times in line with the cleaning schedule.

What you will need:

• Good understanding of GB domestic drivers’ hours rule.
• Good understanding of UK driving laws.
• Full UK driving licence.
• As this is a manual role, you will need to be able to be on your feet for 8.5 hour per day.
• 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 as a driver:

• Fancy volunteering? We will give you one day off a year to take part in volunteering.
• 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.

About us

Wellocks, is one of the leading UK fresh food distributors, using the finest ingredients we support chefs with quality ingredients. We offer pre prepared vegetable items to our customers which is an integral 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.

Pay: £14.30 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Harlow CM20 2BS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Please note that, due to company vehicle insurance requirements, drivers must be aged 24 or over to meet the minimum criteria set by our insurer. Can you confirm that you meet these requirements?
• Do you have previous professional van driving experience, including multi-drop deliveries?

Licence/Certification:

• UK Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person