Porter (Drivers Mate)

Ready to turn your ambition into a career?

This is your chance to join us as a Driver’s Mate, learn the ropes, gain valuable experience and work towards progressing into a Class 2 Driver role.

You’ll be out on the road supporting deliveries, learning from experienced rivers and getting hands- on experience of the transport industry – with a clear pathway to develop your skills and move into professional driving.

Join our team at GXO, Wickes at our Warrington site, where you will be working

Tuesday to Saturday , with start time window of 05:00 to 06:00 , contracted to 45 hours per week.

Pay, benefits and more:

• An annual salary of £29,741.00
• Overtime pay at £21.71 per hour (paid after 45 hours worked)
• An opportunity to earn additional £1892 compliance bonus (T&C’s apply)
• Holiday pay and Workplace pension
• Access to our Hapi App platform, offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!
• Opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multiskilling, in a dynamic working environment.

What you’ll do on a typical day

• Work as part of a two-person team delivering products to customer premises on a multidrop basis, ensuring deliveries are completed safely, on time and in excellent condition
• Provide a professional, first-class service that meets and exceeds customer expectations on every delivery
• Complete all delivery paperwork accurately and communicate effectively with customers throughout the delivery journey
• Support with the safe handling of Kitchens & Bathrooms products, including heavy items, while following all company policies and procedures

What you need to succeed at GXO

• A standard Category B driving licence
• Excellent customer service skills and a positive, flexible attitude
• Good timekeeping and the ability to work unsupervised when required
• The willingness and physical ability to complete regular heavy lifting and manual handling
• Flexibility around shifts and duties
• Previous home delivery experience is desirable, but not essential

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.