Delivery Driver Gateshead, England
Job description
Allied Bakeries make the top bread brands Kingsmill, Allinson’s and Sunblest. Across our bakeries we make white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and more.
We take massive pride in our brands and all that we do, including our bakeries having one of the best safety performance records in the industry. We know that the success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team, so if you’re looking to join a business that values its people, encourages everyone to get involved and be the best they can be, we’d love to hear from you.
Overview of role
Location: Gateshead
We are looking for qualified Class 1 and 2 Delivery Drivers who will support our Safety-First agenda to join our expert team of drivers at our Depot in Gateshead.
Class 2 work involves mainly multi-drop deliveries to our customers' stores, working 5 days over 7, starting at 3 am daily. Class 1 work involves long distances trucking, working 4 days over 7, and varied start times between 4 am and 10 am daily.
Key Accountabilities
What we are looking for: -
- You will be a skilled driver with work experience in a similar industry.
- Hold an up-to-date CPC card.
- You will be part of our team, who pride themselves on providing excellent customer service whilst demonstrating safe and courteous driving on the road every day.
- We all take responsibility for our health, safety, and well-being and the safety of others. Reporting to a Transport Front Line Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe delivery and collection of all goods to/from our customers. As well as providing accurate information with a driver debrief.
- In a customer-facing role, you will be a strong ambassador from Allied Bakeries, demonstrating a highly professional service.
If you like the sound of this and can deliver excellent customer service, we'd like to hear from you.
We'd prefer that you have relevant industry experience but will consider those who are qualified drivers without relevant experience providing you can demonstrate the aptitude to put safety first and deliver great service to our customers and passion for our Kingsmill, Allisons and Sunblest brands.
The Right Person
Benefits:
There are plenty of reasons why this is a great place to work, and here are just a few of the benefits for you:
- An annual basic salary of Class 1, £33,391, Class 2 £32,518
- 33 days annual leave (based on working 5 days per week)
- Matching employer pension contributions of up to 10% (inclusive of Life Assurance)
- Benefits for you and your family through our ‘Extra Slice’ scheme, which provides great savings at more than 500 businesses/outlets including Tesco, Sainsbury, M&S, Curry's/PC World, including healthcare, gym discounts and saving on your holidays.
- Cycle to work scheme- Getting you to get to work with a range of great bikes on offer.
- Family-friendly and flexible working schemes - designed to support meet the needs of employees and the business.
- Employee Assistance Programme - A free and confidential support service for employees covering various topics, including financial guidance through to relationship and legal advice.
- Charitable giving - we are launching a charity partnership with Save the Children. You can deliver a slice of kindness by donating to a charity through payroll.
Our defining value is to ‘Be the best we can be’; the behaviors that we believe help us to do this and are key to our success are: Aim high, I do what I say, Work Together and Everybody Matters.
We are committed to equal treatment and opportunities for all our people and believe in building a diverse and inclusive organisation that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for consumers, customers and stakeholders.
