Back Dock Operative - Part Time - Furniture & Bedding Dept

Harvey Norman Ireland; Cork; On-site; EUR 20,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading retail brand in County Cork is seeking a Back Dock Operative for their Furniture & Bedding Department. This part-time position involves maintaining a tidy work environment, ensuring safe deliveries, and providing excellent customer service. The ideal candidate should be flexible and possess strong communication skills, with 1-3 years of relevant experience. Join a dynamic team and enjoy a fun work environment with opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Generous staff discount

Fun, high energy work environment

Qualifications

• Experience working in a customer-focused environment.
• 1-3 years in warehousing, construction, or retail.
• Forklift training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and tidy backdock.
• Provide high standards of customer service.
• Ensure correct goods are delivered to customers.
• Follow Health & Safety policies in the warehouse.

Skills

Customer Oriented

Strong Communicator

Numerical & Logical Ability

Hardworking

Attention to Detail

Education

Leaving Cert or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Forklift

Job description

Back Dock Operative - Part Time - Furniture & Bedding Dept

Harvey Norman, a high-profile, leading-edge retail brand, is seeking a Back Dock Operative to work in our Furniture and Bedding Department. We are a dynamic retail environment with opportunities for talented people.

About The Job

The role of Backdock Operative is to work with management and staff to provide excellent service to our customers and stores. A successful Backdock Operative has excellent product knowledge, provides outstanding customer service, and helps create a great experience for the customer.

YOUR JOB Your Tasks Will Include

• Responsible for operating and maintaining a clean and tidy backdock while keeping a safe and secure working environment.
• Provide the highest level of standards of customer service and act in a professional manner at all times.
• Ensure all deliveries are checked so that no substandard or incorrect goods are delivered to customers.
• Ensure that Goods Receiving and Dispatching procedures are followed at all times.
• Protect and secure Harvey Norman stock.
• Understand your departments action plans and support the goals and targets set out by your manager.
• Ensure company standards of performance are followed at all times.
• Ensure all Health & Safety policies are adhered to in the warehouse.
• Other ad hoc duties as required to fulfil the Backdock Operative role.

YOUR PROFILE Your Knowledge, Skills And Experience Include

• Leaving cert or equivalent is required.
• Forklift Training preferred.
• Experience working in a customer focused, fast pace, multidimensional industry.
• Preferably have 1-3 years warehousing, construction or retailing industry experience.
• Picker certification advantageous but not essential.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Applications, word, outlook, excel.
• Customer Oriented: deliver high quality services; which meet the needs and exceeds the expectations of all customers.
• Strong Communicator / Good Listener: excellent listening and interpersonal skills.
• Numerical & Logical Ability: work with numbers in a competent and confident way.
• Hardworking, conscientious, & Self Motivated: possess a high degree of self confidence and maturity, be able to work under pressure and get the job done.
• Adaptable to Change & Flexibility: flexible approach to work, open and accepting of necessary change and innovation within the company.
• Team & Collaborative Working: fosters a collaborative team-working environment.
• Attention to Detail / Organised: prioritise and organise your own work, complete all necessary tasks and fulfill all commitments on time and without supervision.
• Honest & Ethical: valuing integrity and honesty as a core personal value.

Why People Join Us

• Were Dynamic and growing!
• Fun, high energy work environment.
• Culture of developing and promoting from within the company.
• Our entrepreneurial spirit,
• Generous staff discount.

Additional Information:

• This is a part-time, 11 month fixed term contract.
• You may be required to work in other departments/warehouses/stores as necessary.
• We need employees to be flexible about when they work, covering store opening hours, including days, evenings, weekends and public holidays.
• The successful candidate will be required to attend a company induction day.
• Please note that this role will require a significant amount of manual handling.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.