Van Driver – Workwear Solutions: Lutterworth and surrounding areas – Permanent: £28,000 Start rate + Bonuses, Van provided, Fuel Card, 20 days + BH’s rising to 25 in service. Workwear provided.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Van Driver of Workwear Solutions to deliver service excellence though an efficient and cost-effective logistics department.
The Business:
A specialist in workwear solutions who pride themselves on quality customer service and focusing on environmental improvements for them and their customers.
Key Responsibilities:
Your role as Van Driver will involve people interaction and liaison, ensuring that you have collected and delivered all the work correctly and on time, data handling in terms of accurately recording information of customer deliveries and uploading it to the WMS
1. To comply with the road transport legislation.
2. To be the company’s “Service Ambassador” with our customers.
3. To deliver and collect work to and from the branch and our customers.
4. To accurately record each customer delivery and collection via PDA devise or route manifest.
5. To ensure the security and safety of any vehicle or property or customer property.
6. To ensure the safety of any third party, whilst you are in control of an vehicle.
7. To comply and adhere to any reasonable operating conditions existing on customers’ premises.
8. To know and understand the scheduled delivery routes that you have been allocated.
9. To load and unload cages from vehicles that contain both clean and soiled linen inc hamper bags.
10. To wear the correct and clean uniform as appropriate.
11. To ensure that all contact with our customers is honest, polite and helpful at all times.
12. To execute daily and weekly vehicle checks and cleaning routines.
13. To record and report customer queries using the current and correct documentation.
14. Undertake other duties when instructed by the Transport/ Operations Manager/Supervisor.
15. To comply with driving performance systems.
16. Attend daily driver debrief sessions and update on any customer changes or opportunities.
Your Skills and Abilities:
17. Up to date Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).
18. No more than 6 points on driving licence.
19. Highly customer focused and good attention to detail.
20. Excellent organisational skills and ability to make decisions and problem solve.
21. Flexible and able to react quickly to the needs of the customer.
22. PC literacy for emails, spreadsheets and date bases.
23. Well spoken; clarity of speech, friendliness of tone, articulate.
24. Patient, polite and courteous
Salary, Benefits and Hours:
Starting rate £ + van + uniform · Pension · 21 days leave plus bank holidays. Rises to 25 days with service · Monday to Friday, 8hr days, flex start/finish dependent on client needs Competitive salary, with quarterly bonuses and the chance to earn commissions • Well-being services—support for your mind, body, and soul • Branded uniform—you’ll look the part every day!
Qualifications / Experience:
25. Understanding of current commercial transport legislation.
26. Experience of working in a professional logistics department.
27. Digital Tachograph
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