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£14.63 per hour

Gateshead

21/02/2023

Bidfood needs part time HGV Drivers to join the team.

There’s every chance you’ll have eaten our food, so why not share our success and come and work for us?

Part Time Multi-Drop Driver

Gateshead,NE8 1YQ

• Permanent, 28.8 hours per week
• £14.63 per hour
• Must have Category C licence, digital tachograph card and CPC

Please Note: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK

A more flexible driving career

At Bidfood, we believe in making life easier for our people, as well as our customers. So, for those with both the driving skills and the people skills we’re looking for, we want to be flexible.

These are roles you can work around a family. As a Driver with us, you won’t be away overnight. There are flexible shift patterns, including term-time only options.

And, although you will work some Saturdays, most of your shifts will be Monday to Friday. You care for our customers – we care for you.

The role

You’ll be delivering great food and other catering products to a huge range of customers across your region, from restaurants and pubs, to schools, care homes and hospitals.

Our vehicles are all kitted out with the latest tech, including telematics, but you’ll have to use plenty of initiative to find the drop off points.

Once there, you’ll usually be delivering the goods straight to the chefs and managers who make the orders – so building up a good rapport with them is important. You’ll be the one transferring the goods from your lorry to the customers’ kitchens, too, on cages stacked with pallets.

Some orders can be large, so it’s a job with a real physical element. Health and safety is our top priority and so we will ensure you’ll have all the latest training and PPE you will need to carry out these responsibilities safely.

What you’ll need

You’ll be efficient and organised; you need to enjoy the challenge of being given a lorry full of goods and getting it to the right people at the right time. Personality is key. You’ll interact with the customers at every drop off – so you’ll need to enjoy meeting them, and doing all you can to make their life easier. Plus, you need to able to move sometimes heavy cages and pallets about.

Qualifications-wise, you need a category C LGV License. You’ll also have your digital tachograph driver card and your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), or be willing to train for it. We’ll pay for ongoing CPC development to help you keep these qualifications up to date.

The training

We won’t throw you in at the deep end. We’ll train you on the systems we use and the products we deliver, show you round our tech, from touch screen PDAs to our telematics system, and run you through every aspect of your vehicle. Then we’ll set you up with a buddy driver to learn on the job for at least two weeks, until you’re ready to go out on the road on your own.

The benefits

You’ll be home every night. It’s a 3 shifts in 7 days model, but the majority of your shifts will fall Monday to Friday, with occasional Saturday working.

There’s 33 days’ paid holiday pro rata, great healthcare benefits, pension, and an exclusive range of over 4,000 high street discounts.

How to apply for the HGV Driver role:

If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click “apply” today and check your inbox for an email providing more information on how to tailor your application and provide a cover letter or any supporting documents.

You must be eligible to work in the UK.

Other suitable skills and experience includes HGV, Multiple drop Driver, Multiple Location Driver, Food Delivery, Multi Temperature Driver, Class C Delivery Driver, Class 2 Driver, Ambient Temperature Driver, HGV Driver

Please note if you have not been contacted within 2 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful