Part Time Collections Driver

This is a part time role working 7.5 hour per week based out of our Eurofins Needham Market site, where flexibility is key. We're looking for someone who can cover our drivers holidays for 10 weeks per year, but assist with other weekly tasks where required. Must be flexible to work between Monday to Friday working 09:00 - 17:00.

• Make collections of food samples from customers around the UK, returning them to the lab


• The driver is responsible for the safe and appropriate handling of the customer's samples to ensure they are stowed appropriately within the vehicle.


• Respond positively to route changes that the company feels reasonable for the driver to complete.


• Ensure all paperwork is completed with a high degree of accuracy, with recording of temperature and time records on a daily record sheet and reporting into the Logistics Management team


• Ensure all information is inputted onto the company tablet where required


• Ensure collections are returned to site safely and securely.


• To communicate on a regular basis with the other driver, making them aware of any delays to the meeting time or place


• The vehicle is to be parked overnight at the normal place of work and any off duty periods unless previously agreed otherwise with the management team.


• Drivers are responsible for carrying out daily and weekly vehicle checks, oil, water etc and reporting any defects in a timely manner to the logistics manager.


• Drivers are responsible for reporting accidents and breakdowns.


• Ensure the vehicle is locked and secure when unattended.


• Promote the Eurofins image by wearing a clean, neat and tidy uniform as provided, and by ensuring your vehicle is maintained in a clean, tidy and serviceable condition.


• Provide a high level of internal and external customer care.


• To partake in any developmental training as required in compliance with the Company Standard.


• Drive Company vehicles in a safe and courteous fashion in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Transport and in compliance with the Highway Code.


• Take all reasonable action to ensure the safety and security of vehicles, equipment, goods, fellow employees and other road users.


• Good geographical knowledge of the UK road network.


• Appreciation of vehicle maintenance and safety checks.


• A customer focused approach with pleasant demeanour.


• Excellent communication skills.


• A positive can do approach.


• Experience of chilled multi drop collection and deliveries, working to strict timed deadlines.


• Full UK Driving License.


Benefits

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Life Assurance (4 times annual salary).


• Company Pension Plan.


• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential support.


• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay scheme.


• Holiday Purchase Scheme.


• Free car parking.


• Worldwide career opportunities.


• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday - there's something to suit everyone's lifestyle.


What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

Your data

As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

Closing Date

We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.