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Yard Assistant

Jewson

Glasgow

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GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Yard Assistant to join their Glasgow branch. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys a fast-paced environment and is passionate about delivering exceptional customer service. You will be the first point of contact for customers, helping them with their projects and ensuring a tidy and safe yard. The company offers a competitive salary, generous employee discounts, and ample opportunities for career growth. If you're ready to take on a rewarding role in a collaborative team, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Discretionary Bonus

Employee Discounts

In-house Forklift Training

Health and Wellbeing Services

Life Assurance

Enhanced Parental Leave

Discounted Gym Membership

Retirement Savings Plan

Holiday Buying Scheme

Qualifications

Experience in a customer-facing role is essential.
Confident working both indoors and outdoors.
Comfortable with manual handling of bulky items.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers and assist with their projects.
Maintain stock levels and ensure yard cleanliness.
Load and unload customer and supplier vehicles.

Skills

Customer Service

Manual Handling

Stock Management

Health and Safety Awareness

Positive Attitude

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Are you based in the Glasgow area?

Do you have a passion for working with people and enjoy a fast paced, active role?

Jewson, a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Yard Assistant to join the team in our Glasgow Timber branch on Maxwell Road, Glasgow who is as passionate about great service as we are!

We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday.

Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-5pm, every 3rd Saturday 8am-12pm

Location: Jewson, 129 Maxwell Rd, Glasgow G41 1SN

Key Responsibilities

This role has a strong focus on stock management, health and safety and customer. We're a timber specialist branch and aim to provide the best service possible to our customers and our Yard Assistants are often the first point of contact for our customers.

Welcome customers to the branch and take an active interest in their projects
Get to know our product lines so you can offer advice and help to customers, making the most of all customer interactions
Help to pick and prepare customer orders, load and unload customer and supplier vehicles (in-house forklift training provided)
Check incoming deliveries and report missing or damaged products
Maintain stock levels in all yard/warehouse areas, carrying out regular stock counts
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

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary and discretionary bonus
In-house forklift and manual handling training
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

Required Skills And Experience

Experience in a customer facing role
Previous industry experience preferred but not essential
Confident working both indoors and outdoors
A positive and proactive attitude to work
Comfortable in a role involving extensive manual handling of bulky items

Why STARK?

At Jewson, 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.

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