Description
Contract: Permanent – 35 hours per week
Salary: £23,311 per annum
Location: Warehouse is based in Hardley, Southampton (SO45) Required to travel across the South of England (between Worcestershire, London, Wiltshire and Dorset)
Closing date: Sunday 19th April 2026
Interview date: 30th April and 1st May 2026
Covering areas within the South of England, we’re looking for a Stock Collection and Distribution Driver with great time management and relationship building skills to join our retail team! Reporting to our Retail Administration Manager, you will be working with our charity shops to ensure donation bags are collected and delivered to their destination to be sold, enabling our charity to support sick, injured and homeless pets.
More about the role
As a Stock Collection & Distribution Driver, you will be making a huge contribution to our Blue Cross shops through the collection, distribution and transfer of stock.
Although your role will mean that you are on the road for the majority of your time, you will have additional responsibilities including route planning, vehicle checks, ensuring the van is kept clean and serviced as required, as well as ad hoc PAT testing on electrical items in the shops. You will also be expected to support the maintenance of the warehouse, including organising stock, keeping storage areas tidy and ensuring a clean and safe working environment at all times.
Travel to our main retail hub based in Hartlebury, Worcestershire is required once per week among your other travel across the South between Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and London.
Daily mileage could be up to 300 miles per day.
Trust us – no two days will be the same!
About you
Knowledge, skills, and experience
* Full UK driving licence
* Experience of a driving-based role
* Awareness of road traffic laws and regulations
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* In the interest of Health and Safety whilst performing a physically active job, individuals are required to have the ability to perform their job safely and effectively.
Although not essential, it would be great if you had:
* Awareness of PAT Testing
How to apply
Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.
In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.
Our generous benefits package includes:
* Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
* Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
* Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
* Health cash plan
* Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
* Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
* Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
* Life assurance
* 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
* Enhanced family friendly policies
* Recognition scheme
* Annual volunteer days
* Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.
If you’d like to learn more about Blue Cross, our mission, and the work we do to support animals and people, take a look at our About Us page