Join Us as a Vault Assistant
This isn’t just another job – it’s a career where you'll be trusted, supported, and given the opportunity to develop. Working as part of our professional Vault team, you'll play a vital role in our secure operations, where attention to detail, teamwork, and integrity are at the heart of everything we do.
We believe in looking after our people. That's why we offer competitive pay, performance bonuses, life insurance worth 2x your salary, private health cover*, wellbeing support, and a generous holiday allowance.
Add in competitive pay, performance bonuses, pension*, plus smart perks like cycle-to-work* and electric car* schemes, and it’s easy to see why our team stands apart.
- Subject to eligibility and qualifying service.
Vault Assistant.
Location: Colnbrook, Slough
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 PA (DOE)
Hours: Working Monday to Friday with a one hour break each day, initially 0900-1800 then, once probation passed, working shifts of 05:30 - 14:30, 09:00-18:00 and 13:00-22:00.
Contract Type: Full-time / Permanent
Key Responsibilities:
- Key holder for the strong room.
- Remove shipments from the strong room and warehouse for vehicle loads, ensuring that each seal number is checked against each collection and delivery.
- Receive shipments into the strong room and warehouse depending on size or value, checking seal numbers and blue copy docs, locate as necessary.
- Keep the strong room clean and tidy at all times.
- Complete a daily stock review of the warehouse stock and the strong room stock and liaise with the imports and export departments.
- Review communications from the import/export departments and action as necessary.
- Receive vehicles in and out of the warehouse following specific security instructions.
- Send daily balance sheet to the import/export & Transport teams to check balance in vault.
- X-Ray export freight.
- Book in shipments that will need customs clearance and sign customs release notes once the freight has cleared.
- Release goods from Vault.
- Manage changes with imports to exports as per requirements.
- Monitor refuse disposal within the building.
- Meet and greet customers to deal with hand delivered freight
- Undertake additional duties, or assist other members of staff, as may be reasonably requested by your Manager or the Directors.
Essential:
- Hold a full UK driving licence.
- Have a good knowledge of the English language, both verbal and written.
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload to tight deadline.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with clients.
- Be a team player, as well as work with members of staff in other departments.
- Have sound knowledge of IT, including Word and Excel.
Desirable:
- X-Ray trained / NXCT certified.
- Have experience of using a CRM system.
- Experience of transporting valuable goods.
- Knowledge of the local area.
Why work for us?
✨ 28 days per annum (including 8 national holidays).
✨ Annual leave days increase with longevity.
✨ Additional discretionary leave given over Christmas period.
✨ Competitive Salary. Reviewed annually
✨ Discretionary bonuses are awarded based on company and individual performance.
✨ Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility).
✨ Cycle To Work Scheme. Administered through ‘Green Commute Initiative’ (subject to qualifying criteria).
✨ Electric Car Scheme. Administered through ‘The Electric Car Scheme’ (subject to qualifying criteria).
✨ Private Health Insurance (subject to eligibility).
✨ Medical Cash Back scheme with Health shield (subject to eligibility).
✨ Full uniform & company phone provided (where required).
✨ Free access to Maji - an independent digital financial wellbeing platform & coach to help you manage and save your money.
Recruitment process:
- Offer (Subject to compliance checks)
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Recruitment decisions are made solely on the basis of merit, skills and experience.
Role subject to the completion of the following: Compulsory checks: Due to the nature of the role there are a number of compulsory checks that must be carried out.
5-year background check to include gaps of 28 days or more with all gaps in employment analysed and accounted for.
Driving licence check.
A criminal record check - basic disclosure (DBS) carried out by the Disclosure and
Barring Service.
If you can fulfil the requirements of this role, please apply now!
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