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Van Driver (with Progression)

We are TradeChoice Carpet & Flooring!
As a Great Place to Work®, we provide our people the freedom to take ownership of their role, the opportunity to be creative, and the confidence to make decisions.
Our talented colleagues and their passion is what leads to our success, and devotes us to continuous development and career growth.
This fantastic opportunity offers progression onto becoming a qualified Class 2 HGV Driver!

Your working pattern:

Monday to Friday
6am to 4pm
60-minute break

We offer:

Competitive bonus
25 days’ annual leave, option to buy +3 days, Christmas break + Bank Holidays
Long-service awards and holidays
24/7 wellbeing support and counselling (EAP programme)
Internal GP medical helpline
Healthcare cash plan
Life assurance
Bike2Work scheme
Colleague discounts and vouchers
Employee of the month scheme
Free onsite parking
Workwear and PPE

No two days are the same, but you will typically:

Supervising the safe loading of goods onto the vehicle.
Transporting, unloading and delivering goods in a safe and secure manner to prevent damage, spoilage or loss.
Carrying out multi-drop deliveries in a safe and timely manner.
Ensuring the load is correct and in keeping with customers orders.
Checking goods-off with customers and obtaining signature and print.
Rectifying any customer concerns on delivery.
Working to the best routes within a local area, considering traffic congestion, delays and diversions in order to adhere to time and route schedules.
Driving within legal compliance, the UK Highway Code, and driving time limits.
Maintaining cleanliness of the vehicle and ensuring avoidance of damage.
Complete daily inspection sheet regarding the vehicle.
Be aware of the vehicle inspection rota for servicing and MOT.

What you’ll need:

UK Driving Licence (Category C, Full, Clean)
Driving in the UK (1 year)
Sound geographical knowledge of the region/UK
Planning and organisation
Communication and reliability
Awareness of health importance, particularly during autonomous working time.
Manual dexterity
Interpersonal skills, particularly toward customers and colleagues
Able to remain calm and conducive in challenging situations

Career development opportunities:

Class 2 HGV Driver
Class 1 HGV Driver
Transport Supervisor/Manager

Please ensure you are happy with the commute before applying.
If you have not received an update within 14 days of applying, this means you have not been progressed to the next stage.

More about us:
We have been Distributor of the Year since 2016 under the Contract Flooring Journal! 

Every day we demonstrate commitment, respect, integrity, trust, teamwork and fun.
We truly care about diversity and inclusion, mental health and wellbeing.
We are dedicated to the development, retention and motivation of our people.

As one of the UK’s largest distributors we stock and distribute products from Europe’s leading flooring manufacturers and operating out of 17 branches UK-wide, and continuing to grow!

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