Customer Delivery Driver, Supermarket Assistant
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About The Role
As one of our Customer Delivery Drivers, you’ll be bringing the unique blend of quality Waitrose produce and Partner‑led service right to our customers’ doors. Actively playing out our ethos – passionate Partners serving food lovers – you’ll spend the day on the road, supporting the shop with daily tasks such as stock replenishment and housekeeping. Due to its nature you must be 18‑years or older to work in this role.
Key Responsibilities
* Check your delivery routes for the day.
* Load and prepare your van for deliveries, ensuring all orders are together and can be efficiently delivered directly to customers.
* Ensure all vehicle safety checks are complete on your van, maintaining full road compliance, health and safety.
* Be an ambassador for the Waitrose brand while on the road with great customer service as your number one priority.
* Help customers with their shopping and build a rapport with them based on trust and service.
* Support the wider shop team when required with general shop‑keeping tasks.
Essential skills & experience
* Full valid B‑Category UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 points.
* Great customer service skills.
* Time‑management skills.
* Ability to cope with the physical requirements of the role (e.g. lifting crates, moving cages).
* Comfortable working independently with the ability to be self‑motivated and adaptable.
* IT literate.
Desirable skills & experience
* Previous experience in a driving role and knowledge of chilled vehicles would be welcomed.
About The Partnership
We’re the largest employee‑owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world.
Important points to note
Some roles are subject to pre‑employment vetting, which may include DBS checks for successful candidates. We encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. We occasionally close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications; therefore we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.
We support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts where possible.
We want all of our Partners to have a good work‑life balance and we support flexible working. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.
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