Job Description
Trainee Driver
Annual Salary £32,239 (£13.77 Per hour) plus a great range of benefits
Monday - Friday, 1 in 4 Saturdays. Start times vary between 04:00AM - 07:00AM (45 hours PW)
Reading
Start your new professional driving career with world-class, award-winning training and high operational standards. You’ll join us initially as a Van Driver – as the face of our business, delivering both food and non-food products to multiple locations throughout the day. You'll work with a number of stakeholders to provide an outstanding service to our customers, working closely with our network of sales managers in specific geographic areas and building tight relationships with our customers in these areas. Your route might not be the same from one day to the next, but we can guarantee you'll meet a variety of customers along the way.
You will also be responsible for regular checks on your multi-temperature van and DVSA compliance. Your journey with us will start with a full induction and before you know it, you will have moved onto our award-winning HGV Development Programme which will see you gain your Class 2 Driver qualification within 6 months, then the sky's the limit.
You will be working a 45 hour week, we can discuss the shift days and times with you at interview. Upon gaining your HGV2 licence your salary will increase to £43,596
To join us, you will need a full clean driving licence and ideally, previous multidrop or van driving experience. You will also need ambition and commitment to become a qualified HGV 2 driver through our award winning driver development programme. To be successful you'll be approachable with excellent communication skills and your enthusiasm to do a great job will shine through in everything you do.
In addition to a competitive monthly salary, 31 days annual leave (inc. statutory) and company pension, you can also look forward to the following benefits:
Wagestream – Access to an app that gives you early access to your earned salary and supports financial wellbeing
The option to purchase additional annual leave
Help at Hand - Access to 24/7 GP appointments, physiotherapy and a range of health and wellbeing services for you and your family
Life assurance
Access to Sysco Perks offering discounts across a wide range of products and services – from gym membership to your weekly supermarket shop
The ability to purchase our products at hugely discounted prices
Heavily subsidised onsite canteen
To enjoy the rewards of joining our supportive team, apply now