Goods In Assistant & Driver

Pay rate up to £12.19 per hour

We are recruiting a goods in assistant on a full-Time and permanent basis, working 38 hours per week including alternate weekends.

This role will include warehouse responsibilities and driving responsibilities. The day-to-day responsibilities will depend on trading and delivery slots, no two weeks will be the same. This is a varied role, and some weeks will involve completing Customer Home Deliveries and other weeks the role will fully be focussed on warehouse responsibilities.

Haskins Garden Centres

Haskins is a family owned, award winning business with 5 destination garden centres across the South of England, each with a large restaurant.

We constantly strive to improve the service and experience we offer our customers, that’s why the recruitment of our people is so important to us. If you are passionate about delivering excellent customer service, have a sense of humour and an eagerness to learn, we want you to join our friendly, happy team.

About the role

Day to day warehouse duties include lifting, carrying and clerical administration. This role requires diligence and care to ensure that stock control systems remain accurate. You will be booking in deliveries, returning items to suppliers, preparing the delivery van, stacking and storing goods using warehouse equipment. It may also involve completing customer home deliveries. You may also be required to work in the Garden Centre.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure accuracy of deliveries.
Ensure delivery forms are signed
Move goods to appropriate storage areas
Allocate storage space based on type and size
Quality control goods upon delivery
Ensure all information is recorded in logs
Comply to the company’s safety and security procedures
Record movement of goods using barcode scanners

About You

You will be reporting directly to the Goods In Team Leader, with a good eye for detail and comfortable with numerical calculations and tallies. Experience of working with computer systems is helpful as you will be responsible for maintaining warehouse movement reports on a regular basis. This role includes extensive manual handling and physical labour. Awareness of security and health procedures that govern warehouse operations is beneficial. Forklift and electric pallet truck experience would be an advantage, however full training will be given. Previous warehouse experience would be an advantage.

You will require a Full Valid UK Driving Licence for this role and no points would be desirable, if you do have points on your licence this will need to be disclosed and suitability for the role will be assessed depending on the circumstances.

In return we provide:

Generous Company Discount scheme.
Retail discount scheme, saving money on day-to-day spending, days out, and gifts.
Cycle Scheme, helping spread the cost of a bike and saving on tax.
Health Cash Plan, for a small monthly contribution access a 24-hour online GP service recover costs for dental and optical appointments and more.
Time off to support local charities, with an annual paid Charity Day
Wellbeing support with internal Mental Health First Aiders and external Assistance Program providing free counselling and advice for you and your family.
Company pension scheme for eligible employees
Free on-site parking
Up to 38 days of Holiday (pro-rata)
Uniform provided

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