Alliance Healthcare
Multi Drop Delivery Driver - Swansea
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Job Details
This role is in support of Cencora's wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business.
Job Title
Multi Drop Delivery Driver
Department
Transport
Location
Swansea Service Centre
Reports To
Driver Team Manager
Hours of work
48 hours Per Week (Monday – Saturday)
Job Purpose
To ensure the speedy, efficient and accurate delivery of assembled product and invoices to the customer within the corporate guidelines.
All staff are expected to understand the principles of Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use (2013/C 68/01) which is reflected in our SOP – REF Chapter 1 AHDL GDP 1.1. It will be a requirement for all staff to be trained in this SOP and have an annual refresher. All other GDP training will be job specific and as per your personal training matrix.
Key Accountabilities
- To maintain a safe and competent standard of driving, observing speed limits and other traffic signs and giving due regard to other road users.
- To have a daily check to ensure that your vehicle is in a roadworthy condition including a check of the lights, brakes, coolant, etc.
- To report any faults, breakdowns, accidents or delays.
- To maintain the internal and external condition of the vehicle together with the cleanliness of the vehicle.
- To ensure sufficient quantities of fuel have been taken for the day's work.
- To maintain the security of the vehicle and its contents at all times.
- To check all orders shown on the dropsheets and ensure all orders are loaded on the vehicle.
- To collect goods returned for credit, mail, cheques or delivery bins and their safe return to the branch at all times.
- To ensure Housekeeping standards are maintained.
- Ensure damages/breakages are dealt with promptly and correctly with due regard to special procedures for HazChems.
- To maintain a smart appearance at all times.
- To help maintain good customer relations.
- To be involved in other duties as may be defined from time to time by the Management.
- Meet all Health & Safety requirements.
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Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
- A full driving license must be held relevant to the vehicle being driven
- For insurance purposes, all drivers must be over 21 years of age
- Existing employees must update fleet services accordingly with any changes to their license status e.g. points on their license, driving bans etc
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent Customer care
- Intermediate Numeracy and Literacy
Desirable
- Previous experience of multi-drop delivery driving is highly desirable
- Route planning experience
MANUAL HANDLING
It should be noted that manual handling tasks such as lifting and bending are “essential requirements” of this role.
Whilst Alliance Healthcare is committed to developing positive policies to promote equal opportunities in employment, we have a duty of care to ensure we do not instigate or worsen any conditions that would prevent the employee from carrying out manual handling duties.
On that basis, for this role we cannot make “reasonable adjustments” for any applicant who is unable to carry out such duties. If you are unsure as to whether this applies to your application, you must detail on your application form and discuss at interview any information you feel may be relevant.
Existing employees should keep their line manager informed of any changes that may affect their ability to carry out such duties.
Key Working Relationships
- Constant interaction with external customers
- Regular liaison with other drivers and members of the transport team
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Level Of Decision Making
- Required to act on own initiative and work unsupervised
- Required to monitor the condition of own vehicle and report and damages or faults
- Serious faults or damages may result in the driver making the decision the vehicle is not roadworthy
Additional Information
Drivers are required to maintain a smart appearance due to their constant interaction with external customers.
What Cencora offers
Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.
Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.
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