7.5 tonne driver

warehouse worker

truck driver

van driver

operations supervisor

Breezemount

Honestly,  wouldn't recommend working at breezemount to anyone. There is a complete lack of respect towards staff. 
You'll be working through your breaks if you like to get finished on time. Get back late they don't care, it's part of the job. Get back early, no you can't go yet, we're going to give you another tonne to take out and make you work late. Most of the management and supervisors are quite frankly, absolutely clueless and definitely not to be trusted. Tell them something confidentially and you can guarantee everyone knows by the end of the day. Try to raise a concern or make a suggestion to help improve things, you'll be told you don't know whqt you're talking about , even though you do the job day in, day out. You get treated like you're stupid. An example of this? Arrive at a customers house. No one home. Call your office to let them know, just to be asked... have you knocked on the door? No I just stood there licking the window. Of course I knocked on the door. 

You have to carry ridiculously heavy items up multiple flights of stairs. 57kg wardrobes up to the 10th floor and they don't fit in the lift. Stupid. That's not hard work. It's bloody insanity. 
You'll probably have a new manager every six seconds because most of them join, realise the company is a mess and then leave. 
The pay is pathetic for the hours you do and the heavy workload. 
Over time this job does a lot of damage to your body.
If you get injured at work, you won't get help and support. You'll get investigated and they'll tell you that you weren't following health and safety. 

The really annoying thing is that it actually used to be a good place to work. Staff were spoken to properly. Supervisors would let you leave early because they understood that then you would do them a favour when they needed it. It's swings and roundabouts.
You didn't used to get run into the ground. Your day was manageable. Not anymore. Now it's just ridiculous. 
I should say that there are one or two decent supervisors who will bend over backwards to help you. But most of them are not interested and honestly,  not qualified to do the job. 

Avoid this place. 

The workplace compared to 2018 has definitely stabilised. In the office we have brilliant management that are actively involved in day to day objectives. The management always relay constructive feedback and set targets for the team to continue to keep a high standard and learn from past experiences. 

We have a great set of Drivers,Porters,Warehouse Operatives & Admin staff that are on the same mission of trying to fulfil their potential each working day.

There is so much to learn for all departments in this workplace, be it out on the road or in the office, no day is the same. This contributes to the culture and relationship between management and other departments. The atmosphere is warming and there is plenty of fun times engaging with other colleagues. 

There are progression opportunities in all departments at Breezemount. This means you may want to move up another vehicle class and the company will support in all aspects from CPC to the practical test.In the office there are opportunities moving from Admin to Supervisors and even further. In the warehouse if you want to a forklift license the company can also provide assistance. 

There can be some tough days where things might not go your way but at the same time there are many more good days. The office staff are available to deal with any issues and are also very appreciative of the hard work of other staff members. There are reward schemes in place for performance levels also acting as incentives. It is a team effort, a team goal, a teamwork ethic. 

Overall this workplace has had a revamp and an upscale of ambitions, this also reflects on the national scale and the progression is in continuous ascendancy. I would recommend Breezemount as things are now different to before!

Started as a 7.5 driver, deal was 4 x 10 hour shifts covering Saturday and Sunday, if you are lucky you will get one weekend off a month. You are given a different drivers mate each day revolving on a ten day pattern. Cabs are tiny so not alot of room for two men, its along day stuck in a small cab with a guy who normally falls asleep as its usually long runs between jobs. Its a very clinically run business with management hiding upstairs and getting Supervisers to dish the sh8t out.

I came back at 5pm on a Saturday after starting at 6.30am and they wanted me to go back out and do 3 hours work, I said no chance and was dismissed on the spot by a supervisor. ( I then got a letter through the post outlining the interview I had with management prior to my dismissal, this never happened so they tell lies as well )

Its a typical run delivery firm here in N.I, "You are a simple driver and you Vill do Vot Ve Say"

It may suit some people to get days of during the week but unfortunately I like my weekends and its never 4 days on 4 off its 2 on 1 off 3 on 2 off 1 on 1 off etc, hard to plan a life round that bs.

These people are constantly advertising for drivers as they cant keep them, I was quite happy to work my 10 hours each day but its never enough. As I said to my wife if your boss came into your office at 5pm and put 3 hours works down on your desk how would you react? 

