At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver foodservice products to hospitality customers while ensuring safety and accuracy.
- Company: Family-run foodservice wholesaler with a focus on quality and reliability.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, overtime, CPC training support, and employee wellbeing initiatives.
- Other info: Opportunities for career progression in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Join a passionate team and make a real impact in the foodservice industry.
- Qualifications: Valid HGV Class 2 licence, good communication skills, and a strong work ethic.
The predicted salary is between 17.5 - 17.5 £ per hour.
HGV Class 2 Driver - Part Time
Dereham, Norfolk
£17.50 per hour
30 hours per week - Any 3 days per week (Monday - Saturday)
Pilgrim Foodservice is an independent, family-run foodservice wholesaler supplying fresh, chilled, frozen, grocery and non-food products to hospitality customers across the UK. We serve customers across 17 counties and pride ourselves on reliability, quality and long-term relationships.
We are currently looking for an experienced HGV Class 2 Driver (Category C) to join our Transport team in Dereham, delivering foodservice products to our customers. This is a multi-drop delivery driver role, where you will be the face of the business, ensuring customers receive their deliveries safely, accurately and on time.
About the Role
As an HGV Class 2 multi-drop driver, you will be responsible for delivering foodservice products to a wide range of hospitality customers including restaurants, pubs, schools and care homes. This role is hands-on and physically active, involving manual handling and customer interaction throughout the day.
Typical responsibilities include:
- Driving a Class 2 rigid vehicle on scheduled delivery routes
- Completing multi-drop deliveries to hospitality customers
- Safely unloading goods using appropriate equipment
- Ensuring orders are delivered accurately and on time
- Providing friendly, professional service as the face of Pilgrim Foodservice
- Carrying out daily vehicle safety checks and driver compliance requirements
What We Are Looking For
To be successful in this role you will need:
- A valid HGV Class 2 (Category C) driving licence
- Driver CPC qualification
- Digital Tachograph Card
- A strong work ethic and good attention to detail
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- The physical capability required for manual handling and foodservice deliveries
Applicants must also meet the company's insurance requirements, and a driving licence check will be completed prior to interview.
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive package including:
- Competitive salary with overtime opportunities
- CPC training support - contribution towards Driver CPC costs
- Driver medical support - contribution towards medical costs
- Death in Service benefit - minimum 2x annual salary
- Employee wellbeing support through GroceryAid
- Staff discount across the Pilgrim Foodservice product range
- Christmas loyalty reward - 10% cashback on Christmas shop purchases
- Above statutory holiday entitlement
- Refer a Friend bonus scheme
- Cycle2Work scheme - save up to 47% on bikes and accessories
- Career progression opportunities within a growing business
Why Join Pilgrim Foodservice?
At Pilgrim Foodservice we are passionate about our people. As a family-run business, we value trust, integrity, respect and innovation, and we recognise that our drivers play a vital role in our success. If you are looking for a stable HGV Class 2 driving job, with a respected foodservice distributor and opportunities to develop your career, we would love to hear from you.
