Job Description
We are seeking a Class 2 Dray Driver to join our award-winning distribution network and be part of the team at our Heathfield Distribution Centre based at Newton Abbot, TQ12. As a dedicated member of the Distribution team, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring customer orders are completed accurately and timely while maintaining St Austell Brewery's fantastic reputation across the South West.
You will be responsible for preparing the lorry for delivery and accurately verifying the contents of inventory loads against load sheet documents, reviewing all delivery instructions to support service standards, completing all documentation promptly and accurately as required, ensuring that the vehicle is loaded safely according to load document, collecting and sorting all deliveries to make the most efficient use of the service and for optimum safety, ensuring that all legislation relating to driving is complied with, including a CPC card and ensuring the vehicle is safe and legal for the road by undertaking and logging routine checks of lights, tyres, oil, water, etc.
About you:
The successful candidate will have:
* Appropriate level of driving license for the vehicle, a current CPC Card, and a driver’s tachograph card.
* Relevant driving experience.
* Good geographical knowledge.
* Experience working in a customer-focused environment with a commercial outlook.
* Manual handling experience preferable due to movement of heavy goods to be carried out in a safe and appropriate manner.
What we offer in return:
* 25 days’ annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays).
* 30% discount on food & drink and 50% discount on accommodation.
* Fantastic training & career development opportunities.
* Discounted membership with local businesses.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Company bonus scheme.
* Health cash plan.
* Pension Scheme
Additional Info
This role will require you to work a 45-hour week on an annualised hours scheme Monday to Friday, with four Saturdays included in the contract. Start times can vary between 5.30am and 7.30am, while finish times vary from 3pm to 6pm.
For further information and a job description, please email recruitment@staustellbrewery.co.uk.
St Austell Brewery is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We also welcome requests for flexible working.
Early applications are encouraged as we’ll review applications throughout the recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert at any time. Please note that we politely request no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. Speculative CVs from recruitment agencies won’t be accepted, nor the fees associated with them.