Supermarket delivery driver - anyone here one?
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Well in my experience of Tesco (ex manager) the home shopping is completely different to distribution as home shopping is all run by the retail side in store and the store deliveries are run by distribution at the warehouses technically you could get a transfer but I've never seen or heard of anyone becoming a store delivery driver directly from home shopping. I'd probably say it was easier to become one of you actually started at distribution but I know they stopped the in house training to become one and that they have started to sub a lot of work out.
I have a class 1 license, ADR and HIAB , most supermarket drivers that are not already in-house are from agencies on temporary contracts, i.e Tesco transport is all done by Stobarts, there basic rate for new starters is £7.20 per hour, the agency men will typically be on around £8 - £15 per hour depending on day of the week including saturday and sunday shifts and silly o clock 1 a.m start times.
I would question any advice that says becing a delivery driver will lead to HGV driving.
As someone else said (and it was the case whe nI worked at Tesco, albeit over 5 years ago). The home shopping delivery drivers work based in stores and are totally seperate from th HGV drivers who presumably are based in distribution centres and are run from a different dept 9and they may well be agencyworkers as someone mentioned).
As for home delivery drivers, basically you get given print outs, pick up the boxes from isntore and deliver them accoridng to a timetable. The biggest hassle is unloading to awkward addresses and taking the flak if the customer doesnt get the products they wanted.
When I left home deliveries were taking off to such an extent we thought they would take them out of stores and have their own seperate warehouse for it.
As someone else said (and it was the case whe nI worked at Tesco, albeit over 5 years ago). The home shopping delivery drivers work based in stores and are totally seperate from th HGV drivers who presumably are based in distribution centres and are run from a different dept 9and they may well be agencyworkers as someone mentioned).
As for home delivery drivers, basically you get given print outs, pick up the boxes from isntore and deliver them accoridng to a timetable. The biggest hassle is unloading to awkward addresses and taking the flak if the customer doesnt get the products they wanted.
When I left home deliveries were taking off to such an extent we thought they would take them out of stores and have their own seperate warehouse for it.
Mojooo said:
When I left home deliveries were taking off to such an extent we thought they would take them out of stores and have their own seperate warehouse for it.
Funny you should say that just as I left they started doing that, they've taken he shopping out of stores in London and made a hub warehouse in Enfield (next to m25) that's dedicated to home shopping deliveries. I do this job currently and like others said I don't see any connection between doing this and progressing to HGV driving. Especially with the same supermarket you'd be lucky to live close to the distrubition centre.
To further highlight any lack of connection all of the three supermarket home delivery drivers wave to each other, but our own HGV drivers don't wave to us.
As for your original question, don't expect much more than minimum wage, a normal car (B) licence allows you to drive the vans you will need to meet certain criteria, with us I think it's 18+, 1 years driving experience and no more than 6 points.
To further highlight any lack of connection all of the three supermarket home delivery drivers wave to each other, but our own HGV drivers don't wave to us.
As for your original question, don't expect much more than minimum wage, a normal car (B) licence allows you to drive the vans you will need to meet certain criteria, with us I think it's 18+, 1 years driving experience and no more than 6 points.
Edited by BMR on Sunday 5th August 21:00
BMR said:
I do this job
As for your original question, don't expect much more than minimum wage, a normal car (B) licence allows you to drive the vans you will need to meet certain criteria, with us I think it's 18+, 1 years driving experience and no more than 6 point
Are there any perks to be had at all?As for your original question, don't expect much more than minimum wage, a normal car (B) licence allows you to drive the vans you will need to meet certain criteria, with us I think it's 18+, 1 years driving experience and no more than 6 point
For example, my mum's neighbour works at a local asda and always seems to bring home stuff that is discounted to a rate that might as well be free.
she tends to bring things round for my mum, yesterday it was two cooked chickens at 10p each!
I can never find those discounts when i am in there!
Yes there is a shelf through the back for damaged goods, we're given first chance on it, it sits there for several days then is put out on the shop floor. I wouldn't say stuff is free, say a case of lager is damaged (ie 1 can burst) you might get it 20% cheaper and you then get your own colleague discount off it.
You might need to just look harder for the discounted stuff. Ours is at the door to the warehouse from the shop floor and then there is a small section in the chilled isles for stuff that is say on it's last sell by date.
You might need to just look harder for the discounted stuff. Ours is at the door to the warehouse from the shop floor and then there is a small section in the chilled isles for stuff that is say on it's last sell by date.
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