Driver Trainer South West Region - Basingstoke, United Kingdom - Warburtons

Warburtons

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Basingstoke, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location:
Basingstoke
Function:Distribution
Job Reference:3765
Employment Type:Permanent / Full Time
Closing Date:28/03/2023- As 'the UK's No. 1 Bakery Brand' we have been baking bread since 1876.

Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the sixth generation starting to join the company, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 15 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free.

Our family of 5,000 colleagues throughout the UK, have recognised us as a Sunday Times Top 25 Best Big Companies' to work for.- Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

The Recipe

Are you a Driver Trainer or Driver Assessor at the top of your game and looking for your next challenge? We have an opportunity for a Driver Trainer to cover our Depots in the South, working Monday to Friday.

Working alongside the Driver Operations Team, you will support the team through driver training and driver assessments for new and existing colleagues. You will lead by promoting safe, economical, and professional driving practices and be our ambassador for excellence in driving. This is a great opportunity to join us on our journey of innovation and continuous improvement and you'll drive, through the team, safe, efficient and timely delivery of products to our customers

Key Accountabilities and Measures

We work collaboratively and teamwork is very important to us, our Driver Trainers work with the distribution team, to ensure our new drivers are inducted and on-boarded in accordance with Company policy, health & safety and statutory and legal requirements, as well as making sure our existing drivers receive any further training and development in their roles.

Personal development is something that we champion, and you'll be implementing and delivering a training schedule to assist in the development and coaching of drivers who are aiming to gain a higher category license through Warburtons.

You will have previous work experience in Distribution and have an excellent knowledge of transport legislation for example, Driver regulations, mobile working time directive and the highway code and hold a current and up to date CPC.

You will be passionate about training and development and be able to engage our teams to be at their very best therefore you will have excellent communication skills.

As 'Britain's Best Loved Food Brand' we have been baking bread since 1876.

Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family company supplying 18,000 retail customers from 12 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free.

Our family of 4,500 colleagues throughout the UK, have recognised us as a Sunday Times Top 30 Best Big Companies to work for.

Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

Essential Ingredients

Holder of a current and up to date Driver Certificate of Professional Competence CPC and a Class 1 license
An experienced Driver Trainer
Have an excellent knowledge of current Transport Legislation
Be prepared to travel across our sites in the South East and West

Extra Dough
At last, and by no means least you will want to know what your bread is worth.

A slice of the annual profits
Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week's annual leave
Award winning pension scheme
Life assurance
Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
Continued investment in your personal development
Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew
Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.