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Customer Delivery Driver - Exeter Vale Extra

Tesco·Exeter·Posted 2 days ago
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About the role

Availability Window

Days From time To time Sun 09:00:00 19:00:00 Tue 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 fee
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Key skills

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Must-have skills
Valid UK driving licenceVan drivingManual handlingCustomer delivery operations
Nice-to-have
Route navigation / delivery app usageHandheld scanning device experienceGrocery order fulfilment
Soft skills
ReliabilityCommunicationAutonomyFlexibilityFriendliness
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Application advice

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⭐ Highlight a valid UK driving licence prominently at the top of your CV — this is the core requirement for a Customer Delivery Driver role at Tesco.

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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 weekend and Sunday availability (Sun, Tue, Sat windows listed) to show you match the specific availability Tesco is advertising in Exeter.

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🤝 Include a brief Personal Statement referencing customer-facing experience — the advert stresses being 'the face of Tesco' and delivering 'great service, with a smile'.

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🌐 Mention any experience with handheld devices, delivery apps, or route-planning tools, as modern grocery delivery roles rely on in-van technology for order management.

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  • Completed an average of 22 customer home deliveries per shift across a 35-mile radius, maintaining a 99% on-time delivery rate over a 9-month period.
  • Conducted daily pre-drive vehicle safety checks on a 3.5-tonne delivery van, contributing to zero reportable incidents across 200+ shifts.
  • Managed chilled, frozen, and ambient grocery tray loading for up to 80 order items per route, ensuring product integrity and accurate customer handover on every drop.

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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 Exeter Vale Extra. With a clean UK driving licence and proven experience in customer-facing, multi-drop delivery work, I am confident I can represent Tesco professionally on the road and provide the attentive, friendly service your customers expect at their doors.

My background in delivery driving includes completing 20+ drops per shift across mixed urban and rural routes, maintaining accurate order handling and communicating proactively with dispatch teams when schedules required adjustment. I am comfortable working autonomously for extended periods while remaining accountable to base management, and I am fully available across the advertised Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday windows.

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Interview questions

10 questions generated from this advert.

Technical

  • How do you plan and prioritise a multi-drop delivery route to ensure all customers receive their orders within the scheduled time slots?
  • What steps do you take to carry out a pre-drive vehicle safety check on a delivery van?
  • How would you handle a situation where the van's navigation system fails mid-route?
  • Describe how you would safely load and unload chilled and ambient grocery trays to maintain product integrity.
  • What experience do you have using handheld scanning devices or delivery management apps during a shift?

Behavioural

  • Tell me about a time you delivered outstanding service to a customer who was having a difficult day.
  • Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to an unexpected change during a shift — how did you manage it?
  • Give an example of when you worked independently for most of the day but still needed to communicate effectively with your base team.
  • Tell me about a time you had to manage your time carefully to complete all tasks before the end of your shift.
  • Describe a situation where a customer was unhappy with their delivery — what did you do and what was the outcome?
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STAR answer examples

Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.

1Question

Tell me about a time you delivered outstanding service to a customer who was having a difficult day.

Situation: During a morning delivery shift, I arrived at a customer's home to find an elderly gentleman visibly distressed — he had just received difficult news and was struggling to manage his shopping bags. Task: My job was simply to hand over the order, but I recognised he needed a moment of calm assistance. Action: I carried all four bags through to his kitchen, checked each item against his receipt, and spent two minutes chatting with him to ensure he felt settled before I left. I also flagged the visit to my depot manager so a welfare note could be added to his account. Result: The customer called the store to leave positive feedback, and my manager highlighted the visit in the next team briefing as an example of going beyond the standard drop.
2Question

Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to an unexpected change during a shift — how did you manage it?

Situation: Halfway through a 20-drop delivery route, my van's sat-nav lost signal in a rural area outside Exeter, leaving me without directions for the remaining 11 stops. Task: I needed to complete all deliveries within the booked time slots to avoid customer complaints. Action: I pulled over safely, used the printed route sheet I always kept as a backup, and called the depot to flag two addresses I was uncertain about. I reorganised the remaining drops by postcode cluster to minimise backtracking, saving roughly 15 minutes. Result: I completed all 11 remaining deliveries on time, with no missed slots and no customer complaints logged for that shift.

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