Driver and Warehouse Assistant - Flexible hours

City Plumbing Supplies; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Driver and Warehouse Assistant to join their dynamic team. This role offers flexible hours, allowing you to work between 16 to 37.5 hours a week, ensuring a balance between work and life. You'll be at the forefront of delivering exceptional customer service while managing deliveries and supporting warehouse operations. With a focus on safety and compliance, you'll play a vital role in maintaining high standards and fostering a loyal customer base. Join a company that values diversity and inclusion, providing you with the tools and support to thrive in your career while having fun along the way.

Benefits

Bonus

Discounts and cash back at retailers

Life assurance

Flexible working options

Mental Health First Aiders

Financial education and loans

Extended family policy

Complete induction and development encouragement

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a driver and in warehouse operations is preferred.
• Ability to maintain high customer service standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver products to customers while ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
• Assist in the warehouse and serve customers at the trade counter.

Skills

Customer Service

Driving Skills

Warehouse Operations

Health and Safety Compliance

Education

Driving Licence

Job description

Come and join us as a Driver and Warehouse Assistant on a flexible hours basis to help us grow, deliver sales and exceed customer expectations. You will be contracted to 16 hours a week, but you will be flexible to work a weekly pattern of up to 37.5 hours a week to cover peak trading hours, holidays and meet business needs.

As a Driver and Warehouse Assistant, you’ll be committed to delivering an outstanding level of service, and you’ll be professional, driven and enthusiastic. The Driver and Warehouse Assistant role reports into the branch management team and will provide the highest level of service to internal and external customers, and will deliver products to our customers against some very tight deadlines. This role will also be to assist in the warehouse and may at times be customer facing within the branch, serving on the trade counter and dealing with customers over the telephone ensuring that we provide the best service and maximise sales at every opportunity. You’ll naturally promote and embrace our inclusive team environment and we’re sure you’ll have some fun along the way!

Please note, this role requires you to have the appropriate driving licence with previous experience as a driver.

You will be contracted to 16 hours a week, but you will be flexible to work a pattern of up to 37.5 hours a week to cover peak trading hours, holidays and meet business needs. We know that work shouldn't get in the way of life, so where possible, hours and shifts will be agreed with you with plenty of notice so that you know exactly what you are doing and when!

• Health and safety of yourself and your vehicle
• Maintenance and condition of your vehicle
• Report any issues or incidents to your line manager
• Comply with transport compliance law and regulations
• Dealing with stock and deliveries
• Supporting the Branch Manager and Assistant Branch Manager with achieving and exceeding sales targets at optimum margins.
• Ensuring we maintain high standards, creating and maintaining a loyal customer base and providing a first class service.
• Assisting with the general duties within the branch such as serving customers on the trade counter, telesales
• Ensuring the housekeeping standards are maintained both on the trade counter and warehousing

Along with a clean driving licence, you will ideally have previous warehouse and driving experience and knowledge of the products associated with our industry would be an advantage. You'll be flexible with working hours and able to work up to 37.5 hours a week. You’ll thrive on providing the best customer service and being a huge support to your branch colleagues and we're sure you'll have fun along the way!

From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career! We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we’re super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.

• Bonus
• Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
• Life assurance
• Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more
• Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each other
• Complete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages development
• Financial education and loans
• Flexible working options
• A business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true self
• And more!

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it.

We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.