Van Driver/Drivers Mate

  • Job ref: 075/02405
  • Type: Contract, Full Time
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Salary: £13.50 per hour
  • Recruiting office: Edinburgh City
  • Date posted: 29 October 2026

Job details

  • Contract
  • Full Time
  • Edinburgh
  • 13.50 USD / Year
  • Job Ref: 075/02405
  • Salary: £13.50 per hour

🚐 Van Driver / Driver’s Mate – Immediate Starts Available

📍 Edinburgh & Surrounding Areas
💷 £13.50–£30.25 per hour, depending on day and pay type
📅 Ongoing, Full-Time Work
🔄 Two Shift Patterns Available

Driver Hire Edinburgh City is recruiting reliable, customer-focused Van Drivers to join a busy home delivery operation, delivering home improvement products directly to customers’ homes.

This is a varied, hands-on role, with successful applicants spending 3 days per week driving and 2 days per week working as a Driver’s Mate.

💰 Pay Rates

PAYE

  • Monday to Friday: £13.50 per hour
  • Saturday: £20.25 per hour
  • Sunday: £27.00 per hour

PAYE Advanced

  • Monday to Friday: £15.12 per hour
  • Saturday: £22.69 per hour
  • Sunday: £30.25 per hour

📦 Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver home improvement and household products to residential customers.
  • Spend 3 days per week driving a delivery van.
  • Spend 2 days per week assisting as a Driver’s Mate.
  • Help with loading, unloading and carrying goods into customers’ homes.
  • Ensure deliveries are completed safely, efficiently and on time.
  • Provide excellent customer service at every delivery.
  • Carry out manual handling duties, including heavy lifting.

🕒 Available Shift Patterns

  • Tuesday to Saturday
  • Sunday to Thursday

✅ Essential Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years’ continuous van driving experience.
  • No employment gaps exceeding 3 months within the last 6 months.
  • Full UK driving licence.
  • Maximum of 6 penalty points, with no DR, DD or IN endorsements.
  • Willingness to work as both a Van Driver and Driver’s Mate.
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills.
  • Reliable, professional and flexible attitude.
  • Physically fit and comfortable with heavy lifting and manual handling.

⭐ What We Offer

  • Ongoing, full-time work.
  • Weekly pay.
  • Consistent shift patterns.
  • Potential opportunities for permanent employment.
  • Support from a friendly recruitment team.
  • Immediate starts available.

📩 How to Apply

If you’re an experienced Van Driver looking for ongoing work and enjoy working as part of a delivery team, we’d love to hear from you!

Send your up-to-date CV to edinburghcity@driverhire.co.uk, and one of our recruitment consultants will be in touch.

📢 Apply today for an immediate start!

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Driver Hire Edinburgh City

Our Edinburgh City office is in the west of the city, near the Gyle Shopping Centre. With easy access from the M8 and A71, and the City Bypass from Calder or Hermiston Gait, it is also on main bus, train and tram routes. Just head for the South Gyle Industrial Estate. The city's thriving healthcare, renewable energy, recycling, and food and drink industries rely heavily on the transportation of goods to sustain their operations. We’re part of a nationwide network of over 100 branches, offering recruitment and training services to the transport and logistics sector for over 40 years.

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