Job Description
Customer Delivery Drivers are sought to provide an excellent home shopping experience by putting customers at the heart of everything they do.
About the role
At Tesco, we see the value in you. As a Customer Delivery Driver, you are the first face our customers see. You will be responsible for delivering to your customers, with a team of managers and colleagues back at base ready to support you when needed.
- Providing an excellent home shopping experience by putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.
- Loading the van where required, and checking your van for roadworthiness.
- Understanding the schedule and route that has been calculated for you.
- Looking the part in your uniform, ready to help our customers.
- Driving safely, responsibly, and within the law.
- Being courteous to all road users.
- Serving your customer with a smile and greeting them by name.
- Taking care of your customer's deliveries as if they were your own.
You will need
- To have had a full Irish or EU driving licence (manual or automatic) for at least 2 years with no more than 3 penalty points.
- To be a safe and courteous driver.
- To enjoy helping others.
- To be personable with a good sense of humour and excellent communication skills.
- The ability to take the initiative and use common sense.
- To care about making a difference for customers and colleagues.
- The ability to stay calm under pressure.
Please note that as part of our recruitment process, job offers are subject to the Garda Vetting Process, and you will need to provide proof of current penalty points on your licence at the Assessment Stage.
We are sorry, but if you have been disqualified from driving within the last 10 years, we will not be able to accept your application.
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
What's in it for you
We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include:
- A variety of shifts.
- Part-time and full-time contracts available between 20 - 39 hours a week.
- An hourly rate of pay for new drivers of €17.19 per hour with an additional premium for Sunday working.
- Annual Bonus Scheme.
- Colleague Clubcard offering 10% discount across stores and online, with 15% discount weekends once a month (Friday to Sunday), and 20% off twice a year.
- Our Virtual GP service provides free and confidential access to an online GP through video consultations, and online prescription service for colleagues.
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and family members for emotional support along with free access to a range of wellbeing services.
- Life Assurance.
- Pension Scheme.
- Save As You Earn Scheme.
- Paid Family Leave.
- Bike to Work.
- Long Service Awards.
- Commuter Scheme.
About us
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is "Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day."
Tesco has operated in the Irish retail market since 1997, and with 170 stores nationwide, we employ over 13,000 people in cities and towns around Ireland, supporting almost 45,000 jobs directly and indirectly.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. It is embedded in our values: we treat people how they want to be treated.
We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you.
Tesco is committed to celebrating diversity, and everyone is welcome at Tesco. We're committed to providing a fully inclusive recruitment process, allowing candidates the opportunity to thrive.