Delivery Driver

We at Team CV LTD are seeking an experienced 3.5 Ton Driver, who is familiar with the East London and Essex areas. Our Client is an industrial distribution company, which will require the candidate to lift and move large items.
Key information for 3.5 Ton Driver Candidate:
Location: East London and Essex area (From client headquarters in East London).
Hours: Monday to Friday – 7:30am – 5pm, inclusive of an hour’s unpaid lunch break.
Nature of employment: This is a Full-Time, Temporary position. However, there are opportunities for the successful candidate to secure regular employment with this Client following the initial employment period of 3-4 months from your start date.
Salary: £12 per hour.
Key Responsibilities for the role of 3.5 Ton Driver:
The key objective of the 3.5 Ton Driver candidate is to ensure that deliveries are received by the customers in a timely manner, in the interests of providing a fast and efficient service, building customer relationships, and enhancing the company’s reputation for first-class service. Candidates will be also required to assist with warehouse duties on an ad-hoc basis. The key responsibilities of 3.5 Ton Drivers for this client are:
Deliveries
Daily vehicle checks
Cleanliness of vehicles
Dealing with trade counter customers
Receiving goods inwards
Picking and packing
Loading and off-loading of vehicles
Working within service level criteria
Daily branch proposal and continuous stock taking
Day-to-day administration
Participation in the annual stock take
Further responsibilities include:
* Providing accurate and regular order handling to help achieve minimum time delay between receipt of order and despatch of goods, therefore maximising sales/stock turnover.
* Resolving customer queries/warranty/credits/complaints to the satisfaction of all parties.
* Identifying and work with third party distribution providers, identify potential problems to ensure the smooth flow of orders and customer satisfaction.
* Maintaining close contact with customer service staff, understand their working practices and be proactive in preventing the occurrence of avoidable problems for our customers.
* Communicating enquires to the External Sales Engineers to enable maximisation of potential sales.
* Providing cover within the branch / trade counter, at which you are based during unplanned absences.
* Ensuring that the warehouse and trade counter support sales in achieving product sales / and market share in accordance with company objectives.
* Communicating effectively with the Branch Manager
* Acquiring and demonstrating the necessary selling skills, product knowledge and understanding of company policy to work effectively.
* Providing assistance and motivation to all colleagues when required.
* Working within Focus sales procedures in the branch environment.
* Working with the Branch Manager to ensure that customers’ required levels of service are being met.
* Ensuring that complaints, as they affect your direct responsibility, are promptly dealt with, in a professional manner.
* Maintaining company property to the required standard.
* Representing the company in a business-like manner and maintain a standard of dress and appearance in-keeping with the job and position within the company.
* Being prepared to assist with out-of-hours services to customers when the need arises.
* As an employee, you have a legal duty to take reasonable care of yourself and others and to co-operate with management on all aspects of health and safety, as set out in the Employee Safety Handbook.
* Ensuring familiarisation with data protection procedures set down by the organisation as a result of the GDPR and understand that any breach could result in the organisation’s sensitive and confidential data being disclosed to competitors and other interested parties.
* Any ad hoc duties as required by the Branch Manager or a Director.
Essential Qualities for the role of 3.5 Ton Driver:
* Have a full clean UK Driving Licence.
* To be able to lift up to 25kg unassisted.
* To be an effective communicator.
* To be personable and proactive in all interactions with customers and colleagues.
* To demonstrate effective selling skills, product knowledge and understanding of company policy required to work effectively on the trade counter.
* ADR qualification in order to carry refrigerant / hazardous goods over 999kg.
We at Team CV LTD are looking forward to hearing from enthusiastic and experienced 3.5 Ton Driver candidates.