Area Van Driver
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Do you enjoy being on the road and want your work to make a difference to the lives of dogs?
We’re looking for an Area Van Driver to support with the careful movement, collection and delivery of all merchandise. This role will be based from the Brentwood charity shop with travel across Essex, Hertfordshire, London, Norfolk, Suffolk and Kent.
As an efficient and organised Area Van driver, you’ll:
- pick up donated items (including small furniture items and clothes) from households, businesses, or designated donation stations and deliver to the required location.
- route the vehicle with the guidance of the Retail Area Manager to maximise efficiency and effective deliveries, collection and distribution at all times.
- load and unload vehicles safely, adhering to manual handling guidelines, securing loads to prevent damage.
- maintain accurate records of mileage and donation logs, always adhering to road safety regulations.
- conduct daily vehicle safety checks, refuelling, keeping the vehicle clean and maintaining the vehicle in a roadworthy condition.
- represent the charity when interacting with donors and customers, taking the opportunity to promote Gift Aid and maintain a professional and friendly demeanour.
To be successful in this role, you'll have a full clean manual driving license. You’ll also have experience of multi-site deliveries and collections and ability of keeping accurate records and administrative systems. You’ll be able to manage your own time effectively and to a daily and weekly rota. You’ll have strong customer service skills.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 24th September.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 24th September.