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7.5t Driver

The Recruitment Co
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a day
Location

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 8QW

Salary

£22,000 - £26,400 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The job is for a 7.5t Driver based in Tewkesbury, offering a salary of £34,844 per annum.
  • Candidates must have previous commercial driving experience in a 7.5t vehicle and a valid UK driving licence Cat C1.
  • Excellent customer service skills and the ability to lift and maneuver heavy items are essential for this role.
  • The position involves delivering furniture to customers' homes as part of a two-person team, ensuring a positive customer experience.
  • Applicants should be at least 25 years old and have manual handling experience, along with an understanding of EU Driving legislation and tachograph law.

7.5t Driver / £34,844 / Tewkesbury

Are you a friendly, customer focused 7.5t driver with experience in home deliveries and lifting heavy goods?This is not just a driving role. You will be the face of our clients business, so having excellent customer service skills and the ability to lift and manoeuvre heavy items of furniture every day, with manual handling experience is essential. We take pride in ensuring our clients customers receive their delivery to a room of their choice with a first class, friendly service.As part of a two-person delivery team our Customer Delivery Drivers will deliver mattresses, bed frames and furniture products into customers' homes and may help to assemble the products in their room of choice, being a key representative of our clients brand.7.5t Driver - Tewkesbury - £34,844 per annum***Monday - Friday position! No weekends!***

So, what will you do?

  • Lift and manoeuvre customers' orders including beds, mattresses and/or bedroom furniture to the room of the customers choice as part of a 2 man delivery team. Ensuring the home is left clean and tidy
  • Engage all customers by communicating in a warm, friendly and professional manner, ensuring they are left with a positive impression of our service, championing our products and doing all you can to deliver a great customer experience, as you would expect as a customer yourself.
  • Complete your deliveries on time, to schedule and most importantly ensuring your customers are left happy, keeping your customer informed by calling ahead.
  • Use the PDA scanner and complete paperwork to ensure customers orders are delivered correctly, promptly and accurately, and working with warehouse and cross dock teams as necessary to ensure products are loaded and delivered safely without damage.
  • Ensure your vehicle is clean and fit for the next delivery, monitoring for road worthiness and reporting any defects, ensuring compliance with all transport legal requirements.

Who do we want?

  • You must have a UK driving licence Cat C1 along with a valid driver's CPC DQ card / valid drivers digital card
  • Previous commercial driving experience in a 7.5t vehicle
  • Previous experience and understanding of using digital tachographs
  • Good people skills and some previous experience in a customer facing role
  • Ability to lift and manoeuvre heavy items of furniture with manual handling experience is essential
  • Understanding of EU Driving legislation and tachograph law
  • Desirable experience of using a PDA

Please note that for insurance purposes you should be aged 25 years or over.Apply now!!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.