COUNTER SALES/YARD WORKER & FORKLIFT DRIVER
Robert Price (Builders’ Merchants) Ltd. – Monmouth Roofing
We are looking for a Counter Sales/Yard Worker & Forklift Driver to join our Monmouth Roofing Branch.
This hybrid role allows the candidate to become multiskilled, in a small fast paced branch.
Who are Robert Price?
Robert Price Builders’ Merchants Ltd is a family run independent business, with head office in Abergavenny. Founded in 1847, we are a substantial local employer, with the developments and progressions of a modern large enterprise and the grounding and values of a traditional family run business. We are the largest independent builders’ merchant in South East Wales.
What is a builders’ merchant?
A builders’ merchant is a company which supplies materials to the construction sector.
Up to 85% of the built environment you see around you is supplied by Britain’s builders’ merchants. Merchants and the supply chain are crucial to the construction industry which contributes over £40 billion to the UK economy each year. A career in this essential commercial sector can be challenging, varied and rewarding.
Hours:
42.5 hours per week average to be worked from Monday to Friday during our daytime opening hours of 7.30am to 4.30pm, plus alternative Saturday mornings 8:00am – 12:00pm.
Pay:
Negotiable according to experience.
Benefits:
Include 30 days holidays including bank holidays, NEST pension scheme membership, uniform and boot money allowance, life assurance cover, discretionary bonuses.
Duties:
· Counter sales and related administration
· Use of point-of-sale terminal – training will be given
· Customer service, dealing with customers in person and on the phone
· Merchandising, price labelling and stock management
· Picking orders, loading and unloading
· Forklift driving and general warehouse duties
Essential Skills:
· A confident communicator with a willingness to engage with customers and provide good service
· Manual handling up to 25kg
· GCSE Maths (minimum grade C) and English Language with good keyboard skills
· Reliable, industrious, adaptable and quick to grasp new concepts
· A proven team player
· Naturally tidy and organised
· Able to follow instructions and work unsupervised and with initiative
Desirable:
· Practical experience with building materials and their application
· Forklift licence – desirable but not essential, training can be given
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
Experience:
- Builders Merchant: 2 years (preferred)
- Customer Service: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Forklift Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