One last point, on the delivery dockets there is only a postcode and street address, never a town name, pathetic, I pointed this out only to be told it wasn't possible as loads of people had asked before, not possible?????  Says it all - shut up you stupid driver

- Management always on your back.
- Treat certain colleagues highly and the rest like dirt.
- Picking and Loading easy to do until you make a small mistake and basically get threatened with an investigation (Does not refer to special colleagues). 
- No Incentives at all. Want a voucher? Wait till the Christmas period.
- 3 Warehouse Operative, 2 Supervisors & 1 Ops Manager in the same day? They still don’t have the decency to help. 
- Supervisors are lazy don’t know how they are classed as a body on the warehouse floor. 
- Supervisors are always in the office or Ikea canteen (Changed when Ikea security complained). 
- Understaffed.
- Supervisors sometimes didn’t inform which vehicles where in use or off road so if the wrong vehicle was loaded they would make you off load it. 
- Loaded a full 7.5T vehicle? You’ll be lucky if they don’t add drops. As you will have to unload it to the point the drop is assigned. 
- Go out of the way for superiors? Make sure you don’t expect anything back. 
- Problem with any of the management? Tough, they’re all linked together.
- Hurt yourself? No one knows where the accident report book is. 
- Pump trucks are all broken so your having a hard night regardless. 
- Many health and safety issues. Roof leaking, water on vehicle bays when it rains etc;  

The current Night staff have worked together and made the Leeds Depo the best in the country and which there was no appreciation. Overall supervisors & management are power crazy. Threats are made daily. The company handbook is not referred to. So i advise you all to stay away.

My day normally starts with me contacting my site to establish if anyone has phoned  in sick and if the there are any issues with the vehicles.


This phone call will normally dictates the outcome of my day and the performance of the depot, I have finally managed to craft myself in the art  of diplomacy as all my staff are different in their own unique way.

I have a good team that work's for me and they all try and give 100% in their own way which demonstrates that myself and the management team are doing something right.

The last 18months with Breezemount has allowed to improve my confidence and negotiating skills as these skills a key to success in my role.


I believe that the senior management team care about the direction the business is moving towards and more importantly the staff who work for it.


The hardest part of my job is planning  for all eventualities whilst delivering exceptional customer service  and keeping the cost's on budget, however I enjoy the challenge of overcoming such issues and delivering green service at the time.

The most enjoyable part of job, having a tough week at work as a result of operational obstacles and delivering green service, this keeps me actively engaged and positive. 


Would I recommend Breezemount to a friend, 100% yes :-)

I have been working with Breezemount for a little over 2 months now. I joined the company as a driver's mate and was offered a van contract shortly after joining. I have also recently been accepted into the 7.5t apprenticeship scheme.

Even though I have only been with the company for a short while, I feel like part of a family. All the management and staff within the Peterborough hub are very supportive and friendly. The comradery between staff really helps keep morale high regardless of what kind of day you have.

The actual job itself is labour intensive with lots of heavy lifting. This is to be expected, and is explained at every stage of the application, interview and induction process. You are, however, shown correct and effective lifting techniques that allow you to carry out your role in an efficient but safe manner.

The best part of the job is the driving. You get to explore every corner of the region. The vehicles are well maintained, and the GM/Supervisors never allow an unsafe or unroadworthy vehicle to leave the yard.

I have been working at Peterborough for  2 years now and found the management team to be Firm and fair as they have the responsibility  of making sure that  the customers get their orders.


It's nice to see that the management team are dealing with problem staff . 

Vehicles, can we have our DAF's back please??

I have never known the GM to allow unroadworthy vehicle to leave the depot , I just wish that the previous driver would tidy up his rubbish up.

The loved to shop vouchers are given to drivers who receive positive feedback from customers, I generally save mine up for xmas presents.


No one ever said that 2 man home delivery would be easy, there's plentiful amount of overtime if you want it.

If you don't want overtime  and you make this clear to the office they won't bother you. 

There has also been a change in the way new employee's are inducted and this seems to work, new employee's spent at least 3 days with one of the experienced crews before they go solo.

This Job is not for everyone.

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