Yard Person/Relief Driver

Exciting new opportunity not to be missed! Huws Gray is currently looking for a Yard Person/Relief Driver for our successful builder's merchant in Woodford, Stockport. We offer a very competitive basic salary depending on attitude and experience plus a lucrative bonus based on results which will be discussed at interview.

Since our formation in 1990, Huws Gray has developed from a single branch in Anglesey to one of the largest independent Builders Merchants in terms of branches. Including our Head Office in Anglesey we currently have over 50 branches stretching from Hay-on-Wye in Herefordshire up to Bolton in the North West and across to Derby in the Midlands.

The Yard Person/Relief Driver role involves day-to-day yard duties as well as occasional HGV driving duties. Working as part of a team and reporting to the Yard Foreman and Branch Management Team, you will be responsible for providing excellent customer service at all times. Your key responsibilities as a Yard Person/Relief Driver include:

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- Serving our customers politely and professionally

- Unloading and loading vehicles

- Maintaining stock levels through the ordering procedure

- Keeping the yard clean and tidy

- Ensuring that the yard is a safe and secure environment

- Completing all necessary paperwork in line with Huws Gray procedures

- Creating new and add-on sales opportunities

Although your main role is as a yard person, occasionally you will be required to carry out HGV driving duties as required by branch management.  Your key responsibilities as a relief driver include:

- The safe and efficient operation of company vehicles

- Providing an effective and reliable multi-drop delivery and collection service to customers and other branches

- Ensuring the safe and correct loading of vehicles

- Maintaining all supporting paperwork

- Ensuring that the vehicle is driven and maintained to the standards laid down by the Road Transport / Traffic Legislation, and Company instructions at all times

- Representing the company when out of the branch and when dealing with customers and the public

To fit this Yard Person/Relief Driver role you will need to be:

- A good team player who can also work on your own initiative

- A good communicator

- Presentable, approachable, positive and polite

- Motivated, energetic and passionate about your work

- Flexible

- Physically fit

- In possession of basic numeracy, literacy and IT skills

- In possession of a valid current HGV Category C licence

- HIAB desirable

In addition to holding appropriate driving licenses, previous experience in the operation of forklifts, HIAB equipment and the transport of hazardous cargo is desirable, but training will be provided in these areas, as well as the provision of training to use other mechanical handling equipment.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our next Yard Person/Relief Driver then please click 'Apply' today!

Closing Date: 9th April 2018