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Drivers Mate

Where: Joseph Holt Brewery, Manchester, M3 1JD

We are looking for a full time Drivers mate to join the Transport and Warehouse Team here at Joseph Holt.

Your normal working week will be Monday to Friday, working 40 hours. There may be a very small amount of weekend and evening work at certain times of the year. This is a fast paced and exciting opportunity, where no two days are the same.

Key Responsibilities With The Role:

  • Loading the drays and ensuing that the correct stock is on the dray for each drop off
  • Delivering casks, kegs, packaged beer, wines and spirits to pubs, bars and Free Trade accounts
  • You are required to offload at each account, with the help of a 2nd man or unaccompanied
  • You may be needed to stillage beer in some cellars
  • Collecting and returning empty containers to the Brewery
  • Physical role
  • Full Training provided
  • Safe loading of vehicles
  • Ensuring stock rotation is carried out correctly
  • Good day to day communication to maintain good service levels
  • Packing of home deliveries for deliveries and courier collection
  • Supporting Transport by driving the van to deliver beer, wines, spirits, and soft drinks to customers in the Northwest and beyond
  • Ensuring that Company Health, Safety and Security standards are maintained
  • Maintaining high standards of housekeeping at all times

About You:

  • Hold a full UK Driving licence, must also have a valid Class 2 driving licence
  • Hold an in-date CPC qualification
  • Enthusiastic and willing to learn
  • Can work well on your own or part of a wider team
  • Have an awareness of Health and Safety
  • Enjoy a challenge and learning new skills
  • Reliable and flexible attitude to work
  • Hard working
  • Well organised and pays attention to detail
  • Good at multitasking with some problem solving
  • Able to organise own workload and get the job done
  • Good customer service skills for our pubs and Free Trade
  • On the job training will be provided with a chance to do an apprenticeship and progress

About Joseph Holt

Joseph Holt is an independent, 6 generation family-owned company, with an ever-expanding Pub Estate in Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire. Within our 127 pubs we have a range of traditional community pubs, food led destination pubs and some with onsite letting rooms. Since 1849 we have been brewing a wide range of beers from our brewery in Manchester and have won multiple awards around the World. We have an ever-expanding Free Trade and sell beer to multiple types of accounts across the country.

We are a friendly, family run Brewery and Pub Company that are passionate about what we do and the people who work for us.

More information and to apply:

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week

Salary: Up to £24,902 depending on experience, this does not include overtime pay.

To apply please send your CV to Sarah Willis – [email protected]

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