Home Delivery Driver – Company Van – Part Time
Hours of work
2 - 4 days per week over Monday to Saturday, Guaranteed 20 hours per week over 2 days but 40-50 hours per week is available depending on the time of year.
The Role
We have a fantastic opportunity for a home delivery driver to join the team at Trade Furniture Company. We are a growing company with a great dynamic team and progression opportunities are available. The Successful candidate will be responsible for delivering our furniture to customer's homes, will provide the highest level of customer service and be well presented.
Full training and equipment will be given though the successful candidate will need to demonstrate a clear understanding of a home delivery role and previous delivery driving experience is preferable. Strong customer service, organisation and communication skills are also vital in this position.
This is a fast-paced, busy role. As a Home Delivery Driver you will be;
· Driving 3.5 ton Luton box vans and LWB Sprinter vans, you can take the van home if preferred.
· Loading & Unloading Vans.
· Calling customers prior to arrival.
· Delivering furniture to the ground floor of customers homes.
· Unpacking furniture items and assembling in some cases, removing all packaging in some cases though most deliveries are left boxed.
· Taking some cash payments.
· Carrying out vehicle checks daily and weekly.
· Taking the vehicle home and keeping it clean/tidy.
· Providing first class customer service in your customer facing environment
The role involves driving a Mercedes Sprinter LWB van, loading and unloading of furniture from our warehouse in Birstall. Start times vary between 4.30am and 6am and you will be delivering the items throughout the UK mainland into customer's homes. As part of our standard service you will deliver the items boxed though unwrap orders will require unwrapping the items then signing to accept delivery via an app on the mobile phone provided. Some orders will require cash payments to be taken. All the customers will be pre booked in on a time slot of 2-3 hours and the routes are already planned, a mobile phone will be provided as some customers may need a call 30-60 minutes before the delivery, there will be one overnight stay per week which will be planned in advance and a hotel booked and paid for you. You will also be required to perform daily checks of the vehicle and report any faults to the office. In busy periods there will be around 1-2 nights away per week.
Rotas are varied depending on order volume but will include a load time of around an hour on at least one day a week and shifts will be over 2 days Monday to Saturday with various hours per day. During October/November/December work is available 4 days a week, you will be working on your own and must be able to use your own initiative though you will be able to contact the office for support and full training will be given. You will need to have a can-do attitude and be able to talk to customers to resolve any issues they may have. Some previous customer service experience would be ideal, some delivery driving experience is essential and due to insurance criteria applicants must have 6 points or less.
Salary:
£13 ph, average hours per week and during peak periods and holiday cover around 40-50 hours is available. Annual full time salary potential for comparison is up to £43k+ per year including bonus payments.
£50 Overnight bonus paid if away for 2 consecutive nights
£15 Food allowance per overnight stay
Hotel accommodation provided for all overnight stays
Please submit a CV and covering letter to apply for this vacancy, this is a physically demanding job & the starting times can be as early as 4:30am but are usually around 5am, the finish time varies pending on the start time/location, all training will be provided, you will be required to complete a 3 month probationary period.
If you fit all of the above criteria we would love to hear from you.
Job Type: Part-time
If you are interested in applying, please click apply. You will be asked to complete an initial Telephone interview.
** PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT WISH TO BE CONTACTED BY RECRUITMENT AGENCIES OR ANY ASSOCIATED BUSINESSES **
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
* Employee discount
* On-site parking
Experience:
* Driving: 1 year (required)
* Delivery driver : 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person