Job Overview
At Harrow Green we are seeking a reliable and professional Driver/Porter specialising in 3.5T vehicles to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for transporting goods efficiently and safely, ensuring timely deliveries and pickups. This role offers an excellent opportunity for individuals with a passion for driving and logistics, looking to develop their career within a dynamic organisation.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities of Job:
Leading, managing and motivating small through to large teams. Moving/relocating/installing office furniture and other items internally, to new premises, recycling centres or via storage.
- Driving rigid commercial vehicles upto 3.5t.
- Managing and controlling small moves/projects, controlling and acting in a supervisory manner during day to day activities.
- Maintaining and complying with all company and legislation requirements inc Waste Transfer Notes and Daily Walk-around checks
- Promoting company core standards and values.
- Assisting the management of external contractors during delivery.
- Educating, training and developing other team members in delivery emphasising best practice, quality and standards.
- Ensuring the safe loading and transportation of all furniture and effects.
- Ensuring the furnishing of extensive property protection to ensure delivery of service levels.
- Ensure working practices are safe and follow company best practice standards.
- Office removals or relocations.
- Taking goods into or out of storage.
- Large specialist projects such as moving hospital, laboratory, library or school equipment.
- Moving specialist fine art and furniture.
- Completing regular removals activities as and when required.
Skills and Experience
Qualifications:
- Educated to A Level or equivalent.
- Full Cat B license
- FORS certified (desirable)
- ADR Classifications (desirable)
- CSCS Card (desirable)
- IOSH Working Safely or equivalent (desirable)
- Asbestos Awareness (desirable)
Skills
- Punctual.
- Hardworking.
- Comfortable working in a physically demanding environment
- Can deal with change.
- Proactively spot potential pitfalls and overcome.
- Polite, friendly manner and good communication skills.
- Careful and methodical approach to work.
- An honest and responsible attitude to other people's property.
- A strong team player
Company Management
- Continually review internal and external administration procedures for improved efficiency.
- Investigate ways to ensure special treatment is given throughout the organisation to major accounts.
- Promote good communications at all levels within the division and be a catalyst for proactive improvement within the team as a whole.
- Work closely on a day to day basis with managers and other team members to ensure efficient communications between departments.
- Participate in the weekly review meeting with move team and management, be responsible for follow up actions as agreed.
Standards:
- Ensure that all members of the team dress and act to an appropriate standard to give visitors and clients the correct impression of a quality organisation.
- Ensure that Company property is maintained at the highest level and faults and defects are promptly reported.
Health and Safety:
- Ensure you always give clients and visitors the correct impression of a quality organisation. To further this aim, it is essential that company property under your control is maintained at the highest level. You need to be aware of your obligations under the health and safety at work act of 1974 and report any faults or defects promptly to your health and safety representative.
Compliance Responsibilities
- Adhere to all Company Policies and Procedures contained in the Health & Safety, Quality, Information Security, Environmental and Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Management Systems
- Report any Health & Safety, Quality, Information Security, Environmental and Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery incidents to your supervisor/line manager
General:
- The above is not an exhaustive list of your duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as become necessary towards achieving the overall business objectives of the organisation.
Hours of Work:
- Working to the needs of the business for a minimum of 27 hour across the week, which will include weekends or evenings.
- Moves between longer distances could involve overnight stays in lodgings or in a vehicle whether in the UK or oversea’s.
Pay: £18,013.12 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Work Location: On the road
