Customer Delivery Driver

About the Role

As one of our Customer Delivery Drivers, you'll be bringing the unique blend of quality Waitrose produce and Partner led service right to our customers' doors. You'll be based at our purpose built Customer Fulfilment Centre in Coulsdon which is closed to the public and has bespoke equipment to maximise your ability to deliver market leading service to our customers. The deliveries fulfilled from the centre are from customers purchasing online within London and the surrounding areas.

In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £3.75 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.

Due to its nature, you need to be 18 years or older to work in this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Checking your delivery routes for the day.
• Ensuring all of the appropriate vehicle safety checks are complete on your van, maintaining full road compliance and health and safety.
• Being an ambassador for the Waitrose brand while on the road with great customer service as your number one priority.
• Helping customers with their shopping and building a rapport with them based on trust and service.
• Supporting the wider CFC team when required with general shopkeeping tasks.

Essential skills/experience you'll need

• Full valid B Category UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 points.
• Great customer service skills.
• Able to cope with the physical requirements of the role (e.g. lifting of crates, walking up staircases, moving cages).

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Previous experience in a driving role and a knowledge of chilled vehicles would be welcomed. We'll give you all the training you need to perform at your best, everyday.

Compensation and Working Hours

• Pay: £15.98 Hourly
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Hours of Work: Full time vacancies working 37.5 hours across seven days including weekends. Shifts are 8 hours, with AM starts between 05:00am - 08:30am and PM starts between 12:00pm - 15:30pm.
• Job Level: Partnership Level10
• Location: Coulsdon DFC (Waitrose & Partners), 11 Ullswater Crescent, London, CR5 2HR

Other Important Information

It is important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you'll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

Closing Date

July22,2026