Job Title: Driver
Location: Watford
Salary: £25,000 performance bonus, discretionary bonus up to £150 per month, 25 days holiday plus public holidays, NEST pension, Cashplan healthcare, Life Assurance (x3 salary)
Job Type: Full Time
Department: Transport
Responsible to: Depot General Manager
Based: Unit 7a, Odhams Trading Estate, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 7RY
Hours of work: 40 hours per week average on a rota, 5 days out of 7 – routes start at 5.00am, all with a 30-minute break.
About Vegetarian Express
Vegetarian Express specialise in delivering plant-based ingredients, ideas and inspiration to chefs across the UK for eating out of home.
With the astronomical rise in popularity of plant-based, vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets, Vegetarian Express are uniquely placed in Foodservice to meet with this demand, and as such are rapidly growing and expanding.
Nationally they supply more than 4000 skilled chefs from customers such as Compass, Baxterstorey and Hilton, as well as a ton of Independent operators. Vegetarian Express work with customers to create plant-based menus that are enticing, better for consumers health, the planet and commercially for businesses.
Vegetarian Express have also now launched a direct to consumer side to their business, delivering chef quality plant-based based ingredients direct to people’s homes.
Vegetarian Express are proud to be a certified B Corporation. This means they are part of a growing number of progressive businesses around the world that truly believe in the power of business to do good things and, more importantly, are doing something about it.
Main purpose of role
Delivery of ambient, chilled and frozen products safely and efficiently to customers at designated locations within set timeframes and planned routes. Ensures proper handling and delivery of products with a high standard of customer care.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Driving a 3.5t Company vehicle on a pre-determined multi-drop route, vehicles pre-loaded
- Ensure that the correct goods are delivered to the correct customer, completing the relevant paperwork
- To follow the relevant route sheets for the order of van deliveries and to complete all the relevant documentation
- To regularly update the delivery instructions for all drops on daily routes to enable other drivers to deliver successfully e.g. names of roads and clear instructions for access to customers’ premises, places to park
- To drive and park in a manner that is safe and legal. The Driver is responsible for any fines for road traffic offences, parking, bus lanes etc.
- Keeps company vehicle clean and ensure it is well-maintained, has fuel, oil and is ready to drive Communicates with customers by phone to update them of time of deliveries if there have been issues or changes to their estimated time of arrival
- Follows pre-planned route accurately without deviation from set course
- Maintains communication with management to be informed of any change of delivery, route or schedule
- Properly uses and maintains delivery equipment, including handheld PDA Ensure goods are delivered in good condition
- Ensure vehicle is safe to drive, and is clean inside and out
- Report any vehicle defect to the Transport Team Leader
- Informs management of any obstructions to making safe, efficient deliveries on time
Qualifications
- Full UK driving licence (no more than 6 points)
- No driving disqualifications within the last Three years
- Minimum of 3 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at grade C or above, including Maths and English
Skills/competencies
- Good communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to drive long distances and sit for long periods of time
- Ability to Work Under Pressure
- Courteous
Knowledge
- Good knowledge of London and the South of England
Experience Required
- Min of 2 years commercial driving experience (will be checked via references)
- Experience of multi-drop environment
- Food service driving experience
Other
- Must be 21 years of age or older to comply with our insurance requirements
- May have to lift heavy products and be capable of climbing in and out of the Company vehicles
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Commercial Delivery Driver, Truck Driver, Van Driver, Large Goods Driver, 3.5 Tonne Driver, Cat B Driver, Delivery Driver, LGV, Courier, Dispatch Driver, Cat B License Holder, Delivery Courier, Company Driver, Category B Driver, Parcel Driver, Parcel Courier, Category B License Holder, Mail Courier, Deliveries Manager may also be considered for this role.
