Thrive Shepton are looking to recruit for a Van Driver - In Blandford Forum to join the team at Wiltshire Farm Foods who have been cooking and delivering delicious frozen meals for over 30 years now.

This position could lead to a permanent placement for the right candidate. Immediate start available. Own transport will be required due to client's location.

As a production operative you will be working both alone and as part of a team with efficiency and commitment to complete your work and strive to maintain the business performance targets.

Main responsibilities are as follows:

• Be an ambassador for the company and always delivering with exceptional service
• Must have excellent time keeping with ability to manage time whilst delivering & picking orders. Deliver to our customers according to route plan guidance from office and customer delivery time schedules. - all customers have a delivery time slots that needs to be adhered too.
• Team player and willing to support other team members to achieve a common goal of excellent customer service.
• Have the ability to undertake pre-shift inspection of your van, to include oil, water, tyres and full visual safety inspection.
• To cover our existing operations team and will include, driving, freezer and the occasional office support.
• Clean and refuel your van as and when needed - a clean presentation of the van is essential.
• Customer focused and willing to contact the office with any discrepancies or delays
• Customer confidentiality
• Excellent Cash Handling experience, showing ability to cash up your round accurately at the end of each working day. With a tidy and comprehensive paperwork approach to support the office.

Essential qualifications/Personal Qualities:

• Desired experience of multi-drop delivery role, with a customer focus mind
• Excellent knowledge of the Dorset area and surrounding villages as they cover the following post codes: BA8. BA20, BA21, BA22, BH19, BH20, DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4, DT5, DT6, DT7, DT8, DT9, DT10, DT11, EX12, EX13, EX24, SP7, SP8, TA13, TA14, TA15, TA16, TA17, TA18, TA19, TA20
• Own Transport
• Basic car maintenance knowledge - i,e Van checks, able to change light bulbs on vehicles, top up fluids like break and oil with confidence and change a tyre without the need for assistance.
• Happy to work in Freezer picking and packing (kit provided).
• Flexible manner to cover emergencies
• Good knowledge of PCs/ IT equipment
• Team player with very much a can do approach to supporting others
• Max travel from DT11 7UZ - 30 mins
• Full Clean UK Driving License for manual vehicle use
• Physically fit
• Numerate & Literate with secondary level education completed at GCSE level or equivalent.

Working Hours:

• Monday to Friday
• Flexible hours between 0700 and 1700
• 40 hours a week
• Must be flexible as sometimes due to matters out of their control you could be working a little later.

Pay rate:

£12 per hour

What you need to do next:

If this position sounds of interest and you would like to be considered.

Please contact the team at Thrive Shepton on #removed#

Thrive Group are acting as an employment agency in relationship to this vacancy.

If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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