Van Driver

Brakes
Reading, Berkshire

Job Description

Annual Salary £33,045 plus a great range of benefits

Monday - Friday with 1 in 4 Saturdays, Start times between 05:30AM - 07:30AM (45 Hours PW)

Reading

When you join Brakes you’ll become part of a top UK food business. You’ll also become part of Sysco – the world's leading foodservice company. We’re growing across the country and aiming to be the absolute best in our industry. So join us in Reading as a Van Driver and take your career to the next level.

A satisfying role

You'll need to pay attention for accurately picking on vehicle and delivery of customer orders and maintaining product temperatures in a multi-temperature-controlled vehicle.  You'll need awareness of Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Compliance to ensure your vehicle checks are completed to a high standard to ensure roadworthiness.  The role includes manual handling of our food produce to the customers premises so you will need to comply with Health and Safety (SSOW), hygiene and other related legislation.

What you bring to the mix

A qualified 3.5/7.5t Driver with extensive road knowledge of our local area and a proactive approach to your work, you have what it takes to excel with Us:

  • a commitment to providing the highest standard of service to customers

  • an eye for detail

  • strong communication and people skills

  • the ability to follow processes and procedures

  • the flexibility to work in a shift system

If you have the ambition to become a HGV2 driver in the future we'd be happy to support, you through our driver development programme.  

Bags of benefits

We take care of our people. On our team, you’ll be able to take your pick from everything from a pension scheme and generous holiday to family-friendly flexibility and ongoing training. You’ll get fantastic discounts on our delicious products too.

T empted to join the team? Apply today!

Posted 2026-04-27

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