Customer Home Delivery Driver

Full Time, Permanent position. 5 Days a week. Monday to Friday.

We are currently recruiting for an enthusiastic and capable person to join our friendly delivery service team. Your standard working week will be 44hrs (excluding breaks), however you'll be paid in accordance with the total hours worked to allow for variations in the day.

It's an exciting time for you to join our thriving family run bed and bedroom furniture company and be part of our Simply Beds team. Delivering our products to our customers is without doubt a crucial part of our business, and the person we are looking for must have the skills needed to install beds and bedroom furniture items in our customers homes.

You'll be part of a team of two and will be required to deliver, assemble and recycle products into the homes of our customers across North Yorkshire and surrounding areas.

Once you've loaded your 3.5-tonne van, you'll be out on the road and will have a hands-on day in this physical role - you might be lifting anything from a mattress to a sofa bed, alongside your team.

We value our brand and reputation and are looking for a friendly, respectful Customer Home Delivery Service Driver that has superb customer service skills with excellent attention to detail, problem-solving abilities and organisational skills - You'll be the lasting impression on our customers.

Location: Simply Beds operates mainly within our North Yorkshire area, our stores are located in Catterick, Northallerton and Ripon, start and finish locations will vary each day between the three stores. Living locally to Ripon is preferable as the start and finish location for this job role will be Ripon.

A full UK/EU/EEA driving license with no more than 6 points and at least 2 years driving experience is required. CBR checks will be carried out.

About the job

• Safe loading and unloading of furniture into customer properties and warehouses.
• Transferring goods between our warehouses.
• Adhering to daily route planning and handling of delivery documentation.
• Communication with customers, stores and warehouses.
• Some furniture assembly (eg. bedframes, divan beds, ottomans, wardrobes and chest of drawers) in customer properties.
• Collection of returns and customer disposals.
• Warehouse duties and general maintenance of the stores.
• Plan and drive to predetermined appointments with due care and attention.
• Liaise with customers to confirm delivery times.
• Where appropriate ensure furniture is unwrapped and checked for any damage prior to leaving the customer's property.
• Vehicle safety, maintenance and cleanliness procedures.
• Other reasonable duties within the job holder's capabilities. The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

About you

• Can do attitude - You must be self-motivated and hardworking. Able to work on your own initiative and as a member of a team.
• Customer Focused - You will have a friendly and personable nature, with a passion for great service and making our customers happy.
• Communicator - Using your excellent communications skills, you`ll be able to build rapport and establish great relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Resilience - We know things don't always go to plan, so remaining calm under pressure is important.
• Experience - Having experience of multi-drop deliveries within the furniture industry would be advantageous.
• Flexible - A flexible approach to working hours including being able to work overtime if necessary.
• Strength & Endurance - Comfortable with a physically demanding job that requires you to load and unload your vehicle and install beds and bedroom furniture where necessary leaving our customers feeling happy and satisfied with their delivery experience.

Job Types: Full Time, Permanent position. 5 Days a week. Monday to Friday.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Store discount

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Customer Home Delivery Driver & Assembly Service Technician