Warehouse Assistant

STARK Building Materials UK; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic opportunity has arisen for a Warehouse Assistant in Hull with STARK Building Materials UK. This role focuses on stock management and customer service, requiring a confident and enthusiastic individual. Benefits include a competitive salary, career progression, and access to various employee perks, ensuring a fulfilling work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and discretionary bonus

Access to health and wellbeing services

Generous employee discounts

Retirement savings plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave

Qualifications

• Previous warehouse experience preferred.
• Flexible with a positive can-do attitude.
• Experience in a customer-facing role.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the loading and unloading of vehicles.
• Maintain stock levels and carry out regular counts.
• Develop great relationships with customers.

Skills

Forklift experience

Customer service

Manual handling

Communication

Team player

Job description

Do you live in the HULL area?

Do you have previous Warehouse experience and a Forklift Licence?

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and organised Warehouse Assistant to join our team in Minster HULL!

This role is working with Minster as part of the STARK. We are a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe and Minster specialise in insulation and dry lining materials. We connect suppliers of heavy building materials with the professional craftspeople who build, renovate, and maintain the cities of tomorrow.

Are you someone who is passionate about putting customers first, progressing your career, and having varied working days? If yes, then this role could be for you!

Is this role right for me?

As a Warehouse Assistant, this role has a strong focus on stock management, as well as customer service, so this role is great for someone who loves to build relationships with their team and customers and enjoys an active and varied role.

The Person We’re Looking For Will Have

• A flexible approach to work - happy with manual handling
• A great team player; ready to support colleagues and customers when needed
• A confident communicator, both over the phone and face to face
• Previous forklift experience, although training will be provided
  
  

Hours of Work: Monday - Friday 7am-5pm

Location: Minster, 12 - 16 Courtney Street, Mount Pleasant, Hull, HU8 7QF

So, what will I be doing?

Our Warehouse Assistants are very important to the smooth running of the business. Their role is important to help ensure products are where they need to be on time, in perfect condition and always working with the customers’ needs at the forefront.

To support our customers to succeed you will;

• Assist in the loading and unloading of vehicles – using a forklift where needed
• Maintain stock levels, carrying out regular stock counts
• Pick items to fulfil customer orders
• Check incoming stock deliveries and put away in appropriate area
• Getting to know our product lines and services in order to make the most of all customer interactions
• Develop great relationships with new and existing customers (both face to face and over the phone)
• Keep the branch looking clean and tidy, to make a great first impression on our customers
• Make Health & Safety a priority and demonstrate how you can keep yourself and others safe at work
  
  

Required Skills And Experience

• Manual handling experience with MHE would be beneficial, however we do provide in-house forklift training
• Experience in a customer facing role
• Comfortable working in a predominantly outdoor environment
• Flexible with a positive can-do attitude
  
  

What’s In It For You

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonus
• A wide range of voluntary benefits including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare and more.
• Access to a wealth of health and wellbeing services including access to online GP appointments and mental health support
• Generous employee discounts
• Access to discounts with hundreds of your favourite high street and online retailers
• Retirement savings plan
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave for anyone expecting or adopting a child
  
  

Why STARK?

At Minster, 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!

What's Next…

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Stark Building Materials UK is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.