Delivery Driver 7.5 Tonne

Delivery Driver

Location:

Loughborough

Shifts:

Monday to Friday, 04:00am - 12:00pm

Pay Rate: £16 per hour

Delivery/collection of company goods to/from customers/suppliers' premises. To plan and operate routes/deliveries to company and customer satisfaction.

• Carry out daily vehicle checks and report defects. Deliver/collect company goods to/from customers/suppliers' premises (carried out in accordance with customer site regulations).
• Establish and maintain good working relations with customers and report on same to managers as required.
• Adhere to M.O.T regulations (highway code, driving hours, ADR); complete loading/delivery run sheet and report missed deliveries/shortages.
• Assist the supervisor/manager with route development, planning and improvements. Coordinate and arrange empty chemical bottle collections from route customers.
• Sort parcels into mode, route and drop sequence.
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping – vehicle cab and delivery box.
• Undertake other responsibilities as may be required from time to time.
• Operate and maintain equipment in accordance with relevant training.
• Comply with Driver code of conduct guide card.
• Use safe‑working practices when handling goods, equipment and hazardous substances.
• Support and maintain departmental process and procedures.
• Change delivery routes at short notice and complete refresher training, maintaining knowledge of a minimum of three delivery routes.
• Undertake other duties as requested by management team.
• Act in accordance with the Dignity at Work Policy, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and our values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement.
• Participate in PPI initiatives to identify improvements and cost savings to the business.

• Smartly presented at all times, wearing the appropriate drivers' uniform and safety footwear.
• Professional, courteous at all times when dealing with customers, contractors and suppliers.
• Physically fit, able to lift and move loads up to 25 kg.
• Carry out daily vehicle checks and report any defects.
• Change delivery routes at short notice; may need to spend nights away and complete 2‑day runs. Complete refresher training to maintain knowledge of a minimum of three delivery routes.

• Minimum 6 months' experience of multi‑drop deliveries.
• Hold a Class C license or 7.5‑tonne driving licence.
• Hold an ADR vocational licence (transportation of hazardous substances).
• Hold a Driver's CPC (Driver Certificate of Professional Competence).

• Clean, current driving licence, minimum Class C (7.5 T) but ideally Class C2 (7.5 T+).
• Previous experience as a delivery driver.
• ADR / Dangerous Goods experience.