Delivery and Collections Driver

The postholder will provide a consistent, high-quality, customer-focused delivery and collection service for libraries, museums, community hubs, and associated traded services.

This will involve transporting a wide range of resources, including books, furniture, shelving, salvage, and other equipment, across West and North Northamptonshire, ensuring that teams are effectively supported in delivering their services.

A Full clean UK driving licence is required.

You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.

You will be committed to delivering an excellent customer experience by providing high standards of customer service at all times. Also being responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of resources, operating a van in line with Road Traffic Act regulations and following planned schedules as well as responding to ad hoc requests.

The role includes carrying out daily vehicle checks, maintenance, cleaning, and refuelling in accordance with council procedures. In addition, the postholder will support all aspects of loading, unloading, and warehousing of service and supplier resources.

You will ensure the van is operated safely in all conditions and will adhere to all relevant processes, promptly reporting any issues to the appropriate manager.

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email careers@westnorthants.gov.uk for support.

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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