Job Title: Trainee Class 2 Driver
Location: Tuscany
Shifts: 43 hours per week, 5 over 7 rolling rota
Salary: 581.09 per week (rising to £756.46 per week upon completion and move into Class 2 position)
Do you have your class B car licence with the desire to further your career and gain your Class 2 licence, with all of the costs of your training and licence taken care of?
Essential Ingredients
1. Must hold a valid UK driving licence and be able to attain a Class C licence and CPC
2. Be supported by the driver training teams in an intensive training course, to gain your Class 2 Licence, with no cost to you.
3. Ongoing fully funded Driver CPC (Your Driver CPC training is in work hours too, not outside of them)
4. Be an early riser. Your shift will start at around 3.30am, so it’s an early start, but your afternoons will be your own.
5. You will also enjoy plenty of autonomy. As a driver you’ll be given delivery notes (or an electronic device), from which you’ll accurately pick the orders (either prior to leaving or out on your route) and load your vehicle with bakery products.
6. Work set contracted hours and have stable shift patterns. That’s 43 hours a week, working a rotating 5 days including weekends, although a typical week can be less than that. All of which will hopefully help you to plan your life around work more easily.
As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a sixth-generation family business, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products, including gluten and wheat free.
We are striving to be a net zero business by 2050 and believe that we must minimise our impact on the environment, whilst making a positive impact on the society we are a part of.
The Recipe
Working alongside our Distribution and Training Teams, we are offering the chance to gain your Class 2 Licence through our Driver Academy and the opportunity of a Multi-Drop delivery role, driving in one of the most professional fleets in the country. Our vehicles have state-of the art telematics, sat nav and tracking systems.
So, if you’re looking for a role where you’re more hands on with your deliveries and keeping the nations eggs in soldiers, then join us and be proud to be heading in the right direction
About Us
Our Tuscany Park “super bakery” and distribution depot opened in 2005 and can be found on the outskirts of Normanton at Wakefield Europort. The bakery runs 3 high speed, highly automated manufacturing plants producing products like the famous Toastie, Farmhouse, Danish and Wholemeal and sliced bread rolls.
We have around 500 colleagues at Tuscany Park and 70 colleagues in our Howden depot, who ensure our delicious freshly baked products reach our customers across the UK each day. With some exciting innovation and investment, we’re still growing!
Extra Dough
At last and by no means yeast you will want to know what your breads worth:
7. Basic Weekly Pay of £581.09 (rising to £756.46 upon completion and move into the Class 2 position)
8. A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
9. Ongoing CPC Modules - your Driver CPC training is in work hours too, not outside of them.
10. Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 7%
11. Life assurance
12. Products you'll love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
13. Continued investment in your personal development
14. Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!