Tonne Driver

Greencore Group plc; Eastleigh, Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading convenience food company located in Eastleigh is looking for a driver. The successful candidate will be responsible for loading customer orders, delivering them accurately, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. With competitive pay and a variety of benefits including holidays, pensions, and life insurance, this role creates opportunities for growth and emphasizes the importance of teamwork and diversity. Join us and be part of our mission to make every day taste better.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Free car parking

Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence held for at least six months.
• No more than 6 points on driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Load customer orders from warehouse to vehicle.
• Deliver customer orders correctly and on time.
• Maintain cleanliness in vehicles.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Knowledge of Health and Safety laws

Attention to detail

Job description

Role Details:

• ShiftTimes: 4am Start Time (8/10hour route)
• Pay Rate:£14.25 per hour (+ £1.15 for any hours worked between 10pm and 6am)
• Overtime:Premiums are payable after 42 hours at time and a quarter
• Shift Pattern: 5 from 7 - Monday to Saturday
• Workload: On average between 10 to 35 drops per day

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Southampton

A distribution depot serving convenience retailers and forecourts in the region. The depot operates a fleet of 35 vehicles on 36 routes.

What you’ll be doing

Full training will be provided if successful in this role but are looking for the following knowledge and experience :

• Loading Customer orders from Warehouse to vehicle
• Ensuring all orders correct with delivery notes
• Delivering customer order in correct manner
• Following Health and safety and driving laws
• Ensuring all trays are stacked neatly in the truck and empty tray from customers
• Maintaining cleanliness and tidiness in vans/areas at all times
• Ensuring all PPE issued is worn at all times

What we’re looking for:

Being great with people is essential. In fact, this is the first thing we look for when we recruit a Greencore driver. Of course, you also need to have a full UK driving licence held for at least six months with a maximum of 6points. We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre
• Free car parking
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

We’re proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our futurep>