Yard/Warehouse Assistant
| Posting date: | 12 November 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 December 2024 |
| Location: | Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HX |
| Company: | STARK Building Materials UK |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JR24259_1731430830 |
Summary
Jewson a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Yard Operative who's as passionate about great service as we are.
We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
Hours - 07.00- 17.00 Monday to Friday and every other Saturday morning 0800-1200
Location - Jewson Sittingbourne, Crown Quay Lane, Sittingbourne, ME10 3HX
Key Responsibilities
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Welcome customers to the branch and take an active interest in their projects
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Get to know our product lines so you can offer advice and help to customers, making the most of all customer interactions in line with our Jewson Values
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Help to prepare customer orders, load and unload customer and supplier vehicles using a Forklift Truck to minimise manual handling (training will be provided)
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Check incoming deliveries and report missing or damaged products
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Maintain stock levels in both the shop and yard areas, carrying out regular stock counts
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Keep the branch looking clean and tidy, to make a great first impression on our customers
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Make Health & Safety a priority and demonstrate how you can keep yourself and others safe at work
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Use our in-house systems to process customer orders and payments, organise delivery times, update customer accounts and keep customers updated throughout their journey
What's in it for you?
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Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) - with Legal & General
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Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
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WorkPerks - A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
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Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
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Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
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Employee Discount
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Refer a Friend scheme
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Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
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New Reward and Recognition programme - launching soon!
Required Skills and Experience
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Previous industry experience preferred but not essential
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Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work accordingly
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Strong communication skills
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Confident working both indoors and outdoors
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A health and safety focus
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Comfortable in a role involving extensive manual handling of bulky items
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Forklift licence (desirable)
About us
At Jewson, we're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.
If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!