Retail Van Driver

St Christopher's Hospice, St Paul's Cray, Bromley

Retail Van Driver

Salary Not Specified

St Christopher's Hospice, St Paul's Cray, Bromley

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted today, 6 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 2695d0a209514ce0af7e43f7f1113afb

Full Job Description

Do you have a passion for daily driving, working in part of a busy team, and getting stock where it needs to go - including lifting it yourself?

If this sounds like you, come and join the driving team at St Christopher's where you will be responsible for moving stock, whether its bags or bulky goods, as a vital member of a driving team that are part of a successful retail operation all over the South East., You'll typically be part of a two-person team on a large van moving multiple bags or furniture items where they need to go, either on to the next store on the route or into customers homes. You'll report into a Logistics Lead and complete ad hoc work as necessary.

You'll be responsible for compliance matters such as completing H&S and vehicle checks each day, as well as reporting any issues to make sure our vehicles stay roadworthy and presentable.

You'll be working alongside Store Management and other staff to complete work swiftly and efficiently at each stop, or with a Logistics Assistant to manage bulky goods deliveries and collections. You'll sometimes be asked to move items in our stores using your excellent manual handling ability, including bulky and heavy items.

You'll be customer facing sometimes and will be a good representation of St Christopher's throughout your working day.

You'll have excellent experience working multi-drop delivery routes
You'll have experience working removals or bulky goods collection or delivery routes
You will have a Driving Licence Class B, B1
You'll be physically fit for manual handling that includes heavy items such as furniture
You'll have experience in completing H&S, compliance, and maintenance related checks for vehicles
You'll have good customer service skills and a can-do attitude

We are proud to offer world class palliative and end of life care to everyone who needs it, whenever or wherever that may be. We are also here for the people closest to you. However, as we often say, we're more than just a hospice. We are proud of our community programmes that offer practical, emotional and spiritual support to over 7,500 people in the local area, most of whom we will help to continue living at home.

Being part of the retail and trading arm of the Hospice means raising vital funds to support this mission.