Pet Delivery Driver

Pets at Home; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet care company in Sheffield is looking for a flexible Pet Delivery Driver to join its team. The role involves delivering pets to stores while ensuring safety and welfare standards are met. Candidates should have experience driving 3.5 tonne vehicles and be willing to work flexible hours. The company offers attractive pay, holiday benefits, health insurance, and a discount scheme after 12 weeks. Join a friendly team where diversity is valued and every contribution is welcomed.

Benefits

Attractive rates of pay

Annual leave and increases after 2 years

Birthday holiday

Stakeholder pension plan

Life assurance

20% discount after 12 weeks

Voluntary benefits package

Qualifications

• Previous experience at driving a 3.5 tonne vehicle is required.
• Must follow safety and animal welfare processes meticulously.
• A full, clean driving licence is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pets to stores and conduct store deliveries.
• Carry out driver checks before starting the engine.
• Coordinate van maintenance and use phone apps for process checks.

Skills

3.5 tonne driving experience

Attention to safety and animal welfare

Careful and considerate driving

Customer support understanding

Friendly and team-oriented

Job description

Pet Delivery Driver

Sheffield (S6 1NN)

£12.36ph, 23.5hours, 2/3 shifts per week as an average but flexibility required to do full weeks if required.

The role will involve staying away overnight for most of these shifts - accommodation and food allowance is covered.

At Pets, our aim is to give the nation’s pets what they need to be at their ball-chasing, tail-wagging best. Because we will not rest until every spaniel has a squeezy toy. Every calico has a cat tree. Every rabbit has a run. We are motivated to find the best talent in the Logistics & Distribution industry. Right now, we are looking for a Pet Delivery Driver to join our Pet Delivery Team in the Sheffield area.

The Role

As a Pet Delivery Driver you need to be flexible both in terms of duties and in hours of work and wish to work with the Pet Delivery team delivering Pets into stores.
You will be a cover driver that is based in different locations each week, reporting to The Pet Delivery Manger (First Line Manager) your key relationships will be with the wider Pet Operations Management team, Pet Health Checkers as well as our Store Colleagues and other drivers within the Pets at Home Transport Team.

What you will bring

• Have previous experience at driving a 3.5 tonne vehicle – ideally box van.
• Methodically and meticulously follow a set of processes which are safety and animal welfare centric.
• You will be a careful and considerate driver who is willing to go the extra mile both on and off the roads.
• Conducting driver checks before you start the engine.
• Conducting store deliveries.
• Driving and delivering with care and with animal welfare at the forefront, and always legal and safely, making sure our reputation for excellence includes animal welfare transportation.
• Van maintenance co-ordination.
• Use of phone apps to complete process checks.
• Demonstrate an understanding of customer support and satisfaction.
• Previous or current owner or comfortable with close contact of small animals.
• Full, clean driving licence is preferable.
• Flexible to do a variety of work.
• You will be naturally friendly, helpful and want to get stuck in, working with your team to deliver great results.

What you will get in return

• Attractive rates of pay.
• Annual Leave (including Bank holidays), with an increase after 2 years continuous service.
• An extra day’s holiday when it is your birthday.
• Stakeholder pension plan.Personal Health Insurance scheme (if in Pension Scheme).
• Life assurance.
• 20% Pets at Home discount scheme after 12 weeks service.
• Pets’ “Treats” voluntary benefits package.

Pets just see people. They are not biased, and they do not discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience do not perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!