Warehouse Yard Assistant

Mole Valley Farmers Limited; Colchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural supply business in Colchester seeks a Warehouse / Yard Assistant. In this full-time role, you will load goods into vehicles, check stock rotations, and maintain the yard. Candidates should be customer-focused, confident, and able to handle manual tasks. The position offers competitive pay, benefits including a pension scheme, staff discounts, and opportunities for training and progression. A great chance to work in a supportive team within the agricultural industry.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme with company match

Up to 25% staff discount

Free parking

33 days holiday

Training and development opportunities

Career progression

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-facing role.
• Ability to handle heavy lifting (up to 25kg).
• A positive and friendly attitude.

Responsibilities

• Load goods into customers' vehicles.
• Check deliveries and stock rotation.
• Maintain the warehouse and yard layout.

Skills

Customer service

Knowledge of agricultural products

Manual handling

Teamwork

Job description

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Contract : Temporary

Hours : Full-time

Hours of Work : 40 Hours per week working 5 out of 7 days

Do you love people agriculture and the outdoors

Enjoy mucking in

If so we’d love you to join our team at Colchester and play a part of putting the farmer at the heart of everything we do!

What it takes to be a Warehouse / Yard Assistant at Mole Valley Farmers :

Your experience tells a story but your honest attitude speaks louder still. We want you to put customers first and provide an outstanding experience to everyone you meet. You’ll be confident and welcoming whilst determined in everything you do and are knowledgeable about our products. We’ll teach you the rest!

What you will be doing :

A Warehouse / Yard Assistant isn’t your average retail role. From loading goods into customers vehicles and checking deliveries to working in the office serving customers on the tills you’ll play an important part in the successful operation of the store. You’ll also be checking stock rotation and maintaining the Warehouse / yard and compound layout. Come rain or shine this position keeps moving and if you take pride in what you do our customers will notice and will love us all the more for it.

Please note due to the nature of our products this position will involve regular manual handling and heavy lifting (weights of up to 25kg).

Whats in it for you :

You can expect to work as part of a great team with opportunities for training and development we’re offering a competitive salary and benefits package.

• Scottish Widows contributory Pension company will match up to 5%
• Up to 25% staff discount in store
• Free parking on site
• 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Plenty of career progression opportunities
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme with Retail Trust

Please note this vacancy may close prior to the expiry date if we have received a suitable number of applications.

The company

We are one of the country’s leading agricultural supply businesses offering a complete suite of in-store on-farm and online services inspired by our passion for the agricultural industry and wider rural community.

Originally founded in 1960 by a small group of farmers over the years we have grown and today we operate over 50 nationwide rural retail locations comprising Mole Valley Farmers Mole Country Stores and Farmdirect along with our direct to farm business providing feed fertiliser and other inputs to the nations farmers.

We exist for the greater good of our farming shareholders and work with them to improve their productivity profitability and sustainability.

For everyone who works in one of Mole Valley Farmers businesses just like our customers who live and work in it the countryside is a way of life and we are committed to UK agriculture.

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1