Alloga Fixed Term Driver in Newcastle upon Tyne

To ensure the speedy, efficient and accurate delivery of assembled product and invoices to the customer within the corporate guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and competent standard of driving, observing speed limits and other traffic signs, and giving due regard to other road users.
• Perform a daily vehicle check to ensure roadworthiness, including lights, brakes, coolant, and other essential systems.
• Report any faults, breakdowns, accidents or delays promptly.
• Maintain the internal and external condition of the vehicle and its cleanliness.
• Ensure sufficient fuel is available for the day's work.
• Maintain the security of the vehicle and its contents at all times.
• Check all orders shown on the dropsheets and ensure all orders are loaded onto the vehicle.
• Collect goods returned for credit, mail, delivery bins and safely return them to the branch as instructed by branch management.
• Deal promptly and correctly with damages or breakages, following special procedures for HazChems.
• Maintain a smart appearance at all times.
• Help maintain good customer relations.
• Support other duties, including warehouse tasks, as defined by management.
• Act on own initiative and work unsupervised, monitoring the condition of the vehicle and reporting serious faults or damages.
• Build customer loyalty by effectively meeting customer needs and taking responsibility for customer satisfaction.
• Communicate clearly through various media to engage audiences and help them understand and retain information.
• Actively participate as a member of a team to help the team reach its goals.
• Take prompt action to accomplish objectives and be proactive in achieving goals beyond what is required.
• Show safety awareness and be mindful of conditions affecting employee safety.

Key Dimensions

• No managerial responsibility and no direct influence on budget.

Key Working Relationships

• Constant interaction with external customers.
• Regular liaison with other drivers and members of the transport team.

Decision-Making

• Required to act on own initiative and work unsupervised.
• Required to monitor the condition of own vehicle and report damages or faults.
• Decisions on vehicle roadworthiness may be made by the driver in serious fault situations.

Qualifications & Requirements

• A full driving licence relevant to the vehicle being driven.
• All drivers must be over 21 years of age for insurance purposes.
• The risk of employing applicants who have points on their licence will be assessed and may affect shortlist decisions.
• Existing employees must update fleet services with any changes to their licence status (e.g. points, bans).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer care skills.
• Intermediate numeracy and literacy.
• Previous experience of multi-drop delivery driving is highly desirable.
• Route planning experience is desirable.
• Manual handling tasks such as lifting and bending are "essential requirements" of this role.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Alliance Healthcare is committed to developing positive policies to promote equal opportunities in employment. We have a duty of care to ensure we do not instigate or worsen any conditions that would prevent the employee from carrying out manual handling duties. On that basis, for this role we cannot make "reasonable adjustments" for any applicant who is unable to carry out such duties. If you are unsure as to whether this applies to your application, you must detail it on your application form and discuss it at interview. Existing employees should keep their line manager informed of any changes that may affect their ability to carry out such duties.

Company Overview

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the centre of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Work Schedule & Pay

Drivers are required to maintain a smart appearance due to their constant interaction with external customers 48 hours Monday to Friday. £14.82 per Hour (6am – 4pm).