Van Driver - Glasgow Depot in Brighton

This role will require a start time of 3am-5am with a finish time dependent on when your last order is delivered and you return to the depot. You will be working 5 out of 6 days Monday to Saturday, inclusive of Bank Holidays. 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 customers receive 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, this must be raised immediately to the Depot team.
• When delivering to the customer, ensure that the order is as per the invoice. If there are any issues, these must be 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 hours per day.
• You will be working on your own so will need to be reliable and conscientious.
• Strong problem solving skills to assist in minimising 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:

• Fancy volunteering? We will give you one day off a year to take part in volunteering.
• Generous discounts on our products.
• 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.
• We treat our teams to a free meal every few months, from our visiting fish and chip van, to freshly made bacon baps from our in-house chefs.

About us:

Wellocks is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key 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 and 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.

Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it's like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully. We also know that sometimes a candidate may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet... go on... why not give it a whirl? Good luck!