At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive a 3.5 ton flatbed van, delivering hire equipment locally.
- Company: Speedy, the UK's leading hire provider with a focus on work/life balance.
- Benefits: 26 days holiday, life assurance, pension scheme, and discounts across the Speedy brand.
- Other info: Opportunities for training, development, and career progression in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Be the face of our business while enjoying flexible hours and community engagement.
- Qualifications: Full UK manual driving licence and strong customer focus required.
The predicted salary is between 27040 - 28000 £ per year.
Flexible hours available, including job shares/amended hours. Offering a work/life balance is of great importance to Speedy!
Location: Reading
Days of work: Mon - Fri
Times: 07:30 - 17:00, 42 hours per week
Speedy are the UK’s leading hire provider with the widest range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant and support services. Based in Reading, the role of Delivery Driver is busy and productive. You will be driving a 3.5 ton flatbed van, delivering hire equipment around the local area. This role is vital to our operation; you will be the face of our business and a representation of our vision, mission and values.
What you’ll need:
- Driving licence
- Good knowledge of the local area
- Strong customer focus
- Experience driving within the UK
- Ability to support your business unit/team to deliver our ESG Strategy Decade to Deliver
A bit about you:
- Upbeat, independent and self-motivated
- Think of yourself as a people-person
- Happy walking for long periods and going outside in any weather
- Strong sense of community and take pride in what you do
- Has a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points
What we offer:
- 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Life assurance
- Pension Scheme
- Canteen facilities
- 95% discount across the Speedy brand
- Opportunities for training, development and career progression
- Voluntary Health Cash Plan
- My Staff Shop: discounts and offers for shopping across many suppliers
- Green Commute Initiative: Work scheme for cycling
- PAM Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Offers free and confidential support and counselling
Speedy operates an industry-leading Work Life Balance initiative, demonstrating our commitment to reducing core contracted hours, supporting colleague wellbeing, and identifying more balanced work patterns for our colleagues. Talk to us about a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements to suit your needs, including flexible start/finish times, shorter days, term time hours and job share opportunities.
Speedy offer a Career Line of Sight which enables a detailed understanding of the route to progression and growth within the Speedy Group.
Please be aware Speedy reserves the right to close our vacancies earlier than the listed date if we have received a high level of applications. We would recommend that if you wish to be considered, you complete the application as promptly as possible.
All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status. All roles within The Speedy Group require proof of right to work in the UK by the start of employment.
Driver 3.5ton in Wokingham employer: Speedy Hire
Speedy is an exceptional employer that prioritises work-life balance and employee wellbeing, offering flexible hours and a supportive work culture in Reading. With a commitment to career progression, comprehensive benefits including 26 days holiday, life assurance, and a range of discounts, Speedy fosters an inclusive environment where every team member can thrive and contribute to our mission of putting people first.
