Driver and Warehouse Assistant - Flexible hours

Thubelisha; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading plumbing supply company is seeking a Driver and Warehouse Assistant in Poole. This flexible role involves delivering products to customers, assisting in the warehouse, and providing excellent customer service. Candidates should have a clean driving licence and a willingness to work flexible hours. The company values inclusivity and offers various benefits including life assurance and discounts at retailers.

Benefits

Bonus

Discounts at retailers

Life assurance

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Clean driving licence required.
• Flexible working hours essential.
• Experience in customer service preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver products to customers on time.
• Assist with general branch duties including serving customers.
• Ensure vehicle maintenance and compliance with safety regulations.

Skills

Previous warehouse experience

Customer service skills

Driving license

Job description

Overview

#BelongWithUs

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.

The Role

As a Driver and Warehouse Assistant, you will be committed to delivering an outstanding level of service. You will be professional, driven and enthusiastic. The role reports into the branch management team and provides the highest level of service to internal and external customers, delivering products to our customers against tight deadlines. You will also 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 to ensure we provide the best service and maximise sales at every opportunity.

You will be contracted to a set minimum number of hours per week and you will be required to be flexible to work additional hours to deliver the best customer experience, especially during the peak trading winter heating season. Where possible, hours and shifts will be agreed with you with plenty of notice so you know exactly what you are doing and when. You will naturally promote and embrace our inclusive team environment.

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

Key Responsibilities

• 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

You

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 will be flexible with working hours, and your approach to delivering customer and business needs. You will thrive on providing the best customer service and being a huge support to your branch colleagues.

Us

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. We have all you need to build a successful career. We are proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and are excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them tools they need to be successful, happy and rewarded in their career with us.

Benefits Package And Cultural Environment

• 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
• 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!

#BelongWithUs

We are 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 want you to enrich our culture.

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.