3.5T Delivery Driver
Job description
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About the role
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Do you want more local driving and be a valued member of a delivery team? This may be the role for you. 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.
This is a 7 day operation, our shift patterns may 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 B / 3.5T 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
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⭐ Place your Cat B / 3.5T licence prominently in your CV header or personal statement, as it is the primary requirement stated in the advert.
📊 Quantify your delivery experience: e.g. 'Completed 25+ customer drops per shift across a 40-mile radius with zero missed deliveries over 18 months'.
🎯 Highlight any wholesale, food & drink, or FMCG delivery background, as Booker serves independent retailers and caterers — sector familiarity is a differentiator.
🤝 Mention specific examples of building repeat customer relationships on your route, since the advert explicitly values drivers who 'build relationships with regular customers'.
📋 Include a line about accurate completion of delivery paperwork or handheld device use, as the advert lists paperwork accuracy as a core responsibility.
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- •Completed 20+ multi-drop deliveries per shift across a 35-mile local radius, maintaining a 99% on-time delivery rate over 18 months with zero customer complaints.
- •Loaded and unloaded up to 500kg of stock per shift using correct manual handling techniques, ensuring zero damage to goods across 400+ deliveries.
- •Maintained accurate proof-of-delivery paperwork for 15 regular wholesale accounts, reducing administrative discrepancies by 100% over a 6-month period.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Booker's reputation as the UK's leading food and drink wholesaler — serving over 190 cash and carry branches — is exactly the kind of operation I want to be part of as a 3.5T Delivery Driver. I hold a full Cat B licence with over three years of multi-drop delivery experience, and I understand the importance of accurate paperwork, safe manual handling, and delivering on time to keep customers' shelves stocked.
My background in local delivery driving has equipped me with strong route awareness across Norfolk and the surrounding area, as well as the interpersonal skills needed to build reliable relationships with regular customers. I am comfortable working across a 7-day operation, including weekends, and I take pride in representing an employer professionally at every customer premises I visit.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›What class of driving licence do you currently hold, and when does it expire?
- ›How do you carry out a pre-drive vehicle safety check on a 3.5T van?
- ›Describe how you plan an efficient local delivery route when given multiple drops.
- ›What manual handling techniques do you use when unloading heavy stock at customer premises?
- ›How do you ensure delivery paperwork and proof-of-delivery documents are completed accurately?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage a difficult customer during a delivery and how you resolved it.
- ›Describe a situation where you were running behind schedule on your delivery route — what did you do?
- ›Give an example of when you noticed a discrepancy in a delivery order. How did you handle it?
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt quickly to a change in your working day, such as an unexpected extra drop or a vehicle issue.
- ›Describe how you have built a positive relationship with a regular customer on a previous delivery route.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Describe a situation where you were running behind schedule on your delivery route — what did you do?
Tell me about a time you had to manage a difficult customer during a delivery and how you resolved it.