Customer Delivery Driver - Ballinasloe

At Tesco, we see the value in you –and right now we are hiring Customer Delivery Drivers to join our team

Our core purpose is to serve Irish shoppers a little better every day and being a Customer Delivery Driver you are the first face our customers see.

Being a Customer Delivery Driver is hands on, physical and full of variety. No two shifts are ever the same – customer’s look for help in all kinds of different ways.

For most of the day you’ll feel like your own boss, delivering to your customers but with a team of managers and colleagues back at base ready to support you when you need them.

Shift Pattern: Various shifts available

You will be responsible for:

Providing an excellent home shopping experience by putting our customers at the heart of everything we do is our main responsibility.
Loading the van where required, and check your van for roadworthines
Understanding the schedule and route that has been calculated for you
Looking the part in your uniform, ready to help our customers
Driving safely, responsibly and within the law
To be courteous to all road users
Serving your customer with a smile and greet them by name
Taking care of your customer’s deliveries as if they were your own

You will need:

To have had a full IRISH or EU driving licence (manual or automatic) for at least 2 years with no more than 3 penalty points
To be a safe and courteous drivers
To enjoy helping others
To be personable with a good sense of humour and excellent communication skills
The ability to take the initiative and use common sense
To care about making a difference for customers and colleagues
The ability to stay calm under pressure

Please be aware that as part of our recruitment process, job offers are subject to the Garda Vetting Process and you will need to provide proof of current penalty points on your licence at Assessment Stage. This can be requested from the National Driver Licence Services (NDLS) on 1890 41 61 41. Press Option 4 and quote your driver number.

We are sorry but if you have been disqualified from driving within the last 10 years, we will not be able to accept your application.

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

What's in it for you:

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:

A variety of shifts
Part time and full time contracts available between 20 - 39 hours a week
An hourly rate of pay for new drivers of €17.19 per hour with additional premium for Sunday working
Annual Bonus Scheme
Colleague Clubcard offering 10% discount across stores and online, with 15% discount weekends once a month (Friday to Sunday), and 20% off twice a year. There is also 20% off F&F clothing, all year long, these various discounts can be extended to a family member with a 2nd Clubcard available.*
Our Virtual GP service provides free and confidential access to an online GP through video GP consultations, and online prescription service for colleagues. The service is also available to families of colleagues who live at the same address for a reduced cost.
24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and family members for in the moment emotional support along with free access to a range of wellbeing services supporting you under our new Wellbeing First approach of Body, Mind and Life.
Life Assurance
Pension Scheme*
Save As You Earn Scheme*
Paid Family Leave
Bike to Work
Long Service Awards
Commuter Scheme

*Entry requirements and rules of the scheme apply

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility