About Creed:
At Creed Foodservice, we believe a great workplace starts with great people. Our teams are at the heart of everything we do, bringing passion and expertise to deliver top-quality food products to chefs and caterers across the UK. As part of the Country Range Group, we've been making a difference in the food industry since 1972.
With distribution centres in Cheltenham, Ilkeston, and High Wycombe, we ensure reliable service nationwide. We're proud to be a Living Wage accredited employer and were recognised as one of the Top 75 Best Companies to Work For in 2023. If you're looking for a workplace that values its people and offers real opportunities to grow, Creed is the place to be
Role Details
The hours for this role are 03:00 - 12:30 with a half an hour break.
The role of Class 2 Driver is an essential part of the business at Creed Foodservice. Within this role you will be a key point of contact for our customers and play a vital part in ensuring that we deliver excellent customer service. Class 2 Drivers at Creed often have regular Customer routes and therefore within this role you are responsible for getting to know your customer needs and delivering our service in a manner which best suits their needs. You will also be responsible for ensuring that you are able to adapt to customer needs when picking up deliveries for customers that would ordinarily be routed to another driver, and vice versa, when you are not available to fulfil any usual route that you may be provided with, you will be responsible for sharing vital customer information with Drivers that will cover your route to ensure that a personalised service and excellent customer service continues, whenever you or another driver is on leave or unable to fulfil a delivery.
Some responsibilities of the role include:
* Deliver excellent Customer Service at all times.
* Ensure that vehicles are driven with due care and attention.
* Complete all paperwork and daily checks accurately.
* Promote the company and maintain the company image through presentable appearance and behaviour, whilst ensuring our customers are always treated with trust and integrity.
* Ensure vehicles and freezers are fuelled.
* Park vehicles in accordance with the designated plans.
* Establish and maintain good working relationships with other employees, visitor's and Customers.
* Adhere to the procedures relating to the proper use and care of equipment.
* Comply with all company policies and procedures, specifically surrounding health and safety and other duties as required, according to the needs of the business.
The Ideal Candidate
To be successful as a Class 2 Driver at Creed you need to have a positive 'can do' attitude, professional approach and an adaptable attitude to work that enables you to deliver a personalised service to both external and internal customers. If you are a highly motivated individual who is not afraid to get stuck in, is keen to learn new skills and has a desire to make a difference then this is the role for you. The successful candidate for this role will be an experienced Multi-Drop, Class 2 Driver with excellent relationship building skills, an open, helpful and friendly approach and will be focussed on delivering the best outcome for our customers.
It is essential that you have the following:
* Have a Class 2 Licence, Full CPC hours and Digi-card.
* Be an approachable and adaptable individual with the ability to deliver excellent customer service.
* Multi-Drop and multi-Temperature foodservice delivery experience is desirable
* High attention to detail ensuring vehicle and product checks are carried out effectively.
* Flexibility to work extra hours in line with the business needs.
Work Schedule:
* Monday-Friday 4:00am-13:30pm with 1 in 4 Saturdays per month paid as overtime
Benefits:
33 Days of annual leave, Living Wage Foundation Employer, Life Assurance, Savings Scheme, Training & Development Opportunities, Discounted Staff Purchases, Staff Lottery, Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme, Online Discounts Package and many more.
If you want to join a team where you will be fully trained and have opportunities in the future to progress and you have a strong work ethic then click apply now below.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age, as outlined in our equal opportunities policy.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £37,463.40 per year
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Company events
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounted or free food
* Employee discount
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
* Store discount
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: CIL079