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Company description:At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations'? worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 150 years.Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels.
We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.Job description:Title: Class 2 Delivery DriverFunction: DistributionContract: Full time, PermanentHours: 43 hours per week, 5 over 7 rolling rota starting between 0330 and 0400Location: BanburySalary: £783.69 per weekAre you a Class 2 Multi Drop Driver at the top of your game, but looking for something that puts you more in charge and able to provide a great customer service?Essential Ingredients Full UK Driving Licence with Class C entitlementDigital Tacho CardFull CPCAs the UKs 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 You will be supported with a 6-week induction, support from in-house driver training teamsYou will like to be an early riser. Your shift will generally start at around 3.30am (although some patterns vary), so its an early start, but on the flip side, your afternoons will be your own.You will also enjoy plenty of autonomy. As a driver youll be given delivery notes (or an electronic device), from which youll accurately pick the orders (either prior to leaving or out on your route) and load your vehicle with bakery products.Your knowledge of basic vehicle maintenance mechanical knowledge (in order to be able to relay faults on defect forms) and transport legislation will be key, for example Driver Hours, working time directive and the Highway Code for a smooth and safe dayYour route for the day will then be loaded into your onboard computer and youre off!Our drivers deliver to multiple customers each day (who are like family to us), so we need you to provide a quality service, that develops strong relationships, exceeds their expectations and on occasion, be able to manage difficult conversations in a calm and professional manner, as well as acting as an ambassador for our brand with everyone and living our valuesYou will work a defined rotating 5 days a week pattern including weekends.
Thats 43 hours a week, although a typical week can sometimes be less than that. All of which will hopefully help you to plan your life around work more easily.At Warburtons, you are more than a driver!No more spending the day looking for things. You load your own vehicle, so you can find everything a little bit easier and youll be in charge of making sure the orders for your customers are correct as you pick accurately and in full from your delivery notes or electronic device.
So, if youre looking for a role where youre 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!Our Site In Banbury youll find our newly built distribution and consolidation centre, situated on the junction of the M40, giving us the very best access to the UKs motorway network. With almost 200 drivers and warehouse colleagues working on various shift patterns, its the biggest purpose-built distribution site for Warburtons, at 85,000 square feet.We are currently delivering over 4 million items to our customers and Cross Docking 85,000 stacks of bread, this is equivalent to 559 double deck trailers or 965 single deck trailers, every four weeks. And were still growing!Banbury is now a dedicated Test Centre for License Acquisition, developing our own talented bunch of drivers and supporting them through their required driving licences.Extra Dough At last and by no means least you will want to know what your breads worth:£783.69 per weekA slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 7%Life assuranceProducts you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough websiteContinued investment in your personal developmentFully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health serviceWe respect and value difference.
We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.TPBN1_UKTJ