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SalaryDriver Mate
Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
£29,702.40 per annum Plus Benefits including Pension, BUPA Medical Cash Plan, Life Assurance, 22 days' holiday per annum
This is an amazing opportunity to drive making a difference and save the planet by making things happen in a ground-breaking, and growing business who put safety at the heart of everything we do.
As a Drivers Mate based at our Coatbridge Depot, you get to be part of a supportive team and play an active part in challenging the climate crisis.
What do we offer?
- Saturday overtime paid at time and a half
- Working hours predominately weekday based
- A paid trial day see if you like us!
- We encourage continuous learning and career ambition - did you know almost 80% of our managers have been promoted internally?
- Family leave enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Wellbeing support free access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme hire a bike and accessories, saving on tax and national insurance
- Colleague networks a range of forums and schemes that support social events and the local community
- Coaching, training and support if you have the right interpersonal skills we’ll help with the rest!
Olleco is a business that does what we say we will do and we’re looking for people who operate the same way!
The job
- Accompanying the driver on daily rounds throughout our region, delivering fresh cooking oil to restaurants and collecting waste cooking oil to be loaded back onto the lorry
- Interacting with up to 50 customers a day, providing an effective and helpful service
- Aiding the driver to locate any new locations that require delivery
- Filling out round sheets and invoices with quantities and prices
- Unloading used cooking oil from the vehicles back in the yard
- Loading vehicles with fresh stock ready for the next day
- Working as part of a team to ensure the site runs efficiently and effectively
We will be looking for:
- Hardworking people with the desire to progress and gain knowledge
- Reliable attitude
- A car or moped driving licence
- At a minimum, GCSEs in English and Maths at grade C or above (or equivalent)
Please note, this role involves early hours, starting between 05:00 and 06:00 am
As the role can involve moving and carrying weights in excess of 20kgs, we will provide manual handling training and medical screening to the successful candidate.
A bit more about us
Olleco is on a mission to help protect the planet, working together with thousands of food service businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by hundreds and thousands of tonnes.
With over 1,000 colleagues in multiple sites nationwide, delivering excellent performance, we supply premium cooking oils and collect organic waste which is then converted into renewable energy. Within a diverse, inclusive and open environment, you will have the chance to contribute to our culture and help us maintain our reputation for operational excellence.
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