We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Courier Driver to join our team in Oldham
This a permanent part time position 08:30-19:30 inc. 30-minute unpaid break Wednesday - Friday and 3 hours on a Saturday.
The main purpose of this courier driver role will be to contribute to the safe and timely movement and transportation of goods and equipment.
The role will require excellent communication skills with customers, colleagues and other stakeholders to maintain the highest standards. Using electronic and paper based forms of recording jobs and items delivered and collected, making sure that all courier jobs are carried out correctly and on time.
What benefits can you expect?
- £12.21 per hour
- Life Assurance – providing colleagues and their family financial peace of mind and protection to the value of £5,000.
- 24/7 online/telephone GP Consultation and access to prescriptions.
- 2nd opinion medical support following diagnosis or where a colleague is on a treatment pathway.
- Cash-plan benefits, providing colleagues the option of protecting themselves in case of illness and recuperation, including dental, optical, chiropody.
- Access to mental health consultations.
- Access to physiotherapy consultations.
- Access to legal advice on domestic issues e.g. motoring offences, wills and probate, and personal injury.
- Financial guidance re retirement planning, tax savings and state benefits.
- Long Service Recognition Scheme – recognising colleagues for their continued service after 5 years and at 5-year intervals with an increase in annual leave.
- Values-based Internal Recognition Scheme with financial reward, which will lead to an annual recognition event.
- Refer a Friend recruitment incentive scheme with financial rewards.
- The EMED foundation, to provide support to colleagues and our local communities.
- Paid holiday entitlement.
- Pension Scheme.
- Blue Light Card.
- Uniform provided.
- EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to support a range of health and wellbeing requirements.
- Flu vaccination (through an internal campaign in Autumn/Winter).
Main responsibilities:
- To carry out courier journeys to various locations and to agreed routes and timings.
- To complete digital and manual documentation required by both legislation and organisational procedures
- To maintain regular contact with the operations office using a range of communication systems
- To ensure all items are kept safe and secure at all times
- To comply at all times with the Road Traffic Act while driving and other relevant legislation connected to the vehicle
- To act as customer contact at delivery points of service, and relay relevant information to the operations office
- To complete vehicle checks prior to use, and to notify any defects to the Operations Office verbally and by recording on appropriate documentation
- To act in a polite and courteous manner to customers and road users at all times
You MUST have held a Full UK Manual Driving Licence for a minimum of 12 months and have no more than 6 penalty points
We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate:
- The ability to work on own initiative
- Must be able to plan routes effectively
- Must be a good communicator
- Customer focused
Skills and Abilities
- Able to remain calm under pressure
- Good problem solving skills
- Good communicator
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Attention to detail
- Must be able to use a PDA,(however training will be given)
- Good/Clear handwriting
About Us
The exciting merger of ERS Medical and E-Zec Medical has enabled us to rebrand, therefore as a combined business we are now known as EMED Group. We are the largest Patient Transport and Care Partner to the NHS with more than 2,500 colleagues across 50 depots. Our ambition is to continue developing transport services that improve the health and wellbeing for people across our local communities by providing transport that supports patient care, community support, secure mental health and medical courier services.
EMED Group are committed to providing equal opportunities and we endeavour to provide an inclusive and safe working culture for all.
EMED Group are committed to providing services for our patients, service users, clients, and community and is supported by employees with an increasing variety of backgrounds. To do this effectively it is essential that we promote equality and embrace diversity and inclusion and treat all of our employees, patients, service users and clients with dignity and respect.
EMED Group is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination, with our aim being to be truly representative of all sections of society and our clients, and for each employee to feel respected, valued and able to give their best.