Lead Driver Ikea Croydon - XPO

XPO
XPO
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Croydon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Logistics done differently.


Are you an established Lead Driver, with experience of delivering furniture to customer's premises? Are you looking to develop a career within logistics in a business that brings you a tremendous opportunity? If the answer to these questions is yes, then read on as we are currently recruiting Lead Drivers to join us working on our contract delivering products on behalf of our client IKEA from our base in Croydon.


Pay, benefits and more.


The role is full-time, and you will be working any 4 in 4 off shift patterns, on a 42-hour contract, overtime is available on top of this.

The salary for this role is £32,760.

You will also have access to a variety of high street discounts, as well as a cycle to work scheme, a workplace pension and many other benefits including ongoing learning through the XPO University.


What you'll do on a typical day:

  • Be able to manage
    communicate effectively with both team members and the customer
  • Reporting any accidents or incidents to supervisors immediately
  • Monitoring driver progress throughout the day.
  • Concise communication with customers and receiving depots.
  • Debriefing drivers.
  • Keeping workflows up to date.
  • Create and maintain a culture where Health and Safety is a priority.
  • Ensure Workplace Organisation standards are adhered to at all times.

What you need to succeed at XPO:

  • Excellent customer services skills
  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ideally, prior experience in a lead driver role
  • A good telephone manner as you will be calling customers while on route
  • To create the behaviour of working together and sharing best practices, fostering networks and collaborating with colleagues within site to resolve issues.

Be part of something big
XPO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services.

Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make XPO a great place to work.


The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.

They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
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