Yard Operative

Civils and Lintels; North East; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction materials supplier in the North East is seeking a Yard Operative to join their Durham depot. The role involves providing excellent customer service, ensuring safety standards are met, and collaborating with the team to meet operational goals. Candidates should possess a forklift truck licence and a willingness to learn. This position offers annual leave, a pension scheme, and performance bonuses.

Benefits

23 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Performance bonus scheme

Contributory pension scheme

Company funded Life Assurance

Colleague discount scheme

Training and development programmes

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain high standards of health and safety.
• Experience in a customer service role is preferred.
• Willingness to embrace training and development.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers' needs professionally.
• Maintain health and safety in the depot.
• Load and unload vehicles.
• Pick and prepare orders for delivery.

Skills

Customer service

Health and safety standards

Teamwork

Forklift truck operation

Job description

We're looking for a Yard Operative to join us at Civils & Lintels in Durham!

Civils & Lintels main aim is to consistently exceed our customer's expectations, we know our people are at the heart of ensuring this happens which is why we are always on the lookout to recruit the best around. Whether it's civils engineering or lintels, our customers rely on the in-depth knowledge of our depot teams so we make it our priority to provide the best training to ensure our colleagues are able to offer their expert advice and support.

Tomorrow's construction projects will be more planet-friendly and people-friendly than ever before. Civils & Lintels exists to help achieve that mission with the latest products and the best advice, delivered exactly where and when needed. Every day, we're proud to be part of a better tomorrow.

As a Yard Operative , you would be working in one of our depots as part of a team where everyone is putting the effort in to offer brilliant customer service and to get the job done. You would report to the Yard Supervisor and the Branch Management Team.

Here's what you can expect to do as a Yard Operative with Civils & Lintels :

• Serving our customers' needs in a safe and professional manner
• Maintaining a high standard of health and safety on sites and in depots
• Be one of the faces of Civils and Lintels and provide great customer service
• Create a close working relationship with your team
• Load and unload customers and suppliers' vehicles
• Pick and prepare orders for collection and delivery

We realise that you are more than just a CV and embracing everyone's individuality is what makes us great as a team. We can give you plenty of training and equip you with the tools that you'll need to succeed as a Yard Operative but a forklift truck licence would be an advantage.

We know you're thinking 'this sounds great, but what's in it for me?' Let us tell you :

• 23 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Company performance bonus scheme
• A contributory pension scheme
• Company funded Life Assurance
• A generous colleague discount scheme
• A range of training and development programmes to help you progress your career

If you're in the trade or have ever tackled a home improvement project, you've probably heard of us. We're the Huws Gray Group and we're made up of a number of brands, including Huws Gray, Huws Gray Plant & Tool Hire, Civils & Lintels, The Timber Group, PDM, NDI and Anglia Tool Centre to name a few. Up and down the UK, our branches are serving and supporting our local communities with all their building material needs, but we couldn't do this without the right people, so why not join us?