In addition to the salary increase, the wholesaler is offering state-of-the-art vehicles, no evenings or weekends, local deliveries, no rotas or shift work and consistent start times.
Currently, drivers in Enfield, Dagenham and Sidcup are paid £35,000 but this will increase to £40,000. JJ Foodservice supplies more than 83,000 restaurants and homes across 11 UK branches.
Kaan Hendekli, head of operations at JJ Foodservice, said: “Drivers already have a hard job – we want to create the best working environment for them with the comfort of an office job.
“On top of offering a great work-life balance, our drivers also have a stable, daily routine and the support of a driver’s mate. Offering excellent working conditions for drivers will help us to grow our delivery team to support even more customers in the future.”
The Government has announced that it will issue temporary visas to 5,000 HGV drivers in the UK. There are currently more than 100,000 vacancies to fill. With just 1% of UK HGV drivers female, JJ is actively encouraging more females to consider HGV driver roles.