Operations Assistant

Wolseley Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension scheme

Healthcare (YuLife)

Cycle to Work scheme

Annual leave progression

Discounts

Job summary

William Wilson, part of the Wolseley Group, is hiring an Operations Assistant in Edinburgh. The role covers general warehouse duties, picking and packing stock, and delivering items in a 3.5t van. 40hrs per week, Mon-Fri 07:30-16:30, with alternate Saturdays after probation.

You will need a UK manual driving licence, the ability to handle heavy items, and excellent customer communication to support in-branch and with customers.

Qualifications

• Experience in a warehouse or similar environment.
• Full UK manual driving licence is essential.
• Able to handle a physically demanding job.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in customer interactions.
• Dependable team player with a strong work ethic.
• Eagerness to learn and contribute positively.

Responsibilities

• General Warehouse duties.
• Picking and packing stock with heavy items.
• Loading/unloading vehicles safely.
• Delivery driving a 3.5t van and customer deliveries.
• Maintain a tidy, safe workplace in line with health and safety.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Full UK driving licence

Physically fit

Customer communication

Team player

Enthusiastic learner

Job description

Salary: £26,695 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Operations Assistant - Edinburgh - William Wilson

So, who are we?

We are William Wilson, a part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do - and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

Also, did we mention?

Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more.

As a Operations Assistant based in Edinburgh, you'll be responsible for:

• General Warehouse duties.
• Picking and packing stock, which will involve heavy lifting and manual handling of heavy items like boilers, radiators, toilets etc.
• Loading/unloading vehicles safely.
• Delivery driving 3.5t van, doing customer deliveries
• Ensuring the workplace is tidy and adheres to our health and safety procedures.

The role is full time, permanent position, 40hrs per week, Monday-Friday 07:30-16:30. Alternate Saturdays 08:00-12:00 after probation.

And here's what we'd like you to have:

• Experience working in a warehouse or similar environment.
• Full UK manual driving license is essential.
• Able to handle a physically demanding job.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in customer interactions.
• Dependable team player, prepared to support in all areas of the branch with a strong work ethic.
• Eagerness to learn, with a positive and enthusiastic attitude.