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Yard Assistant (Casual Labour Contract)

Yard Assistant (Casual Labour Contract)

Posted 2 weeks ago by Travis Perkins plc on Linkedin

Job Description: The Yard Sales Assistant role at Travis Perkins involves providing exceptional customer service while working outdoors in a dynamic environment. The position requires processing customer orders, loading and unloading vehicles, and maintaining safety standards. Ideal candidates are physically active, friendly, and adaptable, contributing to the team's success and customer relationships. This is a casual labour contract with flexible hours, emphasizing inclusivity and employee well-being.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide excellent customer service and build strong relationships with customers.
  • Process customer orders and load/unload vehicles.
  • Unload building products from supplier deliveries and book them into the warehouse.
  • Maintain a tidy and safe working environment, ensuring safety standards are met.

Skills Required:

  • Ability to provide great customer service.
  • Physically active and capable of lifting heavy materials.
  • Friendly and outgoing personality for face-to-face communication.
  • Adaptable, resilient, and energetic in a fast-paced environment.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Greater Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

This is an immediate start for a Yard Sales Assistant to join our Yard Sales team on a casual labour contract with flexible hours between 7.30am - 5pm Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings where applicable. At Travis Perkins we pride ourselves on being a great place to work that's why we have been voted one of the UK’s Top Employers every year since 2010, we look after our people and empower them to look after our business and our loyal customer base.

How Important Is This Role To The Business Joining our friendly and hard working family as an Yard Sales Assistant , you will be part of the Yard Sales team, being on the front line dealing with our customers that come into our yard. Being part of the branch team, you will play a vital role in our continued success, providing a first class service.

What will I be doing? No one day is the same as the next in TP branch life, but here are a few pointers: Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can help deliver the highest standards of service - the key thing is to be helpful and friendly at all times, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis. You will be based outside, processing our customer orders, loading and unloading customer and company vehicles. You will also unload our building products from supplier deliveries and accurately book them in the branch warehouse. Experience of using a forklift is ideal, but don't worry full training is provided Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, your aim will be to ensure that our standards never slip, this means maintaining a tidy and safe working environment ensuring social distancing is maintained at all times.

What skills do you need? This is a key customer facing role, you just need the ability to provide great customer service , we can teach you the rest. Does this sound like you? We hope you can say ‘Yes’ to all of the characteristics below - they are in the DNA of all our fantastic Yard Sales Assistants. Are you: Someone that is physically active, as this role is located outside, it will involve lifting heavy building materials Someone that has a friendly and outgoing personality who is happy to communicate face to face with customers and build strong relationships Someone that is adaptable, resilient and tenacious with high levels of energy and drive. Someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment Don’t delay, apply today for an immediate start! We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it’s our ambition that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves. You be you, it makes us, us.

Rate:

Negotiable

Location:

Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

IR35 Status:

Undetermined

Remote Status:

Undetermined

Industry:

Other

Seniority Level:

Not Specified

Job Description: The Yard Sales Assistant role at Travis Perkins involves providing exceptional customer service while working outdoors in a dynamic environment. The position requires processing customer orders, loading and unloading vehicles, and maintaining safety standards. Ideal candidates are physically active, friendly, and adaptable, contributing to the team's success and customer relationships. This is a casual labour contract with flexible hours, emphasizing inclusivity and employee well-being.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide excellent customer service and build strong relationships with customers.
  • Process customer orders and load/unload vehicles.
  • Unload building products from supplier deliveries and book them into the warehouse.
  • Maintain a tidy and safe working environment, ensuring safety standards are met.

Skills Required:

  • Ability to provide great customer service.
  • Physically active and capable of lifting heavy materials.
  • Friendly and outgoing personality for face-to-face communication.
  • Adaptable, resilient, and energetic in a fast-paced environment.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Greater Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

This is an immediate start for a Yard Sales Assistant to join our Yard Sales team on a casual labour contract with flexible hours between 7.30am - 5pm Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings where applicable. At Travis Perkins we pride ourselves on being a great place to work that's why we have been voted one of the UK’s Top Employers every year since 2010, we look after our people and empower them to look after our business and our loyal customer base.

How Important Is This Role To The Business Joining our friendly and hard working family as an Yard Sales Assistant , you will be part of the Yard Sales team, being on the front line dealing with our customers that come into our yard. Being part of the branch team, you will play a vital role in our continued success, providing a first class service.

What will I be doing? No one day is the same as the next in TP branch life, but here are a few pointers: Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can help deliver the highest standards of service - the key thing is to be helpful and friendly at all times, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis. You will be based outside, processing our customer orders, loading and unloading customer and company vehicles. You will also unload our building products from supplier deliveries and accurately book them in the branch warehouse. Experience of using a forklift is ideal, but don't worry full training is provided Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, your aim will be to ensure that our standards never slip, this means maintaining a tidy and safe working environment ensuring social distancing is maintained at all times.

What skills do you need? This is a key customer facing role, you just need the ability to provide great customer service , we can teach you the rest. Does this sound like you? We hope you can say ‘Yes’ to all of the characteristics below - they are in the DNA of all our fantastic Yard Sales Assistants. Are you: Someone that is physically active, as this role is located outside, it will involve lifting heavy building materials Someone that has a friendly and outgoing personality who is happy to communicate face to face with customers and build strong relationships Someone that is adaptable, resilient and tenacious with high levels of energy and drive. Someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment Don’t delay, apply today for an immediate start! We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it’s our ambition that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves. You be you, it makes us, us.

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