Position Overview & Specifications
Are you an experienced Drivers Mate looking for a change? Would you like to work for a market leading company with fantastic benefits? If so, we have a great opportunity for you!
Here at GXO Logistics, we are currently looking for a full-time, permanent Drivers Mate to join us in Reading for our client, one of the leading retail companies, B&Q.
You will be delivering B&Q products based on the Store to Home network. You will be contracted to work 40 hours per week on a shift pattern of ‘any 5 from 7’ with the start time of 07:00.
Pay, benefits and more:
Hourly rate of £10.97- Overtime paid at time and a half rate
- 28 holiday days entitlement with 1 extra day of each year of service
- Workplace pension
- Access to a variety of high street discounts including 20% discount of B&Q products
- Access to GXO University – an online learning platform
What you will do on a typical day:
Deliver goods to customer homes and trade sites accurately, safely and on time- Assist the delivery driver with loading and unloading of vehicles as and when required
- Complete all necessary paperwork correctly, in full and on time
- Assist the delivery driver in parking and manoeuvring a company vehicle
What you need to succeed at GXO:
Good customer service skills- Strong communication skills both face to face and on the phone
- Excellent time keeping, reliable and trustworthy
- Previous experience of multi drop home delivery is desirable
We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.
GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are Disability Confident Committed as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.
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