Customer Delivery Driver - Newry Extra
Job description
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About the role
Availability Window
Days From time To time Sun 08:00:00 21:00:00 Sat 08:00:00 21:00:00Our Customer Delivery Driver rate of pay starts from £14.18 an hour. 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
What’s 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:
- Ensuring 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. I can get what I want:
- 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 wilKey skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Highlight any previous driving or delivery experience at the top of your CV — the advert explicitly positions the driver as "the face of Tesco out on the road", so customer-facing delivery experience is the primary differentiator.
📊 Quantify your delivery experience: e.g. "Completed 25+ customer drop-offs per shift across a 40-mile radius with a 99% on-time delivery rate".
🚐 Mention your valid UK driving licence category prominently — this is an implicit hard requirement for any delivery driver role and should appear in your Personal Statement and Skills section.
🤝 Include examples of resolving customer issues on the doorstep or adapting to customer needs, as the advert stresses helping customers "in all kinds of different ways".
🗓️ Explicitly state your availability (weekends 08:00–21:00) in your cover letter or application notes to match the advertised availability window and reassure the hiring team immediately.
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- •Completed an average of 28 home deliveries per shift across a 35-mile radius, maintaining a 98% on-time completion rate over 12 months.
- •Conducted pre-shift vehicle safety checks on a 3.5-tonne Luton van daily, resulting in zero roadworthiness incidents across a full calendar year.
- •Resolved 15+ customer delivery discrepancies per month at the doorstep without depot escalation, achieving a 4.8/5 customer satisfaction score on post-delivery surveys.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Tesco's Customer Delivery Driver role in Newry appeals to me directly because of the combination of autonomous road-based work and genuine customer interaction it offers. With experience in van driving and customer-facing delivery, I am confident I can represent Tesco professionally on the doorstep and maintain the high service standards your customers expect, including keeping the vehicle and trays clean and organised throughout every shift.
My background in delivery driving includes completing up to 30 customer drop-offs per shift across varied residential routes, handling chilled and ambient goods correctly, and resolving on-the-spot customer queries without escalation. I am fully available within the Saturday and Sunday 08:00–21:00 windows advertised and am comfortable working the minimum guaranteed 16 hours per week.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›What steps do you take before starting a delivery shift to ensure the van is roadworthy and compliant?
- ›How do you manage your route when a customer is not home and you have remaining deliveries to complete on time?
- ›What checks do you carry out to ensure chilled and frozen grocery items are stored correctly during transit?
- ›How do you handle a situation where a delivery tray is damaged or items are missing before you leave the depot?
- ›Describe how you would use a handheld device or delivery management app to confirm deliveries and capture customer signatures.
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you delivered outstanding customer service in a face-to-face or doorstep situation.
- ›Describe a time you had to manage a demanding workload independently without direct supervision.
- ›Give an example of when you had to adapt quickly to an unexpected change during your working day.
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a safety or hygiene issue and what action you took.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to deal with a frustrated or upset customer and how you resolved it.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you delivered outstanding customer service in a face-to-face or doorstep situation.
Describe a time you had to manage a demanding workload independently without direct supervision.