Pay Rate: £31,039 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Shift patterns: Monday to Friday, 04:00-09:00 starts
Location: Trade Team, Hams Hall, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1TT
Love being on the road, staying active, and bringing the good times to life? Join DHL as a Drivers Mate / Assistant and become the hero behind the scenes of the nation's favourite pubs and venues. This is a hands‑on, high‑energy role where no two days look the same — and you'll be part of a team that keeps the taps flowing and the industry buzzing. With a future opportunity to upskill to become and LGV Driver.
**Please note these roles involve the heavy manual handling of kegs of alcoholic beverages**
**Previous dray delivery experience is an advantage**
DHL, an award-winning leading supply chain business is seeking a Driver's Mate / Assistant to play a vital role in our distribution service.
✅ WHAT DOES THE ROLE ENTAIL?
- As part of your normal duties, whilst maintaining excellent health and safety practices, you will:
- Accompany a driver to delivery points where you will assist with unloading deliveries to customers' homes
- Maintain regular contact with the Transport Team and advise of all problems which may prevent the job being completed on time and without incident
- Liaise with customers to confirm delivery times and complete relevant processes on an electronic handheld device
✅ WHAT DO WE NEED FROM YOU?
- High levels of manual handling are required so you need to be physically fit
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage your own workload
- Ability to read, understand and follow directions and instructions
- Connect easily to M6, M42, A4091, local to B46 1TT
- Previous practical experience as a Driver's Mate, within a logistics or similar environment would be preferable
- Have your own transport to be able to start your shift between 04:00-09:00
✅WHY JOIN US?
- Free parking on-site
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
- Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
- Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
- Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more
✅WHO WE ARE
We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.
✅BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE
At DHL, we're all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.
As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex-service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.
Please be aware that interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place during the week commencing 1st June 2026. Applications received after this date may not be considered but will be added to our talent pool for future opportunities, subject to your consent. Please also be aware that we review applications continuously and where we have a large number of applications the application period may close ahead of the provisional interview date. To ensure your application is considered we recommend submitting it as early as possible.
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