Are you based in the East Dereham area
Do you have a passion for working with people?
Do you have building materials and leadership experience?
Jewson, a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Yard Supervisor to join the team in East Dereham, who's 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 (inclusive of bank holidays).
_Hours: _ 7.30am-5pm Monday to Friday and every other Saturday 8am-12pm
_Location: _ Greens Rd, Dereham NR20 3TG
Key Responsibilities
- Welcome customers to the branch and take an active interest in their projects
- Supervise a team of yard operatives and delivery drivers in a hands-on role - ensuring your team are set up for the days duties - scheduling workloads and allocating resources
- 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 Forklift Truck to minimise manual handling (FLT training/refresher will be provided if necessary)
- 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 ensure team are compliant with all regulations
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!
Required Skills and Experience
- Previous industry experience preferred but not essential
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work accordingly
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Confident working both indoors and outdoors and 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.
If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!