Ryan Mitchell
Delivery Driver
Profile
Multi-drop Delivery Driver with five years' experience delivering parcels and groceries across Coventry and Warwickshire, in 3.5-tonne vans and temperature-controlled vehicles. Completes 120 to 150 drops a day with a 99% first-time delivery rate, plans routes around traffic and time slots, and treats every doorstep as a chance to look after the customer. Full clean UK driving licence with no points, and a strong record on vehicle checks and safety.
Experience
Deliver parcels for a regional courier, running a route of 120 to 150 drops a day in a 3.5-tonne van.
- Keep a 99% first-time delivery rate and a 98% on-time rate, against targets of 96% and 95%
- Rated 4.9 out of 5 by customers across more than 2,000 reviews
- Plan and adjust routes on the handheld app around traffic, roadworks and timed deliveries
- Complete daily walk-around vehicle checks and report defects, with no accidents or damage claims in nearly 4 years
- Handle returns, signatures and ID checks for high-value and age-restricted parcels accurately
- Train new drivers on the route, the scanner and safe parcel handling, with 5 trained in the last year
- Load the van in drop order each morning, cutting the time spent at each stop
Grocery home delivery in a temperature-controlled van, with up to 18 time-slot orders per route.
- Delivered up to 18 grocery orders per route within 1-hour slots, arriving on time for 97% of deliveries
- Kept chilled and frozen goods at the right temperature and recorded checks through the shift
- Carried heavy orders safely to the door, and into the kitchen for older customers who asked
- Handled substitutions and refunds at the door, keeping complaints low
- Kept the van clean and tidy, passing every spot check
Picking, packing and loading in a regional distribution centre for retail stores.
- Picked and packed around 200 items an hour using an RF scanner, with 99.5% accuracy
- Loaded delivery vehicles to route order, reducing damage and driver time at each stop
Skills
- Multi-Drop Delivery
- Route Planning
- Timed and Slot Deliveries
- Handheld Scanners and Delivery Apps
- Vehicle Walk-Around Checks
- Safe and Defensive Driving
- Manual Handling
- Customer Service
- Proof of Delivery
- Temperature-Controlled Goods
- Returns Processing
- Time Management
- Problem Solving
- Local Knowledge (Coventry and Warwickshire)
- Basic Vehicle Maintenance
- Loading to Route Order
- Van Loading and Securing
- Cash on Delivery
Education
Certifications
- Full UK Driving Licence (Category B), no points
- Defensive Driving Course
- Manual Handling
- Emergency First Aid at Work
- Basic DBS Certificate