24/09/2021
**£38,000-£42,200 per annum, 45 hours per week + overtime, PLUS an 8% bonus on all hours worked for the next 6 months**
Here at apetito, we are the UK's leading food producer for the health and social care sector, providing delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meals for people at home, in care and within educational settings.
The transport and distribution area of the business is a critical and important part of the supply chain. Our main base is Portbury near Bristol, but we also have staff at our out base depots in the following locations; Stanmore, Gillingham, South Kirkby, St Helens and Motherwell in Scotland.
Responsibilities
• Undertake pre & post trip vehicle inspections to ensure road worthiness
• Full compliance with drivers’ hours, tachographs and road traffic regulations.
• Driving style - damage free and economical.
• Be an ambassador of the company.
• Undertake minor vehicle service activity such as cleaning and refuelling of both vehicle and refrigerated
• Maintenance of a clean vehicle both internally and externally.
• Delivery and collection of vehicles as required to rental suppliers including any due inspections
• Inspection of hire vehicles pre and post rental
• Actively participate in a daily debrief process, working with your supervisor to identify safety, service and operational improvements as and when they arise
• Supervise and assist with loading activities at the Cross dock sites.
About you
• 2-3 years full time C+E driving experience
• Customer Service experience
• Full Class C+E Licence
• Excellent understanding of Drivers hours regulations, working time directive and tachographs
• Good operational knowledge of modern commercial vehicles
• Good geographical knowledge of UK
• Driver CPC
• Must be prepared to drive in different weather conditions.
• Must live within a reasonable travelling distance to the depot.
• The driver needs to show a great deal of flexibility within this role as the work will be varied and there may be changes to start times if required to cover another night trunk.
Nights and Nights + Cross Dock roles available.