Van Driver - 1318 Job posted on 05 November 2025

React Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a conscientious Van Driver for a temp to perm role in Gravesend. Responsibilities include delivering products in Kent and London, performing daily checks on the vehicle, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Benefits upon becoming permanent include 20 days holiday and free onsite parking. The ideal candidate should be physically fit and willing to undertake warehouse duties.

Benefits

20 days plus bank holidays

Free onsite parking

Free lunch Fridays

Uniform

Company events

Qualifications

• Physically fit with a conscientious approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and collect products safely and efficiently.
• Check and sort day’s deliveries accurately.
• Load and unload vehicles safely and legally.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the vehicle.
• Complete daily checks following company policy.
• Plan routes effectively.
• Ensure timely upload of delivery paperwork.
• Liaise with customers on-site as necessary.
• Debrief team regarding delivery performance.
• Complete assigned warehouse duties.

Job description

Our client is seeking a hardworking, conscientious, and physically fit Van Driver to join their team on a temp to perm basis. Candidates must be willing to undertake warehouse duties.

Temp rate: £12.21 ph, 12 week temp to perm - PAYE, weekly pay via React Recruitment

then moving to monthly pay when permanent

Hours: 7.30 am to 4.30pm less one hour’s unpaid break whilst temping

Extra hours may be required

Location: depot based in Gravesend

Routes: Kent, London some drops in Surrey, Sussex

Van Driver Role

To deliver and collect products from customer sites (factories and building sites) in Kent, London etc. The Van Driver should be conscientious and be able to provide efficient delivery of products in line with agreed service levels and provide a high level of customer service.

Van Driver Responsibilities

• Accurately checking and sorting the day’s deliveries.
• Safely and legally loading and unloading the company delivery vehicles
• Ensuring that the vehicle is always clean and presentable (internally & externally)
• Daily checks are completed in line with company policy
• Always Maintaining a reasonable level of fuel and fluids in the vehicle.
• Ensuring that all relevant paperwork is completed on a daily basis.
• Ensuring that routes are planned in the most appropriate and efficient way.
• Route and delivery sheets accurately uploaded onto company platform in a timely manner
• Liaising with customers on their premises as necessary.
• Debrief the team on a daily basis covering customer requests, delivery performance and customer feedback.
• Complete other daily warehouse duties and reasonable requests from a manager, supervisor, or colleague.
• Participate in regular warehouse team meetings
• Work as a key part of the team
• Contributing to the maintenance of Health & Safety in the workplace.
• Promoting good housekeeping for an efficient working environment
• Work in line with the company vehicle handbook to comply with FOR’s

When permanent benefits include:

• 20 days plus bank holidays gaining 1 day per year after your first full year.
• Free onsite parking, free lunch Fridays, Uniform, Company events