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🚚 Transport & Logistics · Sainsbury's NEW

Customer Delivery Driver

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What you’ll be doing

  • Being the face of Sainsbury’s at every doorstep you deliver to, making them feel valued through a thoughtful, friendly and helpful delivery service
  • Driving a 3.5 tonne refrigerated van to deliver groceries to our customers on time and in great condition
  • Completing checks to make sure the van is roadworthy, clean and organised, and that customers’ shopping is secure before setting off
  • Following planned routes and driving safely in a variety of locations, traffic, weather and road conditions
  • Moving containers weighing up to 15kg and delivering shopping to a variety of properties, which may include steps, lifts or longer walks from the van
  • Communicating brilliant with customers, including keeping them informed of any delays, dealing with customer queries and any changes to their order
  • When not out making deliveries, you may need to help across the store as needed

What it takes to be part of our team

  • Friendly and welcoming, with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers and takes pride in providing the best doorstep experience
  • Comfortable driving a larger vehicle safely in different locations, from busy residential streets and city centres to narrow country lanes
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, physical and high-energy environment, including repeatedly moving shopping containers weighing up to 15kg
  • Able to use initiative, solve problems and make safe decisions while out on the road
  • Enjoys both working independently while also thriving as part of the wider store team
  • Flexibility and willingness to work across the store and take on new challenges
  • Open to learning, developing and trying new things to improve our service
  • Confident learning to use route and delivery technology

Supporting you at work and beyond

We offer our colleagues a wide range of rewards and provide competitive benefits:

  • Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat, increasing to 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday
  • Holiday entitlement – based on the hours you work
  • Enhanced Family Leave – Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and more
  • Pension and life cover – we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions and up to 6x life cover
  • Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s shares at discounted prices
  • Other Retail savings – discounts on eating out, holidays and at other retailers
  • Physical wellbeing – cycle to work and bike rental schemes, reduced price gym access and Health/Dental cash plans
  • Mental wellbeing – 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme and Online wellbeing platform
  • Financial support – interest-free season ticket loans, Pay advance, affordable loans and savings directly from your pay and financial wellbeing resources

What this role involves

General background for delivery van driver roles. This listing’s own employer, location, pay and hours are shown above.

  • Collect items from a warehouse or a pick-up point
  • Plan routes and arrange items in your vehicle in order of delivery
  • Contact customers, update tracking systems and record any issues
Typical pay (UK)
£20,000 starting · £27,000 experienced
Typical hours
20 to 42 variable
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Career background: National Careers Service · Open Government Licence v3.0

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