Job Description
Henderson Group are proud to be Northern Ireland's leading foodservice provider.
About Us
We employ over 5,500 staff and have been placed 5th in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2024.
Our Culture
We're an Investors in People accredited, family-owned group, and our culture is lived out through our four core values: Ambition, Customer First, Teamwork and Integrity.
The Role
Henderson Food Service is the leading supplier to the food service industry in Ireland.
We source and supply a range of thousands of products to customers including hotels, restaurants, and public sector organisations such as hospitals and offices.
This role involves working from our Foodservice depot in Newry, delivering frozen food products to the Foodservice sector throughout Northern Ireland.
Main duties include:
* Loading and securing of all goods at the depot;
* Ensuring all documentation is correct prior to departing from depot;
* Delivering the goods in first class condition to the agreed location;
* Ensuring the appropriate delivery documentation is signed.
Key Responsibilities
* Loading and securing of all goods at the depot;
* Collecting and documenting all product returns;
* Maintenance of the lorry (including vehicle hygiene plus daily water/oil/fuel checks), Cage control and accountability.
The role involves a significant amount of manual handling, specifically pushing, pulling and lifting heavy loads.
Requirements
* Hold a current LGV Group C licence;
* Possess a Driver Qualification Card;
* Possess a Digital Tachograph Card;
Desirable Criteria
* Relevant driving experience;
* Multi-drop delivery experience;
* A good knowledge of vehicle refrigeration;
* A good knowledge of tail lift operation.
What We Offer
Market competitive salary;
Contributory pension scheme;
Healthcare;
Life assurance;
Employee assistance programme;
Social club;
Perks Offers/Discount scheme throughout UK/Ireland;
Staff discount (grocery/fuel) at SPAR/EUROSPAR Henderson Group company-owned stores;
Many more benefits.
Working Hours
The successful applicants will have a core contract of 38 hours per week, 5 days out of 7, Tuesday-Saturday - job to finish and overtime as required.
Working on a 6th day every two weeks (Monday) is also a requirement for this role.
Start times between 4am and 5am daily and flexibility is required with regards to hours of work.
Earnings Potential
After training, you can potentially earn £36k OTE gross upwards per annum.
Selection Process
Please be advised that we do not accept paper application forms.
All candidates must fully complete the online application form to be considered for the role.
The selection process will involve an interview, after which you may be invited to complete a driving assessment.