7.5t Delivery Driver

4 day week Tuesday to Friday - no weekends!

Flooring Superstore (Connection Flooring Ltd) is an award winning flooring retailer. After starting out online back in 2012, we have gone from strength to strength and have grown considerably in size. Flooring Superstore is our main brand selling a wide range of floor types, whilst Direct Wood Flooring and Grass Direct are more specialist brands focused on smooth flooring and artificial grass respectively.

As part of our growth, we are looking for a 7.5T Driver to join our team. When you start with us, you will be driving as part of our 3.5t fleet, which is due to grow to 7.5t.

About us

• Award winning online and offline retailer
• 300 members of staff and growing
• Our own delivery network across the UK, 11 depots and 80 vehicles
• Huge room for progression within the business for ambitious and dedicated staff
• Large store expansion plan 2024 and beyond

Why are our drivers so important to us?

For us, customer service is key. We do everything with our customers in mind and our drivers are our ambassadors out on the roads delivering not only our excellent products but also great customer service with lots of personality!

A day in the life of our drivers?

It’s not just about driving and delivering. Our drivers spend much of their day loading up, fuelling, checking the van is clean and fit for the next route and calling customers to ensure they know what time their delivery will arrive. This is a multi-drop role working in local areas with a typical day consisting of 10-20 deliveries with some manual handling involved.

Our drivers’ key responsibilities:

• To deliver the highest standard of service and be a brand ambassador for the business.
• Provide an efficient and ‘First in Class’ delivery service to our customers.
• Drive safely, obeying the rules of the road and following the correct Flooring superstore procedures
• To always adhere to the Flooring superstores Health & Safety Policies and procedures.
• To contribute effectively in our team environment.
• Complete a daily vehicle and equipment pre-trip and post trip check using our Defect reporting processes and systems.
• Ensure all customer delivery details are captured accurately via use of the PDA system.

Ideally you will have:

• A great customer focus with a flexible and adaptable approach to deliver outstanding results
• A fully adaptable approach to work
• The ability to use your own initiative to ensure the customer receives their goods in a safe and timely manner
• Category C1 licence (maximum 6 points)
• Experience of working in a multi-drop environment.
• New passes welcome with 2 years' commercial driving experience

Desirable

• Valid Driver's CPC
• Driver's Tacho card

Hours:

You’d be required to work 44 hours per week from Tuesday to Friday 4:30am and 6.30am start on a rota basis.

A high degree of flexibility is required to ensure availability at key operational times. This may include a reasonable amount of additional hours to meet business needs.

Benefits:

• 6 weeks and 1 days holiday per annum
• £12.79 ph
• 5% Pension Contribution from company
• Competitive salary
• Maternity & Paternity package
• Company Loyalty Scheme
• Discounts on major retailers - huge savings to be made!
• In house communication and recognition platform keeping you updated on all the company news
• 25% discount on our products for friends and family
• Annual Company Awards
• Health and Wellbeing Support
• Opportunities for career progression
• Sickness Pay (for qualifying staff)
• Opportunity to be part of a company who are proud supporters and fundraisers of amazing organisations plus a large number of charities across the UK and who are also actively making changes to become more environmentally friendly and have positive impacts on the planet such as supporting tree planting and ocean clean-up initiatives
• Free Parking

Studies have shown that some groups of people are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Flooring Superstore, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £29,263.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• No weekends

Experience:

• Delivery driving: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• C1 Driving Licence (required)
• Driver's Tacho card (required)
• Driver CPC (required)

Work Location: On the road