delivery driver
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Position Overview & Specifications
Are you looking to drive your career and be given the development you need to progress, then this is the role for you! We are looking for several Drivers to join our growing business at Bestway.
Hours of work: Predominantly Monday to Friday, some Sunday working with a Sunday premium paid
You’ll be delivering to a wide variety of independent retailers within the local area ensuring that they receive their orders in a timely manner and experience fantastic customer service.
About the Benefits:
- Highly competitive market rate and bonus – for more information please call 01604-751231
- Career progression including a personal development plan
- Overtime options available
- 30 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
- Company pension
- Life Assurance
- Free parking on site
- Free Tea, Coffee and Snacks
- Supportive training and equipment to help do your role effectively
About the role:
- Working with the depot team to ensure all orders loaded for delivery are correct
- Complete daily multi-drop deliveries within the local area and within specified timeframes
- Manual handling of stock on and off your vehicle
- Ensure all deliveries are received correctly and payment is received
- Ensure accurate recording of paperwork
- Provide the highest quality of service to our customers
About You:
- You will have a category C UK Issued driving licence including a driver DQC – Driver Qualification Card
- Your own tacho smartcard in order to drive commercially
- Experience in multi drop driving
- Good knowledge of the local area
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- The ability to work effectively and independently under pressure
- Flexible approach to working hours as delivery round times may vary with workload
- A good team player with the ability to work on own initiative
- The ability to plan and prioritise effectively
- Initiative along with a willingness to learn and develop their skills
- Drive and determination to succeed in a fast-paced environment
About Bestway
Established in 1976, Bestway Wholesale has grown to become the UK’s largest independent food and drink wholesaler, we also operate in Banking, Cement and Heath Care Sectors with UBL Bank, Bestway Cement and Well Pharmacy.
Our mission is to be the ‘Best Way to Grow your Food and Drinks Business’.
With 60 depots spanning the length and breadth of the UK, Bestway Wholesale is a supply partner to over 70,000 independent retailers and 40,000 catering and foodservice operators.
We have scale and purchasing power to help our customers compete in an ever-changing market. In addition to supplying to thousands of convenience stores, Bestway Wholesale also operates the award-winning Best-one symbol group which has 1,400 members across the country and over 3,500 independent retailers have chosen our depot-run promotion club, Xtra Local, as their retail club of choice.
Join us and you will be joining our fast-paced business, entrepreneurial and dynamic business. It's an incredibly exciting time to join us in this new venture!!
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Wholesale
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for delivery driver roles across Bestway Group's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Wholesale.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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