Delivery Driver - Bicester

  • Ocado Group
  • Banbury, Oxfordshire
  • Dec 07, 2022
Full time Logistics

Job Description

bout the role

Salary: £11.50 up to £15.90 per hour including premiums (excluding overtime)

£12.45 Per Hour
£11.50 Days Mon-Sat
£12.72 Evenings Mon-Sat
£14.38 Sunday Day
£15.90 Sunday evening

Average blended rate taking into account hours worked will include a mix of days/evenings/weekends

Shifts: 5 x 8 Hours per week or 4 x 10 Hours per week

Location: Bicester, OX26

Eligibility: To be eligible to apply you must be over the age of 18 and hold a full UK or EU Driving Licence with no more than 6 live points on your licence.

About the role

From day one, you will be welcomed into the Ocado family and will be the face of our business, delivering groceries and delighting our customers whatever the weather. Unlike other similar roles, you'll be glad to hear that your van will be pre-loaded for you, so you can sit back and relax until you're ready to go.

What's in it for you?

Our people are at the heart of our business and without them we wouldn't be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. So it's important to us that along with safe working environments, we support and develop our employees with great benefits and opportunities for career progression.

At work

Set yourself up for your shift with a full breakfast, or dinner, from £1, at our onsite subsidised Cafe. We also have a staff shop where you can buy everyday groceries for a fraction of the normal price, a big saving on your weekly shop! On your breaks, we have a chill out area where you can relax, a room with a pool table and Games. We also have a quiet room if you need somewhere to be alone with your thoughts.

We have a number of shift options available which include, 4 x 10 hour shifts, so you can enjoy 3 days off every week, 5 x 8 hours and a range of other options to meet your personal circumstances, whether you need to spend more time with your family, or enjoying your hobbies, or you wish to increase your earning potential.

Benefits

We have a whole host of benefits available to you with some of most popular being;

Holiday purchase scheme so you can spend more time with family and friends
Life assurance - we fund you for 3 x your salary so your loved ones will be financially protected if you were to pass away
Dental insurance - claim reimbursement on your family's dental expenses
Private medical insurance - say goodbye to long waiting lists and get quick access to medical care for you and your dependents
Digital GP - you and your immediate family have access to unlimited video consultations with a GP
A range of discounts at hundreds of retailers including 15% off online shopping at Ocado Retail
Free shares - twice a year you will be awarded the value of 0.5% of your annual pay in Ocado shares.

Career Progression

A career at Ocado Group can lead to many things with fantastic opportunities available in both Ocado Logistics, Engineering and beyond.

Many of our managers started their career in one of our Customer Fulfilment Centres, in fact, 90% of our advertised roles are filled by internal colleagues! There are genuine opportunities for you to progress your career and shape the future of Ocado Group.

Getting to work

Situated just off the A41 at Symmetry Park, Ambrosden, Bicester OX26 6GF, We have an onsite car park. We also have 2 bike sheds where you can lock your bike up on our secure grounds. Public transport is available for most nights shifts but only some day shifts due to the early starts.

Don't have a car? We are setting up a Lift Share scheme where we can look to match your shifts with someone who lives in your area so that you can travel together. You can also choose a brand new bike and accessories (up to £1k) while saving on tax and NI, with our cycle to work scheme (repayable over a 12 month period), so not only can you save on car costs but increase your fitness levels too!

We also have free transport from Aylesbury to Bicester to ensure that you can attend work to start your shift if you are unable to drive, or just wish to travel in style!

Our site at Bicester

From our facility we will send out up to 36,000 orders per week to Oxfordshire and the surrounding areas, including the Beautiful Cotswolds. Whether it's receiving products from suppliers, picking customers shopping, loading or driving our vans that interest you, we have a role for you. As we are a brand new site you can really make a difference, working in our high tech warehouse. We are very excited about our journey in Bicester and would like for you to join our team!

Everyone at Ocado Group takes personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish.

The Ocado Logistics recruitment stages are:

Submit your application (No CV required)
Complete an online driving risk assessment. (Similar to a hazard perception test) or a drivers licence check
Right To Work documentation checks
Disclosure Barring System check (DBS)
Offer and start date confirmed

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.50-£15.90 per hour

Work Location: One location