Our Stories: Drivers
This is more than ‘just a driving job’. As the face of our business, you’ll work hard to keep each of your customers happy, delivering temperature controlled products to multiple locations, with a smile.
Read MoreWe’re a leading wholesale food distributor covering the whole of the UK, the preferred supplier for over 60,000 customers and our business is still growing.
It means you can expect an excellent working environment, job security, fantastic development opportunities, and a great salary and benefits package. Not only this, but being a multi-drop role, it will help you keep fit as you’re often out of the cab, meeting customers, and being the face of our business to so many people. Our customers rely on you to feed their customers so the arrival of our lorry is always a welcome sight.
We value all our employees and over half of our workforce have more than 5 years’ service! Our drivers say: “The best thing about working for Bidfood is being on the road and working with a fantastic customer base!”
As part of the team, you will be responsible for driving and sustaining improvement in all areas of transport, while maintaining the best possible level of service to our customers.
Consistently delivering improved KPL’s with the use of training, assessments and monitoring the Microlise system.
Monitor driver Tachograph infringements on a weekly basis using our optac system, to identify and deliver individual accompaniments, and depot familiarisation.
Investigation of all accidents, accident site visits, produce site specific reports, assessments and retraining of drivers if necessary. Accompanying drivers on routes to provide support, information, highlighting improvements to drivers and the Transport department. Provide support to the transport team to achieve targeted cost reductions and department efficiencies.
You’ll have a minimum LGV 2 license with two years driving experience within a multidrop environment and experience of working in a busy Transport Office with excellent communication and organisational skills with a professional manner with the ability to listen and use effective questioning techniques. Competent with IT skills, multitasking and to work under pressure.
You will be flexible covering the late shift working 5 over 7 days a week.
You can apply by emailing your CV, including reference LW/1406, to:
Stephanie Reynolds – email: stephaniereynolds@bidfood.co.uk
Alternatively you can pop into the depot and fill out an application form.
This is more than ‘just a driving job’. As the face of our business, you’ll work hard to keep each of your customers happy, delivering temperature controlled products to multiple locations, with a smile.
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