Overview
We have a fantastic opportunity for Courier Drivers to join our team based in Shrewsbury.
Role and remuneration
The main purpose of this courier driver role is to contribute to the safe and timely movement and transportation of goods and equipment. This is a bank (0 hour) position with day shifts only. Salary: £12.21 per hour (+12.07% uplift on each hour worked, in lieu of holiday pay).
Responsibilities
* Carry out courier journeys to various locations and to agreed routes and timings.
* Complete digital and manual documentation required by legislation and organisational procedures.
* Maintain regular contact with the operations office using a range of communication systems.
* Ensure all items are kept safe and secure at all times.
* Comply at all times with the Road Traffic Act while driving and other relevant legislation connected to the vehicle.
* Act as customer contact at delivery points of service, and relay relevant information to the operations office.
* Complete vehicle checks prior to use, and notify any defects to the Operations Office verbally and by recording on appropriate documentation.
* Act in a polite and courteous manner to customers and road users at all times.
Qualifications and requirements
* Full UK Manual Driving Licence with no more than 6 penalty points.
* Ability to work on own initiative.
* Ability to plan routes effectively.
* Good communication skills.
* Customer-focused.
Skills and abilities
* Remain calm under pressure.
* Good problem solving skills.
* Good literacy and numeracy skills.
* Attention to detail.
* Willing and able to use a PDA (training will be given).
* Clear, legible handwriting.
Pre-employment checks
Please note that this role will be subject to several regulatory pre-employment checks, and you may be asked to provide details of your full employment history if you are invited to an interview. Your HMRC record, available to download from the Government Gateway, may help you prepare this information when required.
Our values
* Collaborative – we work as one team with a shared purpose to meet the needs of our patients, passengers, colleagues, customers, communities, and the planet.
* Agile – we listen, learn and adapt to improve the business, each other, and ourselves.
* Reliable – we do what we say we will do, we take responsibility and we behave with integrity.
* Empowered – we are confident and committed to taking responsibility to deliver the highest quality service.
About Us
EMED Group is the result of the merger of ERS Medical and E-Zec Medical and is the largest Patient Transport and Care Partner to the NHS with more than 2,500 colleagues across 50 depots. We are committed to providing transport that supports patient care, community support, secure mental health and medical courier services, and improving health and wellbeing in local communities.
EMED Group is committed to providing equal opportunities and an inclusive and safe working culture for all. We promote equality and embrace diversity and inclusion and treat all employees, patients, service users and clients with dignity and respect. We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion and to be representative of all sections of society and our clients.
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