The chances are you’ll have eaten our food or spent time in our customer premises so why not share our success and come and work for us? At our depot we make thousands of deliveries to high profile customers across the South East area each week, and we have a number of teams who work together to deliver service excellence to our customers every day. We want to have passionate people working with us in Slough as we value our employees and strongly believe in developing our people for the future.

We have exciting apprenticeship opportunities in our Transport department at our head office depot in Slough. As part of this apprenticeship you will learn what it takes to become a great multi-drop HGV driver whilst gaining your Class 2/Category C licence.

What does this mean for you?

After successfully completing the 13 month apprenticeship programme, you’ll be a qualified, professional and competent HGV Driver in a permanent role at Bidfood. During this time you can expect an excellent working environment, job security, a fantastic development opportunity, and a great salary and benefits package.

A bit about the role

Although the training and day to day activities can be flexible to meet your individual needs, there will be an element of structure to your learning. You will be working towards and acquiring the Class 2/Category C HGV licence which will involve driver theory and practical tests, with the aim of acquiring your licence at 6 months; we’ll then work with you to build your confidence and practice driving a HGV vehicle. Plus as a HGV Driver there are lots of elements to learn so as part of the scheme you will cover defensive driving, optimising fuel efficiency, legislation and technology, effective communication, safe loading, vulnerable road users, drivers’ hours/tachographs and many more!

There will be a mix of on-the-job and off-the-job training, so it will require you to be self-motivated with the ability to work towards targets both on and off the road. You will have the full support from the Transport Management team, Driver Trainer and your mentor as we work with you to work towards and successfully complete the end point assessment in Month 13.

A bit about you

You’ll possess a driving licence with a minimum of 1 years driving experience with no more than 6 points. You’ll enjoy a challenge and care about helping our customers succeed, taking pride in being the face of our company to so many people every day. You’ll have the desire to learn and work hard towards achieving this qualification, whilst understanding how our business works. You’ll need to also have a basic level of Maths and English as you’ll be required to pass an assessment prior to starting the course.

What else we can offer you

• 33 leave days per year
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Employee discount scheme
• Employee Assistance Programmes
• Training and ongoing development as well as free CPC training

Want to know more?

You can apply by sending your CV to Tasha Martin, HR Business Partner at tashamartin@bidfood.co.uk or posting to Bidfood, 814 Leigh Road, Slough, SL1 4BD. Alternatively you can pop into the depot and fill out an application form.