Yard and Warehouse Operative – Lockleaze Branch

Kellaway Building Supplies is the largest, and fastest growing Independent Builders’ Merchant in the South West of England. Family owned and run since 1982, Kellaway Building Supplies aims to be the Merchant of Choice for Employees though our culture and safety, and by rewarding our teams for their efforts, commitments and dedication. We are an ambitious business, with staff growth & development as corner stones of our Core Values. As such we have many development opportunities available at all levels of the business for any team member wishing to upskill themselves.

Salary £24,984.96 plus overtime, bonus and benefits

Hours:

• Basic 42 hours Monday to Friday between 7:30am and 5:00pm
• Saturday every other (1 in 2) hours 8.00am to 12.00noon
• Stocktake weekend once a year

Pay & benefits:

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) with additional buy and sell scheme
• Extensive opportunities for career development
• Monthly performance bonus
• A very generous holiday package with additional buy and sell scheme
• Contractual sick pay scheme
• Group pension scheme
• Free life insurance scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme including:
• Unlimited 24/7 Remote GP appointments
• Unlimited Mental Health Support
• Bereavement Counselling
• Physiotherapy consultations
• Medical Second Opinion
• Financial and Legal Support
• Wellbeing Content and Assessments
• 1-2-1 Lifestyle Coaching sessions
• Savings and Discounts

Main purpose of job:

• Serving customers with general building product
• Order picking for deliveries
• Loading and unloading vehicles
• Stock control, waste management and yard security
• Yard housekeeping and organisation
• Working together with other branch staff to proactively create a safe working environment.
• Picking orders and loading company vehicles ready for delivery
• Moving and arranging stock both manually and using mechanical lifting equipment
• Rotating stock and assist with yard merchandising

Main requirements of job:

• Good customer service skills
• Counterbalance forklift licence desirable - training available
• Knowledge of building products desirable
• Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
• Health and safety awareness

If you're interested, please email your CV at jobs@kellway.co.uk and answer following questions:

• What do you think the key ingredients are to providing excellent customer service?
• Briefly describe a situation in which you were a member of team. What did you do to positively contribute to the team?
• Describe a situation where you demonstrated good communication skills. What did you do and what were the effects of this?