Trainee Class 2 Driver
Warburtons
Full Time
13.43 - 17.49 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description
Location: Tyne & Wear
Function: Distribution
Job Reference: 4222
Employment Type: Permanent / Full Time
Closing Date: 14/05/2023
As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the sixth generation starting to join the company, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 15 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Our family of 5,000 colleagues throughout the UK, have recognised us as a Sunday Times Top 25 Best Big Companies’ to work for.
Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.
The Recipe
Are you a Delivery Driver on top of your game with the desire to further your career and gain your Class 2 licence, with all of the costs of your training and licence taken care of?
Working alongside our Distribution and Training Teams, we are offering the chance to gain your Class 2 Licence through our Driver Academy and the opportunity of a Multi-Drop delivery role, driving in one of the most professional fleets in the country. Our vehicles have state-of the art telematics, sat nav and tracking systems.
So, if you’re looking for a role where you’re more hands on with your deliveries and keeping the nations eggs in soldiers, then join us and be proud to be heading in the right direction
Key Accountabilities and Measures
So here it is, as one of our Academy drivers you’ll:
- Be supported by the driver training teams in an intensive training course, to gain your Class 2 Licence, with no cost to you.
- Ongoing fully funded Driver CPC (Your Driver CPC training is in work hours too, not outside of them)
- Be an early riser. Your shift will start at around 3.30am, so it’s an early start, but your afternoons will be your own.
- You will also enjoy plenty of autonomy. As a driver you’ll be given delivery notes (or an electronic device), from which you’ll accurately pick the orders (either prior to leaving or out on your route) and load your vehicle with bakery products.
- Work set contracted hours and have stable shift patterns. That’s 43 hours a week, working a rotating 5 days including weekends, although a typical week can be less than that. All of which will hopefully help you to plan your life around work more easily.
Essential Ingredients
To join the Warburtons family, you’ll need a full current UK Driving Licence with no more than 6 points. You’ll also have a good knowledge of transport legislation, be reliable, responsible, customer focused and used to working in a fast paced environment, ideally with multi drop or home delivery experience and ideally previous experience of picking orders.
Extra Dough
At last and by no means yeast you will want to know what your breads worth:
- Basic Weekly Pay of £537.26 (rising to £699.40 upon completion and move into the Class 2 position)
- A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
- Ongoing CPC Modules - your Driver CPC training is in work hours too, not outside of them.
- Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 7%
- Life assurance
- Products you'll love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
- Continued investment in your personal development
- Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.
Warburtons
https://www.warburtons.co.uk/
Bolton, United Kingdom
Brett Warburton
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private
Food & Beverage Manufacturing
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