Drivers Mate

Location: Chandler's Ford

Description

THIS CONTRACT REQUIRES WEEKEND WORK, AS WELL AS WEEKDAY WORK. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS JOB IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO WORK SATURDAYS OR SUNDAYS.

Flexible People Ltd are currently recruiting Drivers Mates to work alongside our lorry drivers, for a well known client of ours, based in Southampton.

This role involves delivering large goods to residential properties. The type of goods you will be delivering are TV's, flat pack furniture, gym equipment, white goods etc.

Due to the weight of the products you are delivering you MUST be physically fit.

The client operate seven days a week, you will receive a weekly rota of 5-6 shifts a week. WEEKEND WORK IS INVOLVED AND WILL BE EXPECTED OF YOU! Please only apply if you can work weekends, as well as weekdays.

Start times are 0600 and days will last for around 9-11 hours.

As a drivers mate you will also be responsible for calling ahead to customers to let them know of your arrival time, so good customer service and telephone skills are essential.

You will also be trained to be a 'banksman' - ensuring that you are outside of the lorry at all times when the lorry is reversing, to ensure that it is safe to do so. You will be fully trained on how to do this.

Upon successful application, all new Drivers Mates are subject to an induction day that must be attended.

You must be able to reliably commute to the Southampton area.

Please note that drug tests can be carried out at anytime, at the clients discretion. A drug test will also be carried out at induction.

Due to the high level of applications please only apply with your CV only and we will be in contact if you have been shortlisted for the position.

Pay rates of £13.15 per hour, there is an overtime rate of £19.73 per hour, for anything worked over 48 hours in a week.

The right candidate will be:

* Reliable and organized

* Have good communication skills and a good level of customer service

* Be fit and healthy and able to lift heavy goods

* Have your own steel toe cap safety boots and a high vis vest

Due to the high level of applications please only apply with your CV only and we will be in contact if you have been shortlisted for the position