Delivery driver: pay, what you do and current jobs
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Delivery drivers collect and deliver products and materials like food, laundry and freight to homes and businesses. They may take orders, collect payments, and load goods.
- Typical full-time pay in NZ$50,000–$71,000 a year (up to $88,000)
- TrainingNo specific training
- IndustryRoad and rail transport
Pay is for full-time work across New Zealand. Part-time and hourly roles are paid by the hour; check each advert.
5 delivery driver jobs on ManyJobs now
- Online Personal Shopper and Delivery DriverNew World · Wellington
- Online delivery driver/pickerFoodstuffs retail · Wellington
- Dispatch Delivery Driver – Mitre 10 MEGAMitre 10 · Queenstown
- Delivery Driver - Installation Specialist - AucklandNoel Leeming · Auckland
- Delivery Driver - Noel Leeming Distribution Centre (Dunedin)Noel Leeming · Dunedin
What you’d do
- deliver products to people
- load goods onto vehicles
- drive vehicles
- collect payments for delivery
- record delivery details
- maintain delivery vehicles
- clean vehicles and equipment
Life on the job
Delivery drivers:
- usually work irregular hours, including early mornings, evenings and weekends, and may work part time
- usually work in vehicles and at depots, and travel locally
- may work in all weather conditions
- may do physically demanding work
- need to be responsible, accurate and work well under pressure
How to get in
You usually learn on the job to become a delivery driver and experience may be useful.
You usually don’t need specific NCEA levels for this job.
You may need:
- a driver licence
- experience in similar work
- a Class 2 driver licence or higher
- a driver licence with a special-type vehicle endorsement
- a dangerous goods (D) endorsement
- a goods service licence
- to pass a police check
- to pass a medical assessment and drug test
Also known as: Distributor, goods deliverer, van driver, grocery deliverer, fast food delivery driver, online delivery driver, laundry driver
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