Van Driver

Company Description

Become a part of an innovative team helping to revolutionize the way publishers make books available in an on-demand world and helping to revolutionize the way that publisher content reaches readers around the world

**Lightning Source** UK Ltd**, **an Ingram Content Group company, is a leader in providing a comprehensive suite of inventory-free on-demand print and distribution services for books to the publishing industry. Lightning Source gives the publishing community options to print books in any quantity, one to 10,000, and provides its customers access to the most comprehensive worldwide bookselling channel in the industry.

**Job Description**:
**Job Summary**

To offer a broad range of facilities, service functions providing support to all departments within and for the building.

Responsible for driving up to a 3.5-ton van / truck and delivering pallets, boxes, or post, quickly and efficiently, following a planned route between company work sites.

**Facilities Essential Job Duties**:

- To ensure the building is clean, tidy, and well maintained (reporting broken light bulbs, removing empty cardboard boxes, cleaning spillages.)
- Control and empty the white/cream paper waste from production department.
- Control of the waste ensuring the carton, paper and general waste are disposed of in the appropriate bins.
- Empty office recycle bins and dispose in the correct bin.
- Liaising with the shift leaders unwrap paper reels as necessary and remove wrapping to carton waste.
- Ensure that the grounds, car park etc remain tidy and litter free and that any maintenance issues in these areas are reported to the Facilities Manager
- Ensure that the production floor is kept to the acceptable standard agreed using various methods including sweeping, mopping, hand scrubbing and the use of an industrial cleaner.
- To check and restock the office and production kitchen (coffee, tea, and sugar) daily. Advising the receptionist of any stock required
- To ensure that both production and office kitchens are kept clean, and dishwasher emptied appropriately.
- To weigh wastepaper in line with the Company’s key performance indicator
- To help prepare, set up and dismantle furniture and equipment in training room as required.
- To prepare refreshments (Tea and Coffee) for larger events in the Training Room
- To ensure that the office is kept well stocked with the appropriate paper for the printers.
- To work with IT and facilities on the deliveries into Goods In for their respective departments
- To assist with office moves and relocations.
- To conduct general maintenance tasks as agreed
- As instructed during the winter months prepare the external steps and access to the buildings this will involve the clearing of snow from car parks and driveways.
- To carry out any such other reasonable duties within job capabilities as may be requested by the Facilities Manager from time to time.
- To be responsible for your own Health and Safety and be aware of factors affecting your colleagues in order to maintain a safe environment.
- To report any accidents, potential hazards to your Line Manager immediately.

**Driver Essential Duties & Responsibilities**:

- To safely transport stock to and from specified locations in a timely manner.
- To pack, load, and unload delivery van / truck.
- To keep the company vehicle clean and properly maintained by performing regular washing, cleaning, and vehicle maintenance.
- Conduct regular maintenance checks on delivery vehicle and inform Line Manager of any issues.
- To report any accidents, injuries, and vehicle damage to your Line Manager immediately.
- To keep mileage logs and monitor delivery metrics as required.

**Qualifications**:
**Qualifications (Typical Experience, Typical Education, Knowledge/Skills/Abilities)**:
**Experience**:

- Previous experience of a similar role

**Education**:

- Effective level of literacy and numeracy

**Skills**:

- Effective team member with a flexible approach to work
- Flexible approach to change
- Confidence in dealing with queries.
- The ability to deal with people at various levels and adopt a professional attitude at all times.
- Ability to work to set targets under pressure and adapt to ever changing priorities.
- Must be tactful and conscientious.
- Ability to work on own initiative with an eye for detail.

**Driver Requirements**:

- Clean and valid full UK driving licence.
- Some commercial vehicle driving experience is preferred.
- Experience of driving vehicles such as transit van, trucks / tail lift
- Be able to handle heavy loads up to 50lbs.
- Valid forklift truck licence desirable
- Power Assisted Pallet trucks experience

**Essential Physical Demands**:

- Ability to walk and stand continuously.
- Ability to lift/carry in full range of motion up to 50 lbs. up to 30 lbs frequently and up to 50 lbs occasionally.
- Ability to push/pull up to 50 lbs to push
- up to 40 lbs frequently and up to 50 lbs occasionally.
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