Position Overview & Specifications
A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd are a privately owned company and one of the largest convenience retailers in the UK, currently servicing circa. 1,000 SPAR convenience stores and one of the UK's largest suppliers of catering products to schools, local authorities, public houses, restaurant chains and the leisure industry. Employing more than 7,500 people with a turnover in excess of £1 billion.
We are currently looking to recruit Class 2 Drivers for our BRAND NEW Bedford MK41 7BJ depot.
We are offering:
- Class 1 £15.05 per hour; Additional shifts £17.89; £25 per hour Sunday premium.
- Early start allowance of £1.52 per hour for hours worked before 6am
- Between 45 – 48 average hours per week
- Drivers mate on specific routes
- Early access to your pay through ‘EarlyPay’
- 24/7 access to your payslips and Rotas via HR/Payroll portal
- 10% Staff Discount in our SPAR stores
- Access to our colleague benefits scheme which offers a wide range of high street retail, holiday & leisure discounts
- Company Life Insurance worth 1 x Annual Salary and 6 x Annual Salary with Company Pension Scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
- Extra Holidays - Purchase Scheme
- Cycle to work - Bicycle purchase scheme
- Long Service Awards (e.g. 25 years service is £500 in vouchers and extra 4 weeks paid leave)
- Free On-site Car Parking
The job role includes:
- Multi-drop – between 5 and 15 deliveries.
- Roll cage deliveries of products to foodservice establishments using refrigerated vehicles and tail-lifts
- Collection of empty roll cages and customer waste/returns.
- Some hand-ball deliveries are required.
- Majority of start times are between 0300 and 0600
- Nationwide deliveries.
- Some nights out may be required
- Various shift patterns