Link Driver CDH
About the roleAs our Link Van Driver, you will deliver John Lewis stock between customer delivery Hubs, John Lewis branches, and third parties. You will also assist the Warehouse Operation team in processing incoming and outgoing goods using appropriate systems.
While on the road, you’ll be representing the John Lewis brand and demonstrate the highest driving standards, respectively and courteously. This role requires you to promote the Partnership brand through professional and courteous conduct. You will adhere to all legal driving, working time, health, and safety regulations.Due to its nature, you need to be 18 years or older to work in this role.
Key Responsibilities
Your day will see you start at the delivery hub where you are based before heading out on a route. Your responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring your vehicle is driven safely, economically, and within health and safety guidelines, representing the John Lewis brand at all times.
-Ensure the security of John Lewis goods and vehicles to prevent stock loss and damage.
- Assisting the wider shop team in processing goods, incoming and outgoing, using the appropriate systems.
- Processing paperwork for outgoing and returned items accurately.
- Loading, transporting and unloading stock between your shop and service building in a timely manner.
-Report any incidents or accidents immediately to the CDH Management Team.
Please note this role involves heavy lifting: You will spend a lot of time delivering large items such as sofas, white goods, sports equipment, furniture, beds, and mattresses between distribution sites.
Essential skills/experience you'll need:
-Manual C1 UK driving licence (with a maximum of 6 points)
-DCPC (Driver Certificate of Professional Competence) or Driver Qualification Card by the first day in the role.
- Tachograph Card.
-Previous experience driving a 7.5-tonne vehicle.
Desirable skills/experience you can bring:
- Previous experience in a warehouse role involving the movement of caged stock and manual handling.
- Previous experience working in a retail environment.
- Basic computer skills (for stock control systems).About The Partnership
We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.
We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.
As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.
We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.
As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.
Important points to note:
It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.
We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.
We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to all. For disabled candidates who have applied under the Disability Confident Scheme, where they meet the minimum criteria as outlined on the advert and job outline, they will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and ability at an assessment or interview. That is unless it is not practical or appropriate to do this for all disabled candidates, such as during high-peak times or for high volume roles.