Van Driver - East London

**Description**: Has the idea of working in a fast paced startup environment always excited you? fin may be just the place for you. We’re a startup delivering parcels for our clients using electric cargo bikes and walking to make the last mile faster, greener, and cheaper. We’re looking for motivated people to deliver packages around London with the potential for quick career progression. We use a combination of e-cargo bikes and electric vans with zero impact on the environment. **Salary**: £15.00 per hour with opportunities for bonus **Location** West London - North Acton East London - Bethnal Green **Duties and responsibilities include**: - Packing, loading and unloading delivery vans - Driving an electric van and deliver parcels to multiple residences and businesses. - Maintaining regular communication with managers and associate managers - Assisting at the warehouse and backdoor including sorting parcels. **Skills and qualifications** - You must have had your driving licence for at least 3 years. - Excellent timekeeping skills - Good communication skills - Friendly and professional demeanor with a can do attitude - Ability to work with little supervision - Comfortable using an app on a mobile device to track and enable deliveries and routing - Comfortable with reading and using maps - Capable of lifting parcels of up to 25kg (for men) or 16kg (for women) **Schedule**: - Flexible hours available through the week **Experience**: - Commercial van driving experience: 1 year (preferred) - Electric van driving experience: 6mo (preferred, but not essential) - You must have had your driving license for at least 3 years. - Multi-drop parcel delivery experience (1y preferred) **Work authorization**: Must have held a full UK license for at least 3 years. - Must not have been convicted with more than 1 minor conviction within the last 3 years, from the date of conviction, of any of the following minor motoring offences; CU (except CU80) / LC / MW / PC / PL / SP / TS / MS (except MS50). - Must not have been convicted within the last 4 years, from the date of conviction, of any of the following major motoring offences; AC / BA / CD / CU80 / IN / MR / MS50 / DR / XX / TT / UT / DD / DG. - Must not have any prosecutions or police enquiries pending. - Must not have had any accident, incident, fire or theft losses in the last 3 years. - Must not have had any criminal convictions, unless they are no longer disclosable under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (ROA) as amended by the Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) - UK Right to Work **Job Types**: Part-time, Temporary contract, Temp to perm, Freelance, Zero hours contract Pay: £15.00 per hour Expected hours: 8 - 40 per week **Benefits**: - Free parking - On-site parking Schedule: - 10 hour shift - 12 hour shift - 8 hour shift - Overtime Supplemental pay types: - Commission pay - Performance bonus **Experience**: - Delivery driver experience: 1 year (required) Licence/Certification: - Driving Licence (required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, E2 6JN

Back to blog

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...