Warehouse Operative & Driver

UK Plumbing Supplies (trading as UKPS); Newbury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + profit share

Friendly team environment

Opportunities to develop and progress

Work for one of the UK's most trusted,

independent plumbing merchants

Job summary

Graham Newbury is seeking a reliable warehouse operative with a driving licence to join our team. The role splits between warehouse duties and local customer deliveries, using a company van.

You will receive stock, pick orders, load and unload, and help at the trade counter when needed. We value a positive, can-do attitude and reliability; plumbing experience is not essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial driving or warehouse environment.
• Full UK driving licence is required.
• Strong customer relationship building ability.
• Physically fit and able to perform manual handling.
• A positive, can-do team player with reliable timekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Deliver customer orders using a company van.
• Drive professionally and responsibly.
• Work across the site as part of the wider team to keep things running smoothly.
• Provide customer first, punctual service.
• Load and unload the van and check items before delivery.
• Receive and check deliveries from suppliers.
• Pick and prepare customer orders for dispatch.
• Perform heavy lifting of products.
• Operate warehouse equipment, including forklifts.
• Keep the warehouse clean, tidy, and well-organised.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Commercial driving / van experience

Warehouse experience

Customer relationship skills

Physically fit

Team player

Attention to detail

Tools

Forklift operation

Job description

At Graham, we are part of the largest independent networks of plumbing and heating merchants in the UK - over 310 sites nationwide. Our sites are run by people who know their customers, their stock, and their local market. That’s because we give them autonomy and ownership - not a one-size-fits-all script.

Job Summary

We're looking for a reliable warehouse operative and drive to join our team at Graham Newbury.

This is a varied, hands‑on role split between working in the warehouse and making local customer deliveries. You'll help keep the warehouse running smoothly by receiving stock, picking and preparing customer orders, loading vehicles and keeping everything organised. You'll also get out on the road in our company van, delivering plumbing and heating products to trade customers across the local area.

Everyone in our site works together, so from time to time you'll also help out on the trade counter, serving customers and making sure they get the support they need.

You don't need previous plumbing and heating experience but it would certainly be helpful. We're looking for someone reliable, comfortable with physical work and happy to get stuck into whatever needs doing across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver customer orders using a company van
• Drive professionally and responsibly
• Work across the site as part of the wider team to keep things running smoothly
• Provide customer first, punctual service
• Load and unload the van and check items before delivery
• Receive and check deliveries from suppliers
• Pick and prepare customer orders for dispatch
• Perform heavy lifting of products
• Operate warehouse equipment, including forklifts
• Keep the warehouse clean, tidy, and well-organised

What We’re Looking For

• A full UK driving licence
• Experience in Commercial Driving, (including van or lorry) or experience in a warehouse environment
• Strong customer relationship building ability
• Physically fit and comfortable with manual handling
• A team player with a positive, can-do attitude
• Good attention to detail and reliable timekeeping

Previous experience within a plumbing and heating merchant, builders' merchant or similar trade environment would be useful, but isn't essential.

What You’ll Get:

• Competitive salary + profit share
• Friendly team environment
• Opportunities to develop and progress within the business
• Work for one of the UK’s most respected independent plumbing merchants