Class 1 Driver Reading, England
Job description
- Contract: Permanent / 40 Hours Per Week
- Hourly Rate: £14.55ph - overtime paid at enhanced rates
- Location: Reading Depot - 2 Imperial Way, Reading RG2 0SL
- Days of Work: Monday to Friday
- Start Time: 09:00
Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service. You will be in a busy and fast paced business that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career.
DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible.
As a collection and delivery driver you represent the business every day and are vital to providing a service that genuinely makes a difference to our customers.
We understand the needs of our employees so we offer stability through permanent contracts, guaranteed hours and the ability to increase your earnings with overtime paid at premium rates. You can plan ahead whilst also building a career with us.
Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you’ll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again!!!
DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer
Our Site Manager is looking for an experienced and dedicated Class 1 Driver to support the continued growth of their Depot in Reading. In this role you will be required to drive both Class 1 and 18 Tonne vehicles.
You will be responsible for:
- Making bulk collections and deliveries from our nationwide network of depots and some of our biggest customers.
- Working to time critical deadlines and set collection times
- Ensuring we provide a service to customers' that is second to none
- Keeping & maintaining regular records & journey details
- Assist in loading or unloading
You'll also need a flexible outlook, a friendly personality and smart appearance and the desire to deliver world class customer service. In return we can offer you (alongside some fantastic company benefits)
- Company uniform
- Fully funded CPC renewal
- Flexible overtime
- Modern and well maintained fleet
1 year LGV C+E experience is required.
You MUST also have:
- A valid UK Driving Licence with CE entitlement
- A valid UK CPC Card
- A valid UK Digital Tachograph Card
Additional Information
About our benefits:
We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…
- Holiday trading
- Enhanced maternity and paternity package
- Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
- Free onsite parking for all employees
- Health Kiosks visiting every location
- Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off your weekly supermarket shop
- Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
- Free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses
Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.
If you identify with our aims and values and can deliver a best in class customer doorstep experience, then this is the job for you! Apply today.