Job Description

Job Title:                  Driver/Depot Assistant

Reporting To:          Depot Manager
 
Contract type:       Casual

Salary:                        £13.85 p/h
 
Hours of work:        37.5 hours per week, Shift basis 5 days out of 7 (Mon-Sun). Any 7.5h between 07:30 and 19:00.

Start date:            As soon as possible

Location:              Poplar, East London 
 
 

About The Felix Project 
The Felix Project is London’s largest food redistribution charity. Started in 2016, its vision is a London where good food is never wasted, and no one goes hungry. In 2024 our workforce of over 200 staff and 13,000 volunteers collected and distributed the equivalent of 38 million meals to Londoners in need. This is done through a network of 1,200 community organisations and schools who are working on the frontline to feed people who are experiencing hunger and cannot afford to regularly buy the food they need. The Felix Project works with hundreds of suppliers from across the food industry, including supermarkets, wholesalers, farms and restaurants to rescue high quality surplus food, that cannot be sold and would otherwise go to waste.   

   

In London, one in four working families regularly struggle to afford to feed their children, equating to an estimated 325,000 families across the capital. The cost of food has increased by 30% in the past three years and one in eight working families have less than £3 a day for food, after paying their bills. About 20% of working families have been forced to access a food support service for the first time during 2024 due to the rising cost of living.   

   

Our work has never been more needed, and demand continues to grow we are building our expertise and impact in response. The Felix Project now operates from four main depots in North, South, East, and West London, with ‘point-to-point’ projects in Central London and Canary Wharf. Felix’s Kitchen in our East London depot produces up to 5,000 meals per day from surplus food. Felix’s Multibank in West London distributes non-food items to those who need it most. As part of the charity’s involvement with The Coronation Food Project, we are launching an innovative food processing lab – The Felix Food Factory.   

  

 

Purpose of the Role 
To help us with our operations in our depots we are seeking Driver/Depot Assistants with exceptional organisation skills, attention to detail and a positive can do attitude! The role is subject to a degree of flexibility, but initially the Driver/Depot Assistant will be involved with the following activities: 

 

Person Specification 
The Felix Project recognises the positive value of diversity and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified or experienced individuals, regardless of their race, gender, biological sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. 
 
 

Essential Skills/Knowledge 

 

Desirable Criteria: 

 

 

Application procedure 
Please apply via this recruitment portal.  

Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role (and make sure that they’re both uploaded before submitting your application). 
 
After you have submitted your application, you have 24 hours in which you can access you application and make edits. We suggest that you complete one last proof-read after submission and double check that your CV etc. uploaded correctly. 

 

 

Recruitment timeline 

Updated Closing date: 24th March 2025  

We are interviewing suitable applicants as and when they apply. We encourage early applications. 

 
The Felix Project can only employ applicants who currently have the right to work in the UK.