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Home Delivery Driver
Delivery Van Driver – Customer Doorstep Service
About the Role
As a Sainsbury’s Colleague, you’ll play a vital role in delivering incredible service to our customers. This role involves:
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Driving a 3.5-tonne van to deliver groceries
- Ensuring on-time and high-quality deliveries to customers' doorsteps
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Preparing for safe and efficient deliveries
- Conducting pre-drive checks to ensure the van is clean, organised, and roadworthy
- Securing delivery cases and prepared for various driving conditions
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Customer service excellence
- Handling customer queries and substitutions
- Keeping customers informed about any potential delays
- Providing recommendations based on in-depth knowledge of Sainsbury’s products, services, and promotions
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Store support
- Assisting across the store when not delivering, ensuring smooth operations
Required Skills and Attributes
Core Responsibilities
- Driving expertise
- Proficiently navigate and deliver using large vehicles across diverse locations
- Busy residential streets to narrow country lanes
- Variety of residential properties
- Proficiently navigate and deliver using large vehicles across diverse locations
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Customer engagement
- Friendly, welcoming attitude with passion for delivering outstanding doorstep experiences
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Versatile and adaptable
- Embrace a fast-paced, physical, and energetic work environment
- Solve problems independently or collaboratively as part of a high-performing team
- Flexible work ethic – prepared to support store operations across roles with training provided
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Physical readiness
- Comfortable moving shopping containers weighing up to 15KG
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Technological readiness
- Practice adaptability with new digital tools and technology
- Operate seamlessly within AI-powered in-cab cameras (installed for safer driving practices and road law compliance)
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Diversity of tasks
- Contribute across multiple functions with opportunities for continued professional development
Benefits
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Financial perks
- 10% discount at Sainsbury’s, Argos, TU, and Habitat after four weeks (increases to 15% on Sainsbury’s products every Friday and Saturday)
- Sainsbury’s share schemes (exclusive share purchase opportunities)
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Workplace support
- Pension scheme – funding matches up to 7.5% of your contributions
- Holiday entitlement – based on worked hours, plus paid maternity and paternity leave
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Lifestyle benefits
- Free food and drinks provided in-store
- Generous shopping vouchers and discounts for added lifestyle value
- Gym memberships, dining, holidays, and more
- Wellbeing support – free access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme for expert guidance on a range of personal matters
Note: Vacancies may close rapidly. Apply without delay to avoid disappointment! For application updates, contact the relevant store directly.
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