9958 – 40 Hour Fleet Delivery Driver - Permanent (Van Included)

9958 – 40 Hour Fleet Delivery Driver - Permanent (Van included)
We are currently recruiting for a 40 HourFleet Delivery Driver to distribute pharmaceutical and healthcare products and services to our portfolio of pharmacies located throughout the UK.
Our main Warehouse, where you will be based, is located on Lynstock Way, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4SA and you will be required to collect your van and start work each day from this location.
Reimbursement for mileage undertaken on business journeys will be at a rate of 40p per mile up to 10,000 miles, after which 25p a mile will be reimbursed as per HMRC guidelines. Fuel receipts should be obtained for each visit to the petrol station visit and the mileage claim submitted on a weekly basis.
If successful in joining our team, you will be allocated a designated run, which may change in location from time to time, working 5 days a week Monday to Friday. Please note that your start time could range from 4:00am until 9:00am and your end time from 12:30pm until 17:30pm and some routes may require overtime; therefore you must be flexible in your approach and able to start and finish work between these times.
This vacancy is on a permanent basis, however is conditional upon successfully completing the probationary period.
In essence your main responsibilities will be loading deliveries onto your designated vehicle, distributing the products to our branches, whilst ensuring all items are received correctly and undamaged. However our Drivers are much more than this. As part of the Warehouse/Fleet team you will deliver exceptional customer service standards to your customers. You will want to achieve the highest professional standards in the way you drive, your appearance and your approach to your job role.
Key Responsibilities include:
To be responsible for your own and colleagues Health and Safety.
To be responsible for daily and weekly checks on assigned company vehicle and ensuring any defects are immediately reported to the relevant Supervisor/Manager.
To be responsible for the general housekeeping of your assigned vehicle and of the warehouse, when appropriate.
To ensure that all your assigned daily deliveries are completed in an efficient, safe and professional manner.
Where possible, to assist with any reasonable requests made by our branches whilst on your deliveries.
To ensure all relevant paperwork is completed as required.
When required to assist in any other duties within the warehouse & fleet department.
To perform every duty assigned to the best of your ability.
To adhere to all relevant S.O.P.’s.
When necessary - to assist other team members.
To actively participate in operational meetings.
Keeping the business informed of any issued via your line manager.
To be successful in this role you must have a clean full UK driving licence, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be able to work independently as well as a team member, ability to follow instructions, be punctual and reliable as well as smart in appearance.
*All our roles are subject to an enhanced DBS/PVG (formerly CRB) being undertaken as part of our recruitment process. Please note that due to the nature of this role interacting with vulnerable adults both unspent and spent convictions are taken into account.
Here at Cohens we are proud to offer each of our team members with great rewards and benefits.
When you join Cohens as a new member of our team, you will automatically become part of our “My Cohens Rewards Scheme”. This scheme has been designed with you and our existing team members in mind, to provide all our employees with various rewards and benefits to Get Fit, Save Money and Feel Great.
We are also proud to announce that our rewards don’t just stop here.
If successful, additional benefits for you could include:
Excellent bonus scheme
4 weeks’ paid holiday, plus statutory holidays, which increase after 6 year service. (This is on pro-rata for part time employees)
Pension contributions
Staff discount
Regulatory training
Free onsite parking
To apply for this role please visit our website www.cohenschemist.co.uk/jobs
Please note the Cohens Group reserves the right to cease any advertising prior to the published closing date for a role that receives a high number of applications.