Van Driver | Dartford

Are you a skilled multi drop van driver? Looking to take the next step in your driving career? Want to work with a supportive employer where you can develop?

Join Our Team as a Van Driver and Launch Your Driving Career!

At GXO, we’re expanding and looking for dedicated drivers to join our energetic team at Dartford, Kent working on our IKEA contract. As a 3.5t Van Driver you will be delivering furniture items for IKEA throughout London, including central areas.

This is a full time, permanent role you will be working 48 hours per week on a shift pattern of 5 days on, 3 days off over an 8-week rota with start time of 5:00am.

 Payments, benefits and more:

• We are offering an annual salary of £36,817.06
• 28 days holiday
• Extensive retail discounts across all the big retailers including supermarkets, fashion, technology, travel, days out, hair & beauty, sports and much more!
• Extensive wellbeing programmes and initiatives accessible to all employees 
• Pension scheme
• Permanent employment contract with an ever evolving and growing market leader
• Opportunity to upskill to Class 2 HGV with our GXO Driving Academy
• Driver Awards and Recognition

What you will do on a typical day: 

• Working as a Van Driver you’ll be delivering to customers’ homes with care, professionalism and great service — representing GXO and IKEA
• Multi drop deliveries vary between single person and 2 person team
• Driving throughout the London area, including Central London
• Ensuring vehicle and stock is properly secured
• Performing vehicle checks at the beginning and end of each journey and reporting all defects

What you need to succeed at GXO: 

• A valid driving licence (max 6 points)
• A positive, can‑do attitude
• Reliability, good communication and teamwork
• Physical capability to lift/move items
• Multi‑drop experience is useful but not essential

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.