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Courier in Rotterdam

On-site in Spijkenisse·Full-time·Added today (last checked 28 Oct)

SGS

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Our summary

Work mode
On-site, Spijkenisse
Contract
Full-time
Languages
Dutch

Skills

Nice to have

SGS is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Rotterdam.

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • You have experience as a courier (plus)
  • Residing in the Rotterdam region
  • You are a reliable and safe driver
  • You are used to working independently;
  • You are a point of contact for internal and external customers;
  • No-nonsense mentality;
  • Good physical condition (Samples can sometimes weigh up to 20 kilos);
  • Possession of a VCA certificate and an ADR (awareness) certificate is a plus.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Market-competitive salary
  • SGS van so that you can drive directly to the customer or location from home
  • Independent role with much responsibility
  • 25 vacation days + 7 ATV days
  • Participation in the pension scheme with a fixed employee contribution of 6%
  • Participation in the SGS sports and bicycle plan
  • Opportunities for collective health insurance 

The role

You drive a route daily to collect various samples (water, soil, etc.) from our customers and bring them at the end of the day to the laboratory in Hoogvliet. The work begins somewhat later in the day (between 11:00 and 13:00) because otherwise our customers do not have samples ready yet. At the end of the day after your route, you deliver the samples in Hoogvliet. This is around 19:00/20:00 but can extend until 22:00. After delivery, you drive the van home and can start again the next day.

What you'll do

  • You drive a route independently, load the samples into the van, and bring them at the end of the day to our location in Hoogvliet;
  • You are responsible for collecting all kinds of “environmental” samples (water, soil, etc.) from our customers in accordance with requirements and delivering them in a timely manner to the location in Hoogvliet;
  • You also handle the transport of documents or other urgent deliveries between various customers and SGS locations in the Netherlands.

Functie-eisen

We are open to various profiles; the role of courier is primarily learning-on-the-job. For example, do you already have work experience as a courier? Are you a recent graduate? Or would you like to make a career switch? Then you can certainly apply!

Curious about the competencies we are looking for, see below

Aanvullende informatie

We offer you:
A challenging full-time job (40 hours) as a courier. You have flexible working hours (predominantly from 12:00 to 20:00 with extension until 22:00) and work independently to serve your customers as well and accurately as possible.

Hiring process

3 steps2 interviewsa task to do
  1. Application

  2. Recruitment team contact

    With recruitment team

    If your skills and experience match current or future needs, a member of the recruitment team contacts you.

  3. Interviews

    Face-to-face or virtual interviews, also a chance to learn about the job, your future manager and the culture.

  4. Assessments

    Not every role

    For some positions: personality, cognitive and technical assessments, a short psychometric study, or more thorough assessments by external consultants.

  5. Additional screening and reference check

  6. Selection and offer · With HR team

  • An email acknowledges receipt of every application.
  • Unsuccessful candidates are informed and may be contacted for future openings.

Hiring process

Interested? Send your CV and motivation letter below via 'I am interested'. Do you have questions about the vacancy? Please contact Martijn van Meer via 06-51215308 or martijn.vanmeer@sgs.com

About SGS

Industry
Testing & Certification
Founded
1878
Employees
50,000–100,000
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland

In their own words

About the company & team

When you need to be sure, that is what SGS stands for. At SGS, we offer you double layer sureness, dubbellaagse zekerheid. As a world leader in the field of inspection, testing, analysis, and certification, we guarantee quality and integrity. Worldwide, the SGS family counts nearly 100,000 enthusiastic employees.

SGS has an impressive diversity of services. Our BNL Logistics division is currently on the lookout to strengthen its team with couriers who do more than just sit behind the wheel. You are the flagship of our department and carry the good reputation of SGS out on the road.  

BNL Logistics is our internal courier service consisting of a small team of both Dutch and Belgian couriers who collect and deliver various goods within the Benelux.

Please note: start date 4 January 2027.

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