Yard Assistant

**Do you enjoy delivering a great customer service?**

**Do you have previous Warehousing or Yard experience or have a desire to learn?**

**Jewson **in **Hoddesdon **are recruiting for a **Yard Assistant,** this is a permanent role. **47.5 hours/week.**

Competitive salary + Pension + Life Assurance + Private Medical + 25 day holiday per year (pro rata for part time) + Opportunities to Progress and build a career

**What will I be doing?**

As a **Yard Assistant,** you will have one of the most important roles within the branch network.

You will regularly be the first and last point of contact for customers visiting the branch so you play a huge part in delivering a fantastic customer experience as well as promoting and maximising sales.

**Hours of Work**:
**Monday to Friday **7:00am-5:00pm (1 hour lunch break) / **Alternate Saturdays** 08:00am-12:00pm

**To support the team, you will;**
- 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 in line with our Jewson Values
- Help to prepare customer orders, load and unload customer and supplier vehicles using a Fork Lift Truck to minimise manual handling (training will be provided)
- Check incoming deliveries and report missing or damaged products - Maintain stock levels in both the shop and yard areas, carrying out regular stock counts
- Keep the branch looking clean and tidy, to make a great first impression on our customers
- Use our in-house systems to process customer orders to support the branch team, as and when required
- Make Health & Safety a priority and demonstrate how you can keep yourself and others safe at work
- Work with colleagues to suggest opportunities for improvement

**Is this role right for me?**

First and foremost, we always want to recruit great people that really understand our values and ways of working. Experience within our industry is not essential, we are committed to providing you with the tools and support required to carry out your role.

So if you have a passion for delivering great customer service, always look to put the customer first; can build trust and are able to proactively seek out solutions that are right for our customers, then you are likely to be a great fit As this role is working in the warehouse and yard, you’ll often be working outside, so this is a great job for people who love to be outdoors. Full workwear and PPE is supplied.

**WHO ARE WE?**

This role is working with Jewson as part of the STARK Group. We are a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe. We connect suppliers of heavy building materials with the professional craftsmen who build, renovate, and maintain the cities of tomorrow.

At **STARK Grou**p, we have a strong culture that is built on passionate and dedicated people who thrive in taking responsibility and challenging status quo. We are convinced that our continued success relies on the diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds that our employees bring to their everyday work

The value of equal opportunity is embedded in the way we do business and retain talent groupwide. In our commitment to diversity, we welcome everyone with respect and an open mind.
- **We’d love to hear from you, hit apply And a member of our Internal Recruitment team will be in contact with you**_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Hoddesdon: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: STK00938