Job Opportunities: Trainee Class 2 Driver

Essential Ingredients

• Must hold a valid UK driving license and be able to attain a Class C licence and CPC within a 6-12 month period.


• Knowledge and experience of working in a multi-drop distribution role in a FMCG environment e.g. home delivery.


• Knowledge of transport legislation - e.g. Highway Code


• Health and Safety knowledge - understands own responsibilities to work safely and considers the safety of others, identifies Health and Safety risks and reports them appropriately


• Reasonable geographic knowledge


• Good command of written and spoken English to enable reading of delivery notes, road signs etc. and customer communication


• Knowledge of food quality and safety regulations - BRC/AIB standards


• Basic vehicle maintenance and mechanical knowledge to be able to relay faults to service provider


• Excellent customer service skills with an ability to express views clearly and concisely, develops effective relationships, able to manage confrontation in a calm and professional manner


• Team working - be able to work within a team as well as work unsupervised for long periods


• Can carry out basic vehicle maintenance - bulb change/oil checks and top up/washer fluids top up /fuelling/ fuses

As the UK’s No.1 bakery brand, we’ve been baking up a storm since 1876. Today, we’re a proud sixth-generation family business, delivering over 70 products to more than 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots—including gluten and wheat-free options. 

We’re committed to becoming a net-zero business by 2050 and are passionate about minimising our environmental impact while making a positive difference in the communities we serve. 

The Recipe

• Be supported by the driver training teams in an intensive 6 week training course, to gain your Class 2 Licence, with no cost to you. 


• Ongoing fully funded Driver CPC (Your Driver CPC training is in work hours too, not outside of them) 

• You’ll be an early riser—shifts start 04:00 (some patterns may vary). The upside?  Never miss the 3pm school run again. 


• You’ll enjoy plenty of autonomy. You’ll be given delivery notes (or an electronic device), from which you’ll accurately pick the orders, either at the depot or on the move and load your own vehicle with our baked goods


• To help keep your day smooth and safe, knowledge of basic vehicle maintenance and transport legislation will be included


• Once your route for the day is loaded into your onboard computer, you’re off! 


• You’ll deliver to multiple customers daily (they’re like family to us), so top-notch service, strong relationships, and professionalism are a must. This includes being able to manage difficult conversations in a calm manner and acting as an ambassador for our brand. 

At Warburtons, you’re more than a driver. 

There’s no aimless wandering looking for things. You load your own vehicle, making things that little bit easier to find. You’ll also make sure each delivery is picked accurately and in full from your delivery notes or electronic device. So, if you like to be hands-on, love a bit of organisation, and want to keep the nation’s eggs in their soldiers, then hop in and join us on the road to bread-based glory. 

Our Site

In Banbury you’ll find our newly built distribution and consolidation centre, situated on the junction of the M40, giving us the very best access to the UK’s motorway network. With almost 200 drivers and warehouse colleagues working on various shift patterns, it’s the biggest purpose-built distribution site for Warburtons, at 85,000 square feet.

We are currently delivering over 4 million items to our customers and Cross Docking 85,000 stacks of bread, this is equivalent to 559 double deck trailers or 965 single deck trailers, every four weeks. And we’re still growing!

Banbury is now a dedicated Test Centre for License Acquisition, developing our own talented bunch of drivers and supporting them through their required driving licences.

Extra Dough

At last and by no means least you will want to know what your breads worth:

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)


• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 7%


• Life assurance


• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website


• Continued investment in your personal development


• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!


• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service