Location: Letchworth, SG6

Hours/Shifts: 48 hours per week, Mon – Sat (rotating Sat)

Salary/rate: £40,535.04

Job Summary:

To ensure the speedy, efficient and accurate delivery of assembled product and invoices to the customer within the corporate guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• • • To maintain a safe a competent standard of driving, observing speed limits and other traffic signs and giving due regard to other road users.
    • To have a daily check to ensure that your vehicle is in a roadworthy condition including a check of the lights, brakes, coolant, etc.
    • To report any faults, breakdowns, accidents or delays.
    • To maintain the internal and external condition of the vehicle together with the cleanliness of the vehicle.
    • To ensure sufficient quantities of fuel have been taken for the day’s work.
    • To maintain the security of the vehicle and its contents at all times.
    • To check all orders shown on the drop sheets and ensure all orders are loaded on the vehicle.
    • To collect goods returned for credit, mail, delivery bins and their safe return to the branch at times instructed by the branch management.
    • Ensure damages/breakages are dealt with promptly and correctly with due regard to special procedures for Hazchem’s.
    • To maintain a smart appearance at all times.
    • To help maintain good customer relations.
    • To be involved in other duties including warehouse tasks as defined by the Management.
    • Meet all Health & Safety requirements.

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Skills Knowledge and Experience required:

• • • A full driving license must be held relevant to the vehicle being driven
    • For insurance purposes, all drivers must be over 21 years of age
    • Whilst we do not ask for a clean license, we will assess the risk of employing applicants who have points on their license and this may affect our decision to shortlist
    • Existing employees must update fleet services accordingly with any changes to their license status e.g. points on their license, driving bans etc
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Excellent Customer care
    • Intermediate Numeracy and Literacy
    • Building Customer Loyalty – Effectively meeting customer needs; building productive customer relationships; taking responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty.
    • Communication – Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
    • Contributing to Team Success – Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.
    • Initiating Action – Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
    • Safety Awareness – Being aware of conditions that effect employee safety.

Desirable Experience:

• • • Previous experience of multi-drop delivery driving is highly desirable
    • Route planning experience

This is a Temp to Perm role