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Customer Delivery Driver - Bradford Peel Centre Superstore

Tesco·Bradford·Posted 1 week ago
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Job description

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About the role

Availability Window

Days From time To time Sun 09:00:00 19:00:00 Sat 09:00:00 19:00:00

Our Customer Delivery Driver rate of pay starts from £14.18 an hour; this increases to £15.45 for stores inside the M25. Additional payments may also apply depending on location.

It's our policy to offer new colleagues joining us a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week, but if you'd like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) we have opportunities for this too and would still love to hear from you.

The table shows the periods of time in the week we'd like you to be available to work - the availability windows. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times, and you'll have 3 weeks' notice of exactly when your shifts will be. We are happy to support flexibility for our colleagues, therefore if the times you are available to work match closely but not exactly to the times we are advertising, we'd still love to hear from you. Click here to read more.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do.

As the face of Tesco out on the road, we deliver all the way from Lands' End to John O'Groats. Our Customer Delivery Drivers get the opportunity to meet and talk to different customers in their homes every day. That's why this role is about much more than just driving: it's about helping others and delivering great service, with a smile.

Its hands on, physical and full of variety. No two shifts are ever the same and our customer's look for help in all kinds of different ways. For most of the day you'll feel like your own boss, delivering to your customers but there is always a team of Managers and colleagues back at base ready to support you when you need them.

So whether you are looking for flexibility to suit your current lifestyle, job stability or an opportunity to change career direction everyone is welcome at Tesco.

What is in it for you

  • Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank holidays)
  • Request flexible working from day one
  • Get 10% off and 15% at pay day weekends - save up to £2,000 a year with your Colleague Clubcard with an additional card to share with family outside your home
  • Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life
  • Life cover of five times your pay and an award-winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%
  • Benefits to suit you, choose what you use - from discounts and shares to cycle to work schemes
  • Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life’s moments, big and small
  • Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here. 
  • Click here to read more about the benefits we have available for our colleagues

You will be responsible for

Delivering your part of our customer shopping trip by:

  • I ensure the van and trays I use are clean and kept tidy/organised.
  • Leaving the back yard clean, tidy and clear of rubbish, and picking up litter as I see it.
  • Ensuring trays are washed as part of the tray wash process. 
  • Loading the van as required, checking the van for roadworthiness.
  • Talking to the customer about any changes to their order, including short code item and substitutions, offering a refund for anything they are unhappy with.
  • Taking care of products/deliveries as if they were my own.
  • Explaining to the customer that they will not be charged any more for their substitutions.
  • Delivering during the customers time slot.
  • Calling the customer before arriving at their property if early.
  • Calling the store/centre if running 30 or more minutes late.

You will need

  • Build relationships with colleagues to create team spirit, working together to make sure our store is the best it can be for customers.
  • Warm and welcoming in interactions with customers and colleagues, taking time to understand the customer and say "Thank you."
  • Acting quickly to respond to the changing needs of our customers and embracing change within my store.
  • Energetic and driven to deliver beyond expectations, integrating home and work to achieve a balance that is right for me.
  • Sharing ideas with my Manager and other colleagues on how we can improve our store for customers.
  • A valid UK/EU/EEA Driving licence (Full or Automatic only) for at least 12 months with no more than 3 penalty points.

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet. 

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at Tesco 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 are a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats 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 can support.

We are proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

Please note

Tesco will only recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver’s age. To find out the school leavers age for your country please click here 

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 and spirits, counters, bakery 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 candida
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Key skills

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Must-have skills
Valid UK driving licenceVan drivingManual handlingHome delivery operations
Nice-to-have
Route navigation toolsPrevious grocery or parcel delivery experience
Soft skills
CommunicationReliabilityAutonomyFlexibilityCustomer focus
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Application advice

5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.

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⭐ Highlight your valid UK driving licence prominently at the top of your CV — the advert is entirely built around driving, so this is the single most critical credential.

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📊 Quantify your delivery experience: e.g. 'Completed 25+ customer drops per shift across a 40-mile radius with zero missed deliveries over 6 months'.

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🎯 Emphasise any previous customer-facing or home-delivery experience (e.g. Amazon Flex, DPD, Royal Mail) as the advert stresses being 'the face of Tesco' in customers' homes.

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🤝 Mention experience working independently on the road while remaining accountable to a base team — the advert specifically highlights the 'own boss' feel with management support.

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🌐 Note any experience with flexible or variable shift patterns, as the advert lists specific availability windows (Saturday and Sunday 09:00–19:00) and values schedule adaptability.

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  • Completed an average of 28 home delivery drops per shift across a 35-mile radius, maintaining a 99% on-time delivery rate over a 9-month period.
  • Conducted pre-shift vehicle checks and tray sanitisation in line with company hygiene policy, contributing to zero vehicle compliance failures across 200+ shifts.
  • Resolved 15+ customer delivery queries per week on the doorstep — including substitutions and missing items — reducing escalations to base management by 40%.

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Dear Hiring Manager,

Tesco's reputation for putting customers at the heart of every delivery is exactly what draws me to the Customer Delivery Driver role at the Bradford Peel Centre Superstore. With a clean UK driving licence and hands-on experience in customer-facing delivery work, I am confident I can represent Tesco professionally on every drop, maintaining van cleanliness standards and delivering with care to customers in their homes.

My background in delivery and customer service has equipped me with the ability to manage a full route independently, adapt to varied customer needs, and maintain a positive, helpful manner throughout a physical shift. I am comfortable working within structured availability windows, including weekends, and thrive when given the autonomy to manage my own workload while staying connected to a supportive base team.

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Interview questions

10 questions generated from this advert.

Technical

  • How do you plan and prioritise a delivery route to ensure all drops are completed within your shift window?
  • What steps do you take to keep your delivery van clean and roadworthy at the start and end of each shift?
  • How do you handle a failed delivery — for example, when a customer is not home?
  • Describe how you would safely load and unload heavy grocery trays to avoid injury.
  • What would you do if your vehicle developed a fault mid-route?

Behavioural

  • Tell me about a time you delivered excellent service to a customer in a challenging situation.
  • Describe a time you had to manage your own workload independently without direct supervision.
  • Give an example of when you adapted quickly to a last-minute change in your schedule or plans.
  • Tell me about a time you dealt with a frustrated or upset customer — how did you handle it?
  • Describe a situation where you had to balance speed and accuracy under pressure.
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STAR answer examples

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1Question

Tell me about a time you delivered excellent service to a customer in a challenging situation.

Situation: During a busy Saturday shift at a previous delivery job, I arrived at a customer's address to find the elderly resident had difficulty walking to the door and was visibly distressed about a missing item in her order. Task: I needed to complete the drop efficiently while also addressing her concern. Action: I carried all six bags directly to her kitchen rather than leaving them on the doorstep, calmly explained the substitution policy, and called the depot to log a refund request on her behalf before leaving. Result: The customer rang the depot to compliment the service, and my manager noted it in my next review. I maintained my full 28-drop route completion for that shift.
2Question

Describe a time you had to manage your own workload independently without direct supervision.

Situation: On an early Sunday shift, my route management app crashed 45 minutes into a 30-drop run, leaving me without live navigation. Task: I had to complete the remaining 24 drops on time using only the printed manifest and my knowledge of the Bradford postcode areas. Action: I reorganised the remaining drops by postcode district, used offline maps on my personal phone as a backup, and prioritised time-sensitive refrigerated orders first. Result: I completed all 30 drops within the scheduled 7-hour window with no customer complaints, and flagged the app issue to the depot manager so it could be escalated to IT before the next shift.

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