Multi Drop Van Driver

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Job Details

Job Title: Driver

Location: Maidstone

Summary of Role

We are looking for a professional and reliable Driver to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the safe and timely transportation of products, materials, and medical samples while ensuring compliance with operational procedures and service standards. You will play a key role in maintaining delivery accuracy, customer satisfaction, and the smooth running of logistics operations.

Responsibilities

• Complete assigned collections and deliveries in line with scheduled timings and service requirements.
• Verify shipment details and obtain signatures or proof of delivery documentation.
• Transport products, materials, and medical samples safely and securely.
• Follow route plans, temperature control requirements, and transportation regulations.
• Provide timely updates on delivery status, delays, or shipment exceptions.
• Support loading, unloading, packaging, and labelling activities as required.
• Carry out routine vehicle checks and report maintenance issues promptly.
• Assist with specialist transport assignments, including transfer-point, airport, and hand-to-hand deliveries.

Skills and Knowledge

• Full UK driving licence with a good driving record.
• Previous experience in a driving, courier, or transport role.
• Strong understanding of delivery processes and transport documentation.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements within a transport environment.
• Basic IT skills for maintaining delivery records and operational updates.

Desirable

• Experience transporting healthcare, pharmaceutical, or medical products.
• Knowledge of temperature-controlled logistics.
• Familiarity with route planning and delivery management systems.
• Experience handling time-critical or regulated shipments.
• Understanding of transport compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting specialist logistics or courier services.
• Additional driving or logistics-related qualifications.
• Experience working within a warehouse or distribution environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Company pension scheme.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Career progression opportunities.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Generous holiday entitlement.
• Employee discounts and wellbeing initiatives.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.

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High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience required.

Less than 2 years of experience in transportation, logistics, courier operations, delivery services, or a related field required.

Certification in dangerous goods awareness, licensure in operation of the applicable vehicle class, cold chain handling, or equivalent required.

What Cencora offers

​Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [email protected]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned