£13.16 per hour
About the Role
As a Drivers Mate 2026 based in Willen, you will join a full-time delivery team supporting a driver with kitchen units and appliance drop-offs. This role involves physically demanding manual handling, including loading and unloading goods and carrying items into customers’ homes, often up stairs. You will provide courteous service at each location, follow safety guidelines, and maintain delivery paperwork. The position offers £13.16 per hour and requires someone comfortable with constant lifting and moving. Key skills include reliability, physical fitness, and good communication.
Role Overview
We are currently recruiting reliable and hardworking Driver’s Mates to join a busy delivery team. You will support the driver in delivering kitchen units and appliances directly to customers’ homes, including flats and properties with stairs. This is a physically demanding role and requires someone who is comfortable with manual handling throughout the working day.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting the driver with the safe loading and unloading of kitchens and associated items
- Delivering goods into the customer’s room of choice (including upstairs where required)
- Providing excellent customer service at every delivery location
- Working safely and following manual handling guidelines
- Using delivery notes and recording paperwork as needed
- Ensuring vehicles are kept tidy and goods handled carefully
- Working as part of a 2-person team to plan each delivery appropriately
To succeed in this role, you will need to be:
- Physically fit and comfortable lifting heavy items
- Reliable and punctual with a strong work ethic
- Confident interacting with customers in their homes
- A good team player with a helpful attitude
- Able to work long shifts (typically between 8–12 hours per day)
- Monday to Friday work — no weekends
- Early morning starts (finishing mid-late afternoon depending on route)
- A supportive team and ongoing work
- Immediate starts available
- Some deliveries will involve climbing stairs and moving through narrow spaces
- Manual handling training is beneficial — but full guidance will be provided
- PPE safety boots required
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