Overview
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Role details: 45 hours per week, Sunday to Thursday nights, 1900 - 0500. Salary £44,095.89 per annum + Bonus + Benefits.
apetito is the UK’s leading supplier of food and catering solutions to care homes, local authorities and hospitals. Our transport and distribution is a key part of our supply chain. You will act as an ambassador delivering finished frozen food to Care Homes, Local Authorities, Hospitals and Wiltshire Farm Foods franchisees.
As a professional driver, you must be prepared to drive to different geographical locations and manage a demanding delivery schedule. You will also provide fantastic customer service as the face of apetito.
The transport and distribution area is a critical part of the supply chain. Our main base is Portbury near Bristol, with depots in Stanmore, Gillingham, South Kirkby, St Helens and Motherwell.
apetito serves more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings. Our meals are crafted by dieticians and chefs, then frozen to lock in goodness. Wiltshire Farm Foods is our sister company and is a large provider of frozen ready meals.
Responsibilities
* Undertake pre & post trip vehicle inspections to ensure road worthiness
* Full compliance with drivers’ hours, tachographs and road traffic regulations
* Driving style - damage free and economical
* Be an ambassador of the company
* Undertake minor vehicle service activity such as cleaning and refuelling of both vehicle and refrigerated equipment
* Maintenance of a clean vehicle both internally and externally
* Delivery and collection of vehicles as required to rental suppliers including any due inspections
* Inspection of hire vehicles pre and post rental
* Actively participate in a daily debrief process, working with your supervisor to identify safety, service and operational improvements
* Supervise and assist with loading activities at the Cross dock sites
Essential qualifications and experience
* 2-3 years full time C+E driving experience
* Customer Service experience
* Full Class C+E Licence
* Excellent understanding of Drivers hours regulations, working time directive and tachographs
* Good operational knowledge of modern commercial vehicles
* Good geographical knowledge of UK
* Driver CPC
Desirable
* Clean driving license
* Temperature Control Transport
* Experience of multi drop deliveries
* Experience of operating tail lifts & double deck trailers
* Experience of working with wheeled delivery equipment
Personal qualities
* Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills with customers and colleagues
* Able to juggle the demands of a busy schedule with safety, customer service and time/efficiency targets
* Calm under pressure
* High standard of personal presentation and vehicle cleanliness
* Flexible and responsive to business needs
* Physically active due to role demands (heavy goods, moving loaded dollies)
Circumstances
* Prepared to drive in different weather conditions
* Live within reasonable travelling distance to the depot
* Flexibility to cover different routes/start times if required
* Competitive salary and benefits: Living Wage employer, 33 days holiday incl. bank holidays, option to purchase up to 5 extra days, discretionary annual bonus, pension (employer matched up to 4%), life assurance (2x salary), free parking, holiday perks
About apetito
We are a family-owned business dedicated to creating outstanding meals and feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people. We support British food and farming and aim to reach Net Zero by 2040. We are committed to inclusion and offer an inclusive workplace where everyone can reach their potential.
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