Furniture Assembly Volunteer

6 days ago

Burnley, United Kingdom British Heart Foundation Furniture & Electrical store Full time

Do you have an interest in DIY and a bit of spare time? Volunteering to help construct flat-pack furniture to a high standard in your local BHF may be the role for you.

Working with the warehouse team who will support you with any larger items, you’ll ideally have some experience with flat-pack building, working with tools, and be confident following detailed instructions. Tools and training will be provided, questions are encouraged and your work will be quality checked and signed off by a Manager.

Say hello to the team:
Funding for researchers begins at your local charity shop. Now, more than ever, we are in urgent need of volunteers to enable us to continue our life saving research and help the 7.6 million people in the UK living with heart and circulatory diseases. This wouldn’t be possible without our fantastic volunteers.

Our team is welcoming and friendly, and we love meeting people from all walks of life.

Typical tasks include:

- Following detailed build instructions using BHF supplied tools for flat-pack furniture
- Safely assembling flat-packed furniture for display in store or delivery to customers
- Having your work signed off by a Manager for a quality check
- Working to time frames for customer assembly requests - flexible shifts are an option
- Maintaining an organised and safe toolkit and work space, cleaning up when finished
- Taking inventory and problem solving during assembly and alerting the Manager to any defects / spare parts needed when beginning to construct flat-pack sets
- Carrying out minor repairs on donated items of furniture in agreement with the Warehouse Manager if you feel comfortable doing so

You get a lot from volunteering too:

- A chance to work as part of a diverse team, meet people & make friends
- The feel-good factor of helping the British Heart Foundation beat heartbreak forever
- The time to develop your confidence and interpersonal skills
- The opportunity to gain warehouse and retail experience to add to your CV
- Flexibility to fit with your lifestyle around your other commitments
- Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed in agreement with the Manager
- 25% volunteer discount on donated goods

Here's a little bit more about us:
The BHF is here to Beat Heartbreak Forever. We are working towards a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. By 2030, we want to see advances across the spectrum of heart and circulatory diseases; to prevent these conditions from developing and we want those with existing conditions to have better, longer lives.

COVID precautions: We are COVID-secure, following current Government guidance. We provide sneeze screens at till-points, hand sanitiser, disinfectant and face coverings. We maintain a strict cleaning schedule and social distancing in our shops/ stores.

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: £0.01 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Burnley BB11 2ED: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

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