Delivery Driver Dorchester, South West England, England
Job description
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Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week, working 5 days out of 7 on a rota basis
Do you love people, agriculture and the outdoors? Looking for a varied, fast-paced role? If so, we’d love you to join our team in Dorchester!
This role is primarily a delivery driver, however you will be required to work in the Warehouse/Store when not delivering.
Because of the nature of our products, this position will involve regular manual handling and heavy lifting (weights of up to 25kg).
Please note that due to insurance purposes the successful candidate would need to be 21 or over with a Full Driving License and at least 2 years driving experience.
Duties:
- Loading and unloading stock on to the van
- Delivering stock and accurately checking it off
- Ensure all deliveries of goods are checked in to the Warehouse/Yard detail against order and delivery notes before entering onto internal stock records
- Stock rotation and taking responsibility for the movement of the stock from the store into the shop
- Dealing with day-to-day customer queries
- Loading goods into customer’s vehicles
- Physically demanding role due to helping out in our Warehouse/Yard – requires regular lifting as part of the daily role following the required manual handling procedure
- Previous Warehouse experience is beneficial, but a positive and pro-active attitude are key!
If you enjoy a varied role, have an eye for accuracy and attention to detail, and the motivation to deliver outstanding customer service, apply now to join our team!
Benefits;
- Scottish Widows contributory Pension – company will match up to 5%
- Up to 25% staff discount in store
- Free parking on site
- 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Plenty of career progression opportunities
- Salary Finance
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme with Retail Trust
Please note, this vacancy may close prior to the expiry date if we have received a suitable number of applications.
We are one of the country’s leading agricultural supply businesses offering a complete suite of in-store, on-farm and online services, inspired by our passion for the agricultural industry and wider rural community.
Originally founded in 1960 by a small group of farmers, over the years we have grown and today we operate over 50 nationwide rural retail locations comprising Mole Valley Farmers, Mole Country Stores, and Farmdirect, along with our direct to farm business providing feed, fertiliser, and other inputs to the nation’s farmers.
We exist for the greater good of our farming shareholders and work with them to improve their productivity, profitability, and sustainability.
For everyone who works in one of Mole Valley Farmers’ businesses – just like our customers who live and work in it – the countryside is a way of life and we are committed to UK agriculture.
