Drivers Mate

Job Title**:Driver’s Mate**

**Location: Boston | Hours of work: 40 hours per week | Days of work: Monday to Saturday, 5 out of 6 days.**

**About Pilgrim Foodservice**
We are an independent, agile, family-run business. Our people embrace and embody our family values of trust, integrity, respect and innovation. These values have helped us to build a proud history of forging loyal relationships with our customers. From our depot in Boston, we serve a diverse range of customers in 17 counties across the Eastern side of the UK. We offer more than 4000 products including butchery, fresh produce, grocery, chilled, frozen and non-food items.

We are ‘passionate about our people’, recognising that our teams, along with their drive and passion, are the reason for our continued success. This is your opportunity to join a forward-thinking, friendly, exciting business.

**About the role**:
As a Driver’s mate you will be supporting our fantastic hard-working team of HGV Driver’s. If you are looking for a role where delivering customer service is your top priority; and you are passionate about what you do then we want to hear from you. You will need to be at least 18 years old due to the start times and the role is physically demanding

**Responsibilities will include**:

- Delivering products across a ‘multi drop’ environment typically 15 - 30 drops per route.
- Communicating with customers in a professional and polite manner
- Handling customer orders with extreme care

**Natural Skills**:

- Passion for delivering excellent customer service.
- A strong work ethic with attention to detail and great enthusiasm
- The role is demanding, and you will need to be physically fit and willing to work around a flexible day to meet the needs of our customers.

**Perks of Pilgrim Foodservice**
- Competitive salary
- Above statutory holiday entitlement
- Pension scheme
- Recommendation recruitment bonus
- Continuous training
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Staff discount
- Long service recognition
- Career progression opportunities

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract

Pay: £11.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Boston PE21 7SJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person