Van Driver (Afternoon Shift)

Posted 05 January 2026
Salary £13.30 to £16.62
LocationPeterborough
Job type Permanent - Full Time
Discipline Logistics & Distribution
Reference046444
Job FunctionOperations
Expiry date 18 January 2026

Job description

Role Details:

  • Shift Time: 1:30pm Start Time
  • Shift Pattern: Sunday to Friday with a rolling rest day
  • Pay Rate: £13.30 Per Hour (+ £1.15 for any hours worked between 10pm and 6am)
  • Overtime: Premiums are payable after 42 hours at time and a quarter
  • Workload: On average between 20/30 drops per day

Routes are planned in with a run time of 8 to 12 hours long. 

 

Why Greencore?

We’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn. Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

 

Peterborough:

A distribution depot serving convenience retailers and forecourts in the region. The depot operates a fleet of 26 vehicles on 30 routes.

 

What you'll be doing:

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 a week, which would include a Sunday (No Saturday work). On-the-job training is provided and 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.

 

What we’re looking for:

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. If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success. At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

 

What you’ll get in return:

  • Weekly pay
  • Pension up to 8% matched
  • Life insurance up to 4x salary
  • Company share save scheme
  • Greencore Qualifications
  • Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
  • Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

 

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.