At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver furniture to homes, providing excellent customer service and handling items with care.
- Company: Join a well-established British furniture retailer with a strong reputation.
- Benefits: Earn £13.40 per hour, rising to £13.82 after 12 weeks, plus holiday pay.
- Other info: Flexible hours and support from an experienced driving team.
- Why this job: Enjoy a long-term opportunity with potential for permanent employment and career growth.
- Qualifications: Valid UK driving licence, physical fitness, and a friendly, professional attitude.
The predicted salary is between 13.4 - 13.4 £ per hour.
Bishops Stortford | £13.40 per hour, rising to £13.82 after 12 weeks | Temp-to-Perm | 06:00 Starts
Pure Staff's Driving Team are currently recruiting reliable and professional Van Drivers for a fantastic long-term opportunity with one of our longest-standing customers based in Bishops Stortford. This is ongoing work with a genuine view to a temp-to-perm opportunity for dedicated and reliable Van Drivers.
Our customer is a well-established British furniture and homeware retailer delivering high-quality furniture directly into customer's homes throughout the UK. This isn't simply a driving job. You'll work as part of a two-person delivery team, delivering furniture directly into residential homes and placing items into the customer's room of choice.
Pay & Hours
- £13.40 per hour for the first 12 weeks (+£1.62ph accrued for holiday)
- £13.82 per hour after 12 weeks
- Holiday pay accrued in addition
- Typical 06:00 starts
- Ongoing, regular work
- Potential opportunity to become permanent
- Delivery routes can sometimes result in longer working days, so flexibility is important.
For drivers who progress into permanent employment, there are opportunities for further pay increases, promotion and career progression, alongside company schemes, discounts and rewards, including recognition for positive customer reviews.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Van Driver, you'll work alongside another member of the delivery team and be responsible for:
- Driving a van to residential properties
- Delivering furniture directly into customer's homes
- Carrying items into the customer's room of choice
- Carrying furniture upstairs where required
- Safely handling large and heavy furniture
- Carefully navigating hallways, doorways and staircases
- Protecting customer's furniture and property
- Providing excellent customer service throughout every delivery
Please be aware that this is a physically demanding role. There will be regular lifting and carrying of heavy furniture, including carrying items upstairs.
What We're Looking For
Because you will be delivering directly into people's homes, professionalism and customer service are extremely important. We're looking for Van Drivers who:
- Hold a valid UK Category B driving licence
- Are confident driving commercial vans
- Are physically fit and comfortable with heavy lifting
- Are polite, friendly and professional
- Understand the importance of respecting customers and their homes
- Handle furniture carefully and take pride in their work
- Are reliable and punctual
- Are comfortable with early 06:00 starts
- Can be flexible when delivery routes result in longer days
- Are interested in a genuine long-term opportunity
Previous experience in van driving, furniture delivery, removals, home delivery, multi-drop or two-person delivery would be advantageous.
Why Work Through Pure Staff?
- In-house PAYE employment with simple PAYE payslips
- No umbrella companies
- No fees or hidden deductions from your wages
- Weekly, reliable pay from our in-house payroll team
- Paid holidays (holiday accrual)
- Support from our experienced specialist Driving Team
- Long-standing relationship with this customer
If you're an experienced Van Driver in Bishops Stortford with no more than 6 points on licence, who doesn't mind hard work, takes pride in providing excellent customer service and wants the opportunity to progress into permanent employment, we want to hear from you. Apply today and a member of Pure Staff's Driving Team will contact you to discuss the opportunity.
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