Yard Worker/Forklift Driver/Transit Driver

Yard Worker/Forklift Driver/Transit Driver - Robert Price (Builders’ Merchants) Ltd.

We have a permanent vacancy for a Yard Worker/Forklift Driver based within the Blackwood Area.

Who are Robert Price?

Robert Price Builders’ Merchants Ltd is a family run independent business, with head office in Abergavenny. Founded in 1847, we are a substantial local employer, with the developments and progressions of a modern large enterprise, and the grounding and values of a traditional family run business. We are the largest independent builders’ merchant in South East Wales.

What is a builders’ merchant?

A builders’ merchant is a company which supplies materials to the construction sector.

Up to 85% of the built environment you see around you is supplied by Britain’s builders’ merchants. Merchants and the supply chain are crucial to the construction industry which contributes over £40 billion to the UK economy each year. A career in this essential commercial sector can be challenging, varied and rewarding.

Hours:

42.5 hours per week to be worked from Monday to Friday (7:30am - 16:30pm).

Pay:

Negotiable according to experience.

Benefits:

Include death-in-service cover, NEST pension scheme membership, uniform and boot money allowance. 30 days holidays including bank holidays. Discretionary bonuses. No weekend working.

Duties:

• General warehouse duties and stock management
• Picking orders, loading and unloading and related paperwork
• Customer service - dealing with customers in person
• Driving forklift
• The role offers scope to develop selling skills, customer service and an understanding of materials, stock control, orders and deliveries.

Essential skills:

• Counterbalance forklift licence
• GCSE Maths (minimum grade C or a good understanding of metric and imperial measurements and basic mental arithmetic)
• Good paperwork skills
• Confident communicator
• Proven teamwork skills
• Naturally tidy and organised
• Willingness to engage with customers and provide good customer service
• Ability to follow instructions and work unsupervised once trained
• Reliable, industrious, adaptable and quick to grasp new concepts
• Manual handling up to 25kg

Desirable:

• Good knowledge of building materials and their usage
• An interest in sales and in the construction industry

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Sick pay

Experience:

• Forklift: 1 year (preferred)
• Customer service: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Forklift Licence (preferred)
• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person