7.5T Driver (Morning Shift)
Job Description & Overview
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Shift Times: 4am Start Time</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Pay Rate: £14.90 per hour (+ £1.15 for any hours worked between 10pm and 6am)</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Shift Pattern: Monday to Saturday with a rolling rest day</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Workload: On average between 10-20 drops per day</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Overtime: Overtime Premium are payable after 42 hours at time and a quarter</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">All routes are planned in between 8 to 12 hours long.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Why Greencore:</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Southampton:</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Our Southampton distribution depot serves convenience retailers and forecourts in the region. The depot operates a fleet of 35 vehicles on 36 routes.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">What you'll be doing:</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">From the simple sandwich to a range of chilled foods, our customers need fresh stock daily and you could be part of our nationwide team making some of those 3.5 million deliveries each year and keeping Britain fed. You would be expected to work five days per week, which would include mandatory Saturdays. With this shift pattern there will be no Sunday work and working day off as well on rotation. On-the-job training is provided and</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">you will be partnered up with another team member to start with. If you are keen to progress, Greencore can also offer development opportunities to further your career.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">What we're looking for:</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Being great with people is essential. In fact, this is the first thing we look for when we recruit a Greencore driver. Of course, you also need to have a full UK driving license held for at least six months with a maximum of 6 points and 6 months HGV experience (7.5T and/or upwards).</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity. If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">What you'll get in return:</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Competitive salary and job-related benefits</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Holidays</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Competitive matched pension contributions</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Life insurance up to 4x salary</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Company share save scheme</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Greencore Qualifications</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Free on site car parkThroughout your time at Greencore,</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Greencore and its recruitment partners never charge candidates any fees at any stage of the hiring process. Any request for payment relating to a job opportunity should be considered fraudulent</p>
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Key Details
- Date Posted: 16 Sep 2026
- Location: Southampton, Hampshire
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Licence: 7.5 Tonne / Van
- Category: Distribution
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