Location: Banbury
Function: Distribution
Job Reference: 8199
Employment Type: Permanent / Full Time
Closing Date: 27/08/2026
Date: 27 Jul 2026
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Title: Trainee Class 2 Driver
Function: Distribution
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: Starting at 04:00, 5 over 7
Location: Banbury
Salary: Starting base pay £650.08. This will rise to a weekly pay of £831.76 per week upon completion.
Warburtons have come to Biggleswade! Are you ready for your next roll?
Our brand-new, state-of-the-art permanent site in Biggleswade has been built—that’s where you’ll rise and shine.
So, if you hold a standard driver's licence and are looking for a role with a bit more substance (and crust!), this could be your moment to prove you’re made of the right dough. Working alongside our Distribution and Training Teams, we are offering the chance to gain your Class 2 Licence through our Driver Academy and the opportunity of a Multi-Drop delivery role, driving in one of the most professional fleets in the country. Our vehicles have state-of the art telematics, sat nav and tracking systems.
Essential Ingredients
Must hold a valid UK driving license and be able to attain a Class C licence and CPC within a 6-12 month period.
Knowledge and experience of working in a multi-drop distribution role in a FMCG environment e.g. home delivery.
Knowledge of transport legislation - e.g. Highway Code
Health and Safety knowledge - understands own responsibilities to work safely and considers the safety of others, identifies Health and Safety risks and reports them appropriately
Reasonable geographic knowledge
Good command of written and spoken English to enable reading of delivery notes, road signs etc. and customer communication
Knowledge of food quality and safety regulations - BRC/AIB standards
Basic vehicle maintenance and mechanical knowledge to be able to relay faults to service provider
Excellent customer service skills with an ability to express views clearly and concisely, develops effective relationships, able to manage confrontation in a calm and professional manner
Team working - be able to work within a team as well as work unsupervised for long periods
Can carry out basic vehicle maintenance - bulb change/oil checks and top up/washer fluids top up /fuelling/ fuses
As the UK’s No.1 bakery brand, we’ve been baking up a storm since 1876. Today, we’re a proud sixth-generation family business, delivering over 70 products to more than 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots—including gluten and wheat-free options.
We’re committed to becoming a net-zero business by 2050 and are passionate about minimising our environmental impact while making a positive difference in the communities we serve.
The Recipe
Be supported by the driver training teams in an intensive 6 week training course, to gain your Class 2 Licence, with no cost to you.
Ongoing fully funded Driver CPC (Your Driver CPC training is in work hours too, not outside of them)
You’ll be an early riser—shifts start 04:00 (some patterns may vary). The upside? Never miss the 3pm school run again.
You’ll enjoy plenty of autonomy. You’ll be given delivery notes (or an electronic device), from which you’ll accurately pick the orders, either at the depot or on the move and load your own vehicle with our baked goods
To help keep your day smooth and safe, knowledge of basic vehicle maintenance and transport legislation will be included
Once your route for the day is loaded into your onboard computer, you’re off!
You’ll deliver to multiple customers daily (they’re like family to us), so top-notch service, strong relationships, and professionalism are a must. This includes being able to manage difficult conversations in a calm manner and acting as an ambassador for our brand.
At Warburtons, you’re more than a driver.
There’s no aimless wandering looking for things. You load your own vehicle, making things that little bit easier to find. You’ll also make sure each delivery is picked accurately and in full from your delivery notes or electronic device. So, if you like to be hands-on, love a bit of organisation, and want to keep the nation’s eggs in their soldiers, then hop in and join us on the road to bread-based glory.
Our Site
In Banbury you’ll find our newly built distribution and consolidation centre, situated on the junction of the M40, giving us the very best access to the UK’s motorway network. With almost 200 drivers and warehouse colleagues working on various shift patterns, it’s the biggest purpose-built distribution site for Warburtons, at 85,000 square feet.
We are currently delivering over 4 million items to our customers and Cross Docking 85,000 stacks of bread, this is equivalent to 559 double deck trailers or 965 single deck trailers, every four weeks. And we’re still growing!
Banbury is now a dedicated Test Centre for License Acquisition, developing our own talented bunch of drivers and supporting them through their required driving licences.
Extra Dough
At last and by no means least you will want to know what your breads worth:
A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 7%
Life assurance
Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
Continued investment in your personal development
Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.
