Are you a skilled Class 2 Driver looking for more than just a job? Ready to take the wheel of a career with real growth, great benefits and a supportive team behind you?
At GXO, we’re expanding and looking for dedicated drivers to join our energetic team at Dartford, Kent working on our Ikea contract. As a Class 2 Driver you will be delivering furniture for IKEA alongside a Drivers Mate who will assist in the lifting and shifting of items. Customer service will be at the heart of this role, creating a better every day!
This is a full time, permanent role you will be working 48 hours per week on a shift pattern of 5 days on, 3 days off over a 8-week rota with start times between 5am-6am .
Pay, benefits and more:
* We are offering an annual salary of £47,739.18
* 28 days holiday
* Extensive retail discounts across all the big retailers including supermarkets, fashion, technology, travel, days out, hair & beauty, sports and much more!
* Permanent employment contract with an ever evolving and growing market leader
* Continuous training and development opportunities including DCPC and further licenses on completion of probation.
* Extensive wellbeing programmes and initiatives accessible to all employees
* Pension scheme
* Driver Awards and Recognition
What you will do on a typical day:
* Working as a 2-person delivery team, delivering furniture products into a room of choice at customers' homes and providing a first-class customer service experience
* Ensuring the vehicle and stock are properly secured.
* Completion of tachographs in line with legislation and company policies
* Performing vehicle checks at the beginning and end of each journey and reporting all defects.
What you need to succeed at GXO:
* This is a physically demanding role which includes lifting and shifting of furniture.
* Full UK driving licence with category C entitlement.
* No more than 6 current penalty points
* No DR, DG, DD, BA, CD, AC, LC or TT99 endorsements within the previous 5 years
* Previous experience driving category C vehicles is desirable.
* DBS security check will be completed on the successful candidate.
We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.
GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.
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