Job Title: Driver/Depot Assistant - Merseyside
Reporting to: Regional Manager
Salary Range: £24,479
Contract Type: 6 month Fixed Term Contract
Location: FareShare Merseyside, Unit 1 A/B Academy Business Park, Lees Road, Liverpool, L33 7SA
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Any 7 hours between 8am and 4pm.
Requirements: Felix can only employ applicants who currently have the right to work in the UK and a clean drivers license. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do ask questions regarding unspent criminal records.
We bring people together to rescue, repurpose, and share surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, turning an environmental problem into a social opportunity.
Together with 16 other independent charities, 18,000 volunteers, and thousands of partners, we are the UK’s food rescue network, supporting 1.5 million people across the country.
We‘re about fuller plates, fuller communities, and fuller lives.
This role is about more than just driving it is about sharing FareShare Merseyside’s mission that” no good food should go to waste”.
As a collection & delivery driver for FareShare Merseyside you will deliver / collect food from our partners across the region. You will be the face of FareShare Merseyside, being a regular point of contact with our local and diverse range of member charities
receiving food. In addition, you may also act as a host for volunteers who may join as van assistants.
Like the supply of surplus food to FareShare no two shifts are the same. Every day new food arrives, and your team will include new people who want to get involved in the FareShare mission. You will be part of a small staff team responsible for ensuring the safe and effective distribution of food each day.
As a van driver:
Before you leave the FareShare Merseyside warehouse:
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Load the van and check the van for roadworthiness
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Understand the schedule and route that has been planned
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and calculated for you
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Have a smart clean appearance, ready to meet our food partners and charities
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Support warehouse staff with any other duties required
On the road you will be representing FareShare Merseyside:
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Drive safely, responsibly and within the law
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Be courteous to all road users
In the van you may be joined by volunteers wanting to support the FareShare Merseyside team to ensure no good food goes to waste:
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Get to know your van team and respond to questions about FareShare
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Be courteous and demonstrate FareShare’s equality and diversity policy
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Take responsibility for the safety of volunteers who join you
At our food partners and charities:
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Greet the food partner or charity with a smile and get to know them by name
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Take care of the food you are collecting or delivering as if it were your own
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Complete all relevant paperwork and checks to ensure the safety of the food
On return to FareShare Merseyside:
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Unload and clean the van ready for the next driver
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Report any incidents that may affect the vans roadworthiness
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Complete all paperwork relevant to the food collected or delivered
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Support warehouse staff with any other duties required
When you are not on the road:
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Get to know your team and respond to questions about FareShare’s mission, the food partners who support us, charities who receive food and the planned activities for the day
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Work as a team with the Warehouse Manager, warehouse colleagues and volunteers to ensure all shifts are well planned, supervised and meet daily operational needS
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Ensure compliance with all FareShare policies and procedures and industry standards as required by food partners and regulators and that all staff, volunteers, food suppliers, charities and visitors adhere to them
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Support the Warehouse Manager in managing the office, responding to emails and taking phone calls
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Support the Warehouse Manager in organising food distribution using the FareShare food management systems and training volunteers as required
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Maintain excellent relations and communications with volunteers, staff, food suppliers and charities
Essential Criteria
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Experience of driving vans / medium sized vehicles
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Experience of multi-drop deliveries
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Experience of working within a food distribution and/or warehousing operation
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Experience of using Sat Nav to navigate & plan routes
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Experience of working on own initiative, able to manage own workload and prioritise tasks to meet objective
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Experience of working in a team with evidence of demonstrating a flexible approach to team working
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Safe and courteous driver
Equity Diversity Inclusion & Belonging
At Felix, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do. We value the unique contributions of every individual and strive to create a respectful, inclusive environment free from discrimination or prejudice. Our commitment extends to all employees, and volunteers, ensuring equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of background or characteristics.
Application procedure
Once you apply you will be directed to our recruitment portal. Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role and make sure that they are both uploaded before submitting your application.
After you have submitted your application, you have 24 hours in which you can access you application and make edits. We will only consider applications with both CV and cover letter submitted.
Recruitment timeline
We reserve the right to close advertisements early and we might assess candidates and arranging interview as applications come in, so please apply as soon as possible, to avoid missing out on this opportunity.
Due to the anticipated large number of applicants, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of your application, we regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. Consequently, will not be able to provide feedback.
