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Role: 3.5t Van Driver
Location: Crayford, DA1 4QX
Salary: £28,938.88
Contract type: full time, permanent
Hours a week: 45 (Monday to Friday)
Restore Datashred is one of the UK’s leading secure shredding specialists, providing confidential document destruction services to businesses of all sizes. With a strong focus on security, compliance, and sustainability, we help organisations protect sensitive information while ensuring environmentally responsible disposal. Join our team and be part of a company committed to excellence, customer service, and data security.
As a 3.5T Van Driver (internally known as Secure Collection Operative), you will handle the secure collection and delivery of confidential materials. This hands-on role involves heavy lifting and requires maintaining the highest level of customer service and professionalism.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Deliver first-class customer service, being polite and meeting customer expectations
- Communicate proactively with the depot’s admin and transport planning team
- Perform vehicle pre-use safety checks, reporting any defects
- Drive vehicles safely and responsibly, complying with Road Transport legislation
- Load necessary equipment onto the vehicle before leaving the depot
- Use the PDA to record daily collection activities and customer information
- Complete all jobs on time, ensuring all paperwork is accurately completed
- Safeguard confidential materials and ensure they are ready for secure destruction upon return to the depot
- Debrief daily with the admin team and ensure timesheets are signed off
About You:
- Full Clean license
- Comfortable driving 3.5 T Vans
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to apply customer care principles
- Maintain confidentiality and discretion at all times
Some of our benefits include:
- Annual Leave – 23 days bank holidays
- Life Assurance – 2x basic annual salary
- Bereavement Counselling – Support during difficult times
- Free Onsite Parking
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Confidential counselling via Health Assured
- Eye Care Support – Free eye tests and up to £70 towards glasses for DSE users and drivers (includes retinal photography for drivers over 40)
