Redistribution Driver - Fixed Term (6 month contract)

Redistribution Driver - Fixed Term (6 month contract)
Location: Bournemouth
Hours:  38.6 per week (annual average)

Working Week: 4 on 4 off

About Us

Here at Beryl, we have a clear vision: to build a better world by getting more people in cities moving sustainably.

Our aim is to be the UK's leading micromobility company, delivering sustainable, shared schemes to UK communities. As the only B-Corp micromobility operator, we care about community, safety, the environment, and effective design.

Beryl is growing nationally, and now is the most exciting time to join our team. 

The Role

We are looking for a talented and versatile Redistribution Driver to carry out the redistribution of our bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters. You will become a key component of the team by helping to deliver Beryl’s Bike and E-Scooter share across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and Dorset.

Our Redistribution Driver & Field Operators will be responsible for keeping the wheels moving on our bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters. You will need to be conscientious, flexible and have a can-do attitude. Most importantly, you will be making yourself invaluable to the scheme and the community. You will have a wonderful opportunity to work within one of the country’s most exciting e-scooter / cycle scheme providers, and take an integral role in our Operations.

Responsibilities

Ad hoc and scheduled maintenance, including but not limited to;

• Carry out battery swaps for our fleet of e-bikes and e-scooters.


• Perform rebalancing tasks, collecting bikes in low-demand or over-supplied areas and placing them in more optimal areas.


• Search, find and collect bikes that need to be retrieved back to the warehouse.


• Continuously evaluate our deployment spots and make sure that our vehicles are deployed in a safe and compliant way, while being easily accessible to our riders.


• Responsible for the in-field quality by identifying damaged bikes and parking docks, rebalancing wrongly parked bikes, etc.


• Being able to perform quick repairs in the field.


• Maintaining parking bays.


• Ensuring batteries are charged, swapped and accounted for at our local depot.


• Help to support continuous service improvements.


• Provide general help and support to our customer base on-street in a polite and helpful manner.

Requirements

• Full and clean driving licence (you will require one day's training so you can safely transport batteries).


• Experienced and comfortable driving a medium-sized van.


• Interest and experience in mechanics.


• Good knowledge of the local area is advantageous.


• You will be required to work an average of 38.6 hours per week over the year based on a 4 day rota from Monday to Sunday including a 60-minute paid break per day.

Compensation Details

• The chance to build the business and help Beryl on our journey to become one of the biggest micromobility operators in the world.


• 24 annual leave days, inclusive of bank holidays


• Employer pension contributions


• Paid sick leave


• Enhanced parental leave


• Birthdays off


• Flexible working environment


• Employee assistance program


• Annual learning and development budget


• Cycle to work scheme - discounted bikes & accessories


• Tech scheme - discounted technology and home products


• Free access to Beryl's bikes in multiple locations


• Paid volunteer days


• My Healthy Advantage App for wellbeing support

Diversity

At Beryl, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All candidates will be fairly reviewed for the role without regard to race, religion, sexuality, age, disability, gender identity, nationality, or any other protected status. We particularly welcome people from a BAME background or those who are disabled as they are currently under-represented in our workforce. If you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments for this role please indicate this within your application and we will be in touch with you.

While upholding the Equalities Act we are committed to continuing to improve our workplace culture and environment. We strive to support all staff and maintain an inclusive workplace, we champion and support mental health and wellbeing activities.

We value employees from diverse backgrounds and family arrangements, and have flexible working policies that support our staff in balancing their personal and work lives.