Pay Rate: £27,975.48 Grade: CA Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time) Shift patterns: Monday to Friday 0400-0600 Location: Reading - RG2 0BS DHL, an award-winning leading supply chain business is seeking a Driver's Mate/Assistant to play a vital role in our distribution service. WHAT DOES THE ROLE ENTAIL? As part of your normal duties, whilst maintaining excellent health and safety practices, you will: Accompany a driver to delivery points where you will assist with unloading deliveries to licensed premises with very heavy two person lifting involved Delivering beer kegs/barrels and other alcoholic products Maintain regular contact with the Transport team and advise of all problems which may prevent the job being completed on time and without incident Complete relevant processes on an electronic handheld device WHAT DO WE NEED FROM YOU? High levels of manual handling are required so you need to be physically fit Previous experience of the preparation, distribution and handling of volume orders Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage your own workload Ability to read, understand and follow directions/instructions Ability to count accurately and to perform simple maths calculations Previous practical experience as a Driver's Mate, within a logistics or similar environment would be preferable WHY CHOOSE US? As well as competitive pay rates, you will be entitled to an award-winning range of benefits including: Free confidential 24/7 GP service Hundreds of discounts (including retail, childcare gym) Affordable loans & enhanced pension scheme 24/7 employee support service for you ( family) with access to free counselling and much more: https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/dsc-benefits OUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. Find out more about our global approach to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/diversity BE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE DHL is the global leader in Supply Chain management and we keep the world moving. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more, so they can deliver to their customers. UKIDSCWellBeing