Job Description

Company Information and Introduction:

Longacres Garden Centre aims to be the destination of choice for garden enthusiasts, offering exceptional service and high-quality products at competitive prices. Established in 1979 as a family-run business, Longacres has grown to include six stores across the South East of England, employing over 700 staff in 2025. As a growing company, we provide ample opportunities for personal development and learning within a supportive, inclusive, and friendly team environment. We are deeply committed to our loyal customers, delivering high quality products while maintaining affordability. Guided by our core values - trust and integrity, family, teamwork, accountability, and retail excellence - we strive to continuously enhance the customer experience and foster lasting relationships.



We are currently looking for an enthusiastic candidate to join our delivery team, if you enjoy the freedom of being out on the road then this could be the perfect position for you, your role will be to work as part of a hard-working team to deliver our customers goods in a timely manner and always provide the best customer service experience.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

Manage and handle customer orders Load and unload delivery vans Help with general enquires from customers when delivering goods Ensure the delivery vehicles are kept clean and tidy Maintenance of the vehicles Support the supervisor and team members with the operational requirements of the department Ensure that the highest standard of customer service is maintained

Key Skills and Competencies:

Multi-drop delivery experience Previous experience in a customer facing role You are willing to develop and learn

Requirements:

A clean, full drivers licence

Benefits

Free onsite parking 15% Staff discount (Increase to 20% after 5 years of service) Training and development with opportunities to forge a career with us

Store:

Chelmsford

Department:

Transport

Contract:

Part time

Includes:

Every Saturday

Hours:

7.5 Hours per a week