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Date Added: Wed 01/05/2024

Van Driver

Bristol, UK
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Company: DFDS

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: Competitive salary

Do you want to be a valued part of the critical infrastructure that serves communities across Europe and beyond? Are you looking for a position in which you can keep things moving and deliver when it matters most? If so, then you could be the newest addition to our team as a night Van Driver.

Be part of the movement - and play your part.

About the role

You will be responsible for the delivery of fresh fish throughout the night to our customers.

  • Night-time working.
  • Making sure timed delivery deadlines are met.
  • Providing support within the warehouse, loading, and unloading the van
  • Providing good customer service to clients/customers
  • Working 40 hours per week plus overtime, 4 days per week working any 4 days from 7- Monday - Sunday
  • Delivering to the surrounding areas of Bristol, South Coast, Devon, Cornwall

About you

You must have a Full UK Driving Licence ideally with no points The role involves a significant amount of manual handling, so you must be physically fit and capable of lifting heavy loads. Our ideal candidate will have the ability to work independently as well as within a team and experience driving vans with multiple drops is desirable, although full training will be provided. As this is a customer-facing position, excellent customer service skills are essential.

We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. And we cannot wait for you to join.

Working at DFDS

Join the movement and grow with us.

We’ll support you on your journey and create the conditions that make it worthwhile.

Now about what we can give you. You’ll be able to access some fantastic benefits such as:

  • Life assurance cover
  • Contributory company pension scheme
  • Holiday Purchase Scheme
  • Free ferry travel for up to 4 guests between Dover and Calais / Newcastle and Amsterdam with no limit on trips
  • Full employee assistance programme including:
  • Proactive financial, emotional, mental, and physical health care support including face to face counselling, fast 24/7 access to a GP, a second medical opinion and legal support for colleagues and their family.
  • Huge range of retail discounts from high street and online retailers
  • Cashback on health care including dental, optical, physiotherapy, prescriptions, specialist consultations and much more.
  • Access to Thrive, our award-winning Wellbeing platform.
  • Access to mental health first aid and opportunity to join support webinars with a focus on all areas of positive wellbeing.

We’ll encourage you to challenge yourself, to acquire new skills and attributes. We want you to develop and progress within your career. At DFDS, we believe that development happens first and foremost through activities in the workplace, and we've developed training courses to support you.

Are we a match? Then what are you waiting for? Apply Now.

If you think your personality, skills, experience, and desire match this role, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us your CV as soon as possible, as we’re keen to meet potential candidates on an ongoing basis.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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