18T Delivery Driver
Job description
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About the role
- Overtime opportunities also available
- Fully funded CPC training hours provided
Do you want more local driving and be a valued member of a delivery team? This may be the role for you. Working 38 hours per week you will enjoy a varied role driving locally as well as building relationships with our regular customers.
Our drivers are the beating heart of our business and you will play a vital role in ensuring customers receive their deliveries on time and with a great service.
Working on an “Any 5 from 7” contract, our shift patterns will include some weekend working.
What is in it for you
At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:
- A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
- After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
- 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
- Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
- Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
- 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
- Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
- An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
- After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
- Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
- Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
- Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
- A great holiday package
You will be responsible for
Making sure our customers are able to keep their shelves full with the products needed by their customers. You’ll be loading stock in to the vehicle at the Branch and unloading at the customer premises. You’ll also need to ensure the paperwork is completed accurately.
You will need
Cat C / 18T Licence
Previous experience of driving (at least two years)
Previous experience of delivery driving is preferred
Ability to carry out manual deliveries
Excellent interpersonal skills with a positive customer service attitude
Good level of literacy and numeracy
About us
Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, 8 distribution centres, 5 Best Food Logistics sites, as well as 6 support centre locations across the UK.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.
We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers; some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.
We’re proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact
Please note
We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.
On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.
*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*
For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk
Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Place your Cat C / 18T licence prominently in a dedicated 'Licences & Certifications' section at the top of your CV, as the advert lists it as a hard requirement.
📊 Quantify your driving experience: e.g. 'Completed 25+ customer deliveries per shift across Essex, maintaining a 99% on-time delivery rate over 3 years.'
🎯 Highlight any CPC qualification or in-progress training explicitly, as Tesco/Booker are offering funded CPC hours — showing existing progress signals commitment.
🤝 Include a brief example of customer relationship-building in your personal statement, since the advert specifically mentions 'building relationships with regular customers'.
📋 Mention accuracy in delivery paperwork and manual handling experience, as both are called out as direct responsibilities in the role description.
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- •Completed 20+ multi-drop deliveries per shift across a 40-mile radius, achieving a 98% on-time delivery rate over 2 years of HGV driving.
- •Loaded and unloaded up to 8 tonnes of stock per shift using safe manual handling techniques, with zero reported handling injuries across 18 months.
- •Maintained accurate delivery documentation for 500+ customer consignments per month, reducing paperwork discrepancies by 30% through a pre-departure checklist system.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Booker's reputation as the UK's leading food and drink wholesaler, combined with this 18T Delivery Driver role in Rayleigh, makes this a compelling next step in my driving career. I hold a full Cat C licence with over three years of delivery driving experience, and I am comfortable completing accurate delivery paperwork and carrying out manual handling to a high standard on every drop.
My background in multi-drop delivery driving has equipped me with strong route awareness across Essex and the ability to build consistent, professional relationships with regular customers — precisely the qualities your advert highlights. I have maintained clean licence records throughout my career and am keen to complete the funded CPC training Booker provides to further develop my professional credentials.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›What class of driving licence do you currently hold, and when did you last complete a CPC periodic training module?
- ›How do you carry out pre-departure vehicle checks on an 18-tonne vehicle?
- ›Describe your process for ensuring delivery paperwork is completed accurately before leaving a customer site.
- ›How do you plan your delivery route to ensure all drops are completed within your shift window?
- ›What manual handling techniques do you use when unloading heavy stock at customer premises?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage a difficult or unhappy customer during a delivery — what did you do?
- ›Describe a situation where you were running behind schedule on a delivery run. How did you handle it?
- ›Give an example of when you identified a discrepancy in a delivery or paperwork. What steps did you take?
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt your routine due to an unexpected problem on the road or at a customer site.
- ›Describe how you have built a positive relationship with a regular customer in a previous driving or delivery role.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to manage a difficult or unhappy customer during a delivery — what did you do?
Describe a situation where you were running behind schedule on a delivery run. How did you handle it?