Overview
Heron Foods is one of the UK's fastest growing food retailers. We are really going places and our Drivers are instrumental to ensuring our busy stores are stocked all year round, providing the best value shopping to our customers in the heart of their communities, 7 days per week, making 2,132 deliveries per week plus across over 330 Heron stores. The role of a Driver for Heron Foods is divided into 2 areas; professional standards of driving along with the loading and unloading of deliveries meaning it's more physical than most Driver jobs.
Responsibilities
* Making multi drop deliveries and assisting in the unloading of products and cages into stores
* Collecting stock and delivering to site
* Collection of empty pallets, steel and cardboard from stores and returning to the distribution centre
* Completion of daily vehicle checks and maintaining working order of company vehicles and any equipment on-board
* Reporting of any vehicle damage or faults
Qualifications
* Full and current Class 1 C+E driving license
* Must hold a DIGI tacho card
* Good knowledge of driving laws and regulations
* Able to communicate and clearly follow written and verbal instructions, able to lift and manoeuvre medium to heavy loads
Role Details
* This position operates on a '5 on 3 off' shift pattern which includes regular weekend work, shift starts at 4am
* Applicants must hold a current Class 1 C+E driving license and have a minimum of 6 months of Class 1 driving experience
Benefits
* Retention bonus of £2,500 (split quarterly)
* Opportunity to earn a Bump bonus of up to £1,000 (per annum)
* Overtime opportunities at £225 per shift
* CPC training delivered on site with our registered trainers, delivered within working hours
* Training with qualified RTITB instructors/assessors
* Paid medicals for drivers aged 45 and over when your current license is due for renewal
* Paid digital tacho cards and any driving license updates for all HGV drivers
* 30 days annual leave per year (pro rata)
* Free uniform and PPE
* 10% staff discount across both Heron Foods and B&M
* Refer a friend scheme
* On site canteen facilities
* Monthly recognition and reward incentives, which include high street shopping vouchers by using Verilocation to monitor drivers performance
* Employee Assistance Programme including 24/7 access to a GP for you and your family
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