Yard Assistant

3 hours ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Jewson Full time

Are you based in the **Cambridge **area?

Do you have Yard or Warehousing experience?

Do you have a passion for working with people?

**Jewson,** a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a **Yard Assistant **to join the team in **Cambridge**, who is as passionate about great service as we are.

We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday.
- **Hours**:_Monday to Friday 7am-4.30pm, every 2nd Saturday from 8am-12pm_
- **Location**:_Ind Estate, Garlic Row, Mercers Row, Cambridge CB5 8HY_
- **Key Responsibilities**_
- 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 pick and prepare customer orders, load and unload customer and supplier vehicles using a Forklift 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
- Make Health & Safety a priority and demonstrate how you can keep yourself and others safe at work
- **What’s in it for you?**_
- Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) - with Legal & General
- Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
- WorkPerks - A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
- Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
- Voluntary company benefits such as Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
- Employee Discount
- Refer a Friend scheme
- Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
- New Reward and Recognition programme - launching soon
- We will provide training on Counter Balance Forklift and Combi vehicles
- **Required Skills and Experience**_
- Previous industry experience preferred but not essential
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work accordingly
- Confident working both indoors and outdoors
- A health and safety focus
- Comfortable in a role involving extensive manual handling of bulky items
- **About us**_

At **Jewson**, we're proud to be part of **STARK Building Materials UK** and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.

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

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: JR22673


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