Hi Guys & Galls
Got an interview and assessment with Wincanton for ASDA at Rochdale. Anybody done any work for them/still there? What are the wages? 
Cheers Waynedl,
Hopefully its changed a little since those posts in 2009! 
cp-waters:
Cheers Waynedl,Hopefully its changed a little since those posts in 2009!
The bottom few posts are from a month ago. Itās still about Ā£9.50. Fresh & frozen deliveries to Asdaās within a small radius.
Donāt see the point of this DC, thereās Wakefield, Pontefract, Doncaster on 1 end then Skem, Wigan, Warrington on the other, whatās the point?
Went up to Asda Rochdale last week along with a few other drivers for a Maths, English and drivers hour test. Nobody had there licence entitilment checked and not heard from them since
ZigZag:
Went up to Asda Rochdale last week along with a few other drivers for a Maths, English and drivers hour test. Nobody had there licence entitilment checked and not heard from them since
Theyre not interestedā¦
I gathered that 
Got a few back up interviews lined up this week anyway. Had one today at JW Lees. Was given a bacon butty during interview with coffee and a goody bag to take home that contained a bottle of Marco Pierre White āThe Governorā beer and a pint glass 
No job offer at the end of it though 
ZigZag:
. Was given a bacon butty during interview with coffee and a goody bag to take home that contained a bottle of Marco Pierre White āThe Governorā beer and a pint glass
Sounds nice, never been to an interview where youāre fed & watered:lol:
ZigZag:
I gathered that
WTF
seth 70:
WTF
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Pimpdaddy:
Donāt see the point of this DC, thereās Wakefield, Pontefract, Doncaster on 1 end then Skem, Wigan, Warrington on the other, whatās the point?
Ask Asda, they spent millions on building it. Presumably they had a reason!
What difference does it make to a driver anyway, if thereās a job there and you need one!!
Pimpdaddy:
Donāt see the point of this DC, thereās Wakefield, Pontefract, Doncaster on 1 end then Skem, Wigan, Warrington on the other, whatās the point?
If I had to hazard a guess, it is to relieve pressure on the others because of all these little ex-Netto stores they now deal with. Maybe they have plans to open more smaller stores going forwards, I donāt think Rochdale is even at 50% capacity yet.
rob22888:
If I had to hazard a guess, it is to relieve pressure on the others because of all these little ex-Netto stores they now deal with. Maybe they have plans to open more smaller stores going forwards, I donāt think Rochdale is even at 50% capacity yet.
Quiet word from the gov/local authorities to regenerate the area me thinks, with tesco ārecently having moved outā Asda was the next best thing, supermarket glory days are finished so I doubt itāll even run at full capacity unless they shut Wakefield/Skem.
matamoros:
What difference does it make to a driver anyway, if thereās a job there and you need one!!
There are no jobs like āZigZagā said otherwise he/she would have one, theyāre not interested!
Pimpdaddy:
rob22888:
matamoros:
What difference does it make to a driver anyway, if thereās a job there and you need one!!There are no jobs like āZigZagā said otherwise he/she would have one, theyāre not interested!
Maybe there are jobs and maybe there arenāt, you said you couldnāt see the point in the D.C. but I somewhat doubt you are privy to ASDAās development plans.
It is possible that things have changed since the DC was planned but I would hazard a guess that a lot of people at a high level in ASDAās management structure saw some point to it at the planning stage least.