Drivers Mate

Pay Rate: £30,135 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Shift patterns: Mon-Fri

DHL, an award-winning leading supply chain business is seeking a Drivers Mate to play a vital role in our distribution service.

WHAT DOES THE ROLE ENTAIL?

*Please note these roles involve the manual handling of beers, wines and spirits*

As part of your normal duties, whilst maintaining excellent health and safety practices, you will:

  • Manual handling of beer kegs, wines and spirits
  • Be available to cover start times bewteeen 04:00-06:00
  • Accompany a driver to delivery points where you will assist with unloading deliveries to licensed premises
  • Maintain regular contact with the Transport team and advise of all problems which may prevent the job being completed on time and without incident
  • Complete relevant processes on an electronic handheld device

WHAT DO WE NEED FROM YOU?

  • High levels of manual handling are required so you need to be physically fit
  • Previous experience of the preparation, distribution and handling of volume orders
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage your own workload
  • Ability to read, understand and follow directions/instructions
  • Ability to count accurately and to perform simple maths calculations
  • Previous practical experience as a Driver’s Mate, within a logistics or similar environment would be preferable

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