Driver's Assistant (Parcel Routes)

Strong back, sharp eyes on the load sheet: that is what a furniture retailer warehouse in Epping wants. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is Epping-based, with most of your time spent at a furniture retailer warehouse. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Guide trucks reversing into the bay with hand signals
• Strap and secure loads so nothing shifts in transit
• Offload containers by hand, counting cartons as they come off
• Ride with the driver and carry goods into customers' premises
• Load trucks from the load sheet in drop order, last stop first
• Check goods received against the delivery note and flag shorts
• Stack returns and empties neatly for the next count

• Honest; you will be handling customer goods and cash-on-delivery slips
• Friendly with customers at the door
• No criminal record
• Able to lift and carry heavy items all day
• Willing to travel on routes that return late
• Comfortable starting from 04:00 or working late loading shifts

• A Code 8 or Code 10 licence (a route to becoming a driver)
• Speaking more than one local language for customer drops
• Past work as a driver's assistant

• Meal allowance on long-route days
• Uniform and safety shoes provided
• Route-completion incentives in busy months

• Keep your CV to one page with your phone number big and clear. Depot managers phone, they seldom email.
• Say what hours you can start. Loading bays often hire the person who can be there at 04:00 without fail.