This is a versatile role for a multi-skilled candidate to work for a local client in Newton Abbot. This position requires a candidate who can utilise their skills in forklift operation (training provided), customer service, manual handling around the depot, and computer use. The successful candidate will need to competently use a computer and be willing to learn new software.
Role Overview:
The role combines computer administrative work, physical labour, customer-facing tasks, and forklift operation.
Working Hours:
1. Monday to Friday (No weekend working)
2. Monday – Thursday: 8:00 – 16:30
3. Friday: 8:00 – 15:30
4. All staff members must simultaneously take two predetermined breaks: a 20-minute tea break at 10:00 and a 30-minute lunch break at 13:00.
Pay:
5. £12 per hour PAYE or £13.44 per hour with advanced payment, including holiday pay
6. Opportunities for career progression
Key Responsibilities:
7. Greeting and assisting customers on site
8. Unloading deliveries in the yard
9. Loading vehicles
10. Inputting delivered stock into company software (training provided)
11. Participating in monthly stocktake that requires accuracy and attention to detail
12. Using a forklift to move and store stock in the correct areas of the yard (training provided)
13. Assisting team members with tasks, such as helping with long pieces of steel bending bar
How to Apply: For more information or to apply, please call our Torbay office on .
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