Class 1 Driver
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Job Description:
Job Location: Polar Speed UPS, Site 2, Chartmoor Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 4WG
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday - 40 hours per week, 6am start
Salary: £40,468 P/A £19.46 per hour Monday to Friday
London Allowance: £13 per day if applicable to route
Job Purpose and Key Responsibilities:
* Managing the scanning of packages or pallets to your delivery vehicle
* Ensuring the safe and secure loading of all consignments to your vehicle using the appropriate equipment
* Assisting with the loading and unloading of deliveries
* Ensuring the vehicle is always kept at the correct temperature
* Conducting vehicle safety checks as outlined in documentation provided including the refrigeration unit on the vehicle
* Maintaining the cleanliness of both cab and chambers
* Reporting all defects as per the defect reporting purpose
* Adherence to all legislation governing HGV driving in the UK & IRL
* Ensuring the drivers card is downloaded upon completion of each shift
* Always demonstrating a professional and safe driving competency
* Always be smart and presentable
* Excellent communication and customer service skills
* Delivering and collecting of pharmaceutical consignments to GP Surgeries, Retail Pharmacies, Hospitals, and Wholesalers
* Communicating all operational delays or delivery failures
* Correct completion of EPOD/APOD, driver manifest, collection and refusal paperwork
Specialist Knowledge and Requirements:
* Minimum category Class 2 drivers licence with ideally no more than 3 points
* Minimum 2 years driving experience in Class 2 driving, including motorways
* Driver certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification in date
* Previous relevant experience is advantageous
* Excellent organisation skills with the ability to prioritize
* Team player mentality with ability to work on own initiative
* Must appreciate the need for maintaining confidentiality
* Build effective working relationships with customers and other departments across the business/network
Please note, for successful candidates Polar Speed UPS will run an enhanced DBS check and minimum 3 year referencing checks
Employee Type:
UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
How we score this
Class 1 Driver at UPS scores 36 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it AI Level 1 of 4 (Little AI) on this board. The level measures how much of the work is AI, not seniority.
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