Class 2 Delivery Driver

Hours:

43 hours per week, 5 over 7 rolling rota starting between 0330 and 0400

Location:

Wednesbury

Are you a Class 2 Multi Drop Driver at the top of your game, but looking for something that puts you more in charge and able to provide a great customer service?

• Full UK Driving Licence with Class C entitlement
• Full CPC

As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a sixth-generation family business, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products, including gluten and wheat free.

We are striving to be a net zero business by 2050 and believe that we must minimise our impact on the environment, whilst making a positive impact on the society we are a part of.

• You will be supported with a 6‑week induction and support from in‑house driver training teams.
• You will be an early riser. Your shift will generally start at around 3.30 am (although some patterns vary), so it’s an early start, but your afternoons will be your own.
• You will enjoy plenty of autonomy. As a driver you’ll be given delivery notes (or an electronic device), from which you’ll accurately pick the orders and load your vehicle with bakery products.
• Your knowledge of basic vehicle maintenance and transport legislation will be key – for example Driver Hours, the Working Time Directive and the Highway Code for a smooth and safe day.
• Your route for the day will then be loaded into your onboard computer – and you’re off!
• Our drivers deliver to multiple customers each day (who are like family to us), so we need you to provide a quality service, develop strong relationships, exceed their expectations, and, on occasion, manage difficult conversations in a calm and professional manner while acting as an ambassador for our brand and living our values.
• You will work a defined rotating 5‑day‑a‑week pattern including weekends. That’s 43 hours a week, although a typical week can sometimes be less than that – which should help you plan your life around work more easily.

At Warburtons, you are more than a driver!

You load your own vehicle, ensuring orders for your customers are correct by picking accurately and in full from delivery notes or the electronic device.

Our Wednesbury Bakery and Distribution depot is in the heart of the Black Country, with our people who are the heart of the Black Country. We opened our doors almost 25 years ago and have nearly 400 colleagues onsite, ensuring our freshly baked products are delivered to families across the UK daily.

We bake and distribute over 2 million loaves of bread each week and are committed to our high standards of Health, Safety and sustainability. We have our own mini power generating plant that provides combined heat and power to the bakery. Wednesbury is the Home of the Tiger Bloomer.

Join us and you’ll have free onsite parking, hot food served in the canteen, freshly baked products stocked in the kitchen for you to enjoy, and a great bunch of people to work with. You’ll find us just off J9, M6 and M5/M6 interchange junction.

At last, you will want to know what your breads worth:

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Award‑winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 7%
• Life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.