Salary: £12.21 – £14.00 per hour
Job type: Full time/permanent
Hours: Monday – Friday – 8am – 5pm (40 hours per week + overtime)
Location: Green Ore (Wells, Somerset)
About you
Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you keen to learn new skills and work within a fast paced, rewarding environment? Do you enjoy working as part of a friendly and supportive team and would like to be recognised for your hard work? If the answer is yes to the above, then we want to hear from you!
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive person to join our Service/Sales department as a Yard Assistant. This role is very varied as it will involve the delivery of all types of agricultural machinery, valeting John Deere, Kramer, Club Car, Kuhn and Yanmar machinery (plus many more franchises) and ensuring the yard is fully presentable at all times.
To be successful for this role, you will have a high level of attention to detail and be able to effectively communicate with your colleagues. You enjoy working as part of a team, are naturally very proactive and conscientious in your working style, always working to the best of your ability.
Daily tasks:
* Deliver and move machines of varying sizes to and from customers and events
* Ensure the yard is maintained to a high standard
* Preparation and valeting of new and used combines, tractors, Kramer’s, grounds care equipment, lawn mowers, Club Cars etc. to a high standard
* Fitting cab accessories (seat covers / control box brackets)
* Cleaning machines on site at shows and events
Skills and experience
* Exceptional attention to detail
* Ability to work under pressure as workload can come in peaks and troughs
* Ability to learn additional skills during quieter periods
* Overtime (later finish time & Saturday mornings) can be available at times but not essential, which will be paid at overtime rate
Benefits:
* Very competitive rate of pay
* Up to 33 days holiday (once accrued – including bank holidays)
* Team social events
* Free parking
* Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
* Autonomous work culture – we encourage our staff to work from their own initiatives rather than be micromanaged
* You will become part of the Hunt Forest Group community!
Applications close: Friday 11th April
Interview date: Thursday 17th April