Yard Worker/Forklift Driver/Transit Driver, Caerphilly

Robert Price (Builders' Merchants) Ltd.; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Death-in-service cover

NEST pension

30 days holidays incl. bank holidays

Uniform allowance

Boot money allowance

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Robert Price Builders’ Merchants Ltd is hiring for a Yard Worker/Forklift Driver/Transit Driver at Caerphilly. The role combines yard duties with forklift operation and local deliveries, offering varied responsibilities within a family-run business.

The successful candidate will hold a clean B-class licence with at least two years driving experience, possess basic arithmetic skills, and demonstrate practical teamwork, reliability, and good customer service in a busy branch environment.

Qualifications

• Clean driving licence (Class B) and at least 2 years driving experience.
• A good understanding of metric and imperial measurements and basic mental arithmetic.
• Proven teamwork skills.
• Naturally tidy and organised.
• Willingness to engage with customers and provide good customer service.
• Ability to follow instructions and work unsupervised once trained.
• Reliable, industrious, adaptable and quick to grasp new concepts.

Responsibilities

• Picking orders, loading and unloading and related paperwork.
• General warehouse duties and stock management.
• Customer service – dealing with customers in person.
• Driving forklift at the branch.
• Making local deliveries on the transit.

Skills

Clean driving licence

2 years driving experience

Good measurement & arithmetic

Teamwork

Customer service

Organised & tidy

Willingness to engage with customers

Ability to follow instructions unsuper

Reliable and adaptable

Job description

Yard Worker/Forklift Driver/Transit Driver, Caerphilly

We have a permanent vacancy for a Yard Worker/Forklift Driver/Transit Driver at our Caerphilly Branch.

Who are Robert Price?
Robert Price Builders’ Merchants Ltd is a family run independent business, with head office in Abergavenny. Founded in 1847, we are a substantial local employer, with the developments and progressions of a modern large enterprise and the grounding and values of a traditional family run business. We are the largest independent builders’ merchant in South East Wales.

What is a builders’ merchant?
A builders’ merchant is a company which supplies materials to the construction sector.
Up to 85% of the built environment you see around you is supplied by Britain’s builders’ merchants. Merchants and the supply chain are crucial to the construction industry which contributes over £40 billion to the UK economy each year. A career in this essential commercial sector can be challenging, varied and rewarding.

Key responsibilities

• Picking orders, loading and unloading and related paperwork.
• General warehouse duties and stock management.
• Customer service – dealing with customers in person.
• Driving forklift at the branch.
• Making local deliveries on the transit.

Include death-in-service scheme membership, NEST pension scheme membership. 30 days holidays including bank holidays. Uniform, boot money allowance, and discretionary bonus.

Essential skills & experience

• Clean driving licence (Class B) and at least 2 years driving experience.
• A good understanding of metric and imperial measurements and basic mental arithmetic.
• Proven teamwork skills.
• Naturally tidy and organised.
• Willingness to engage with customers and provide good customer service.
• Ability to follow instructions and work unsupervised once trained.
• Reliable, industrious, adaptable and quick to grasp new concepts.

You never feel like ‘one of many’ when you work for Robert Price. We’re a family business where every employee is on first-name terms with the directors. We’re looking for driven and talented individuals who want responsibility, opportunity, challenges, and above all fun! Your opinion, your progression, and your values count. With benefits including pension schemes, death-in-service cover, uniform allowance, and long-service rewards, you’ll always feel like a truly valued member of the Robert Price family.

Robert Price is a well-known and respected company across South Wales thanks to our commitment to local people and our recognised branding – if people don’t recognise the name, they’ll definitely remember the beaver! Working at Robert Price offers you the opportunity to live in a beautiful area of the world. You don’t have to head for the big cities for a great job, instead enjoy lifestyle benefits to make any city slicker green with envy.

We look to find career progression opportunities for all our employees. Your development is our priority. Career satisfaction ensures we benefit from a proactive and engaged workforce. With such a range of job roles and responsibilities on offer, the next step on your career ladder is always ready and waiting. With regular staff training and performance reviews, it’s easy to develop your skills and gain promotion opportunities at Robert Price.