Driver - Level 1a - Military Veterans
at Univar Solutions
A Place Where People Matter.
Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.
Duties
We're on the lookout for ADR qualified HGV drivers to help keep our customers happy and ensure the chemicals and ingredients used in everyday products, get safely to our customers, helping keep our communities healthy, fed, clean and safe. If you think you have what it takes, join our Transport Team based at Coventry where you will report to the Regional Transport Manager.
Our trucks are all new DAF fully automatic vehicles and benefit from everything you need whilst you’re out on the road. They are fitted with adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, air-conditioning, fridges, and a whole host of latest safety technology to aid you in your day. We offer a competitive package which includes training and progression for those drivers who want to progress through their career with us.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
- Communicating with our customers at their sites and providing a first-class service
- Ensuring the safe delivery of products to customers across the Univar Solutions Network
- Complying with all safety processes, procedures, and legislation.
- Understanding, prioritising, and escalating our customers' feedback and requests to our internal teams
- Completing specialist ‘Pump Over’ deliveries using our high specification vehicles to pump product directly into customers tanks (Category C roles only)
We Are Looking For
- A UK resident and currently living in the UK
- Have the right to work in the UK - an offer of employment is subject to satisfactory proof of this.
- Hold an ADR licence and Driver CPC (We can reimburse you for gaining the ADR if you don’t have it yet)
- Care deeply about delivering a world class service
- Serious about safety and follow safety procedures
- Comfortable using and iPhone and mobile apps
- Want to work for a company that cares about progression
Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives - from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more. Our global team of more than 10,000 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!
We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe!
We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges and respects the unique experiences, perspectives, and expertise of every employee. Through our dedicated Employee Resource Networks, we provide the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry while making a difference in our communities.
Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification
Nuneaton, England
You’ve proudly protected our freedom and we’d be honored to have you on our team!
Our purpose at Univar Solutions is to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe. We are an integral part of providing critical products to the communities where we live, play, and work through the incredible efforts of our people… our greatest strength.
We believe military service is synonymous with our core values:
- Serious About Safety
- We Do What We Say
- Where People Matter
- Valuable To Others
- Together We Win
Our Military Commitment
Univar Solutions is committed to supporting Military Veterans and Families by creating a world-class environment for Veterans to grow their careers as members of our team. Our Veterans Resource Network enables a safe, welcoming, and collaborative environment for all Military Veterans by:
- Recognizing and promoting the skills and experiences Veterans deliver in an organization
- Engaging and empowering Veterans, Veteran Families, and supporters to enhance professional development, career advancement, and personal enrichment
- Providing education and support for Veterans and Veteran Families’ needs
- Creating a culture of inclusion and diversity that embraces Veterans and welcomes them into an environment where their experiences, opinions, and contributions are truly valued
- Advocating for and financially contributing to Veteran causes and charities
- Ensuring we can be a preferred employer of Veterans
Come join Univar Solutions as one of hundreds of Veterans in our ranks who are helping us to redefine Chemical and Ingredient Distribution!