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Yard Supervisor

£competitive + benefits

Shaftesbury, Dorset

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Are you looking for a new challenge, looking for an opportunity to make a real difference? Would you like to work for one of Britain's Top Employers?  If your answers are yes, don't stop reading!  

Looking for a new challenge, a move into management, do you have great sales and customer service experience and an understanding of health and safety, then we would love to hear from you.  Our already successful Shaftesbury branch are looking for a Yard Supervisor, you will be responsible for leading and inspiring our experienced yard team of five, who are on the front line dealing with our customers that come into our yard. 

As a Yard Supervisor you will be an integral part of the Branch management team, you will regularly be based outside, but don't worry, we will provide you will a full uniform to keep you warm and safe.  Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can be helpful and friendly at all times, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis. 

Most of our branches are open Monday - Friday 7.30am-5pm and Saturday 8am-12pm, you may need to work 2 Saturdays in 4.

What can we offer you!
A competitive salary and annual bonus, 22 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and because of the size of our business we can offer a wide range of discounts across the Travis Perkins Group (including Wickes and Toolstation).  We have a number of online discounts at leading retailers from eating out to theme parks, cinemas and so much more, that’s because we pride ourselves on being a great place to work that's why we have been voted one of the UK’s Top Employers every year since 2010.  

What will I be doing?
No one day is the same as the next in TP branch life, but here are a few pointers:
  • Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can help deliver the highest standards of service - the key thing is to be helpful and friendly at all times, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis.
  • You will be based outside leading the external yard team, processing our customer orders, loading and unloading customer and company vehicles.
  • You will also unload our building products from supplier deliveries and accurately book them in the branch warehouse.
  • Experience of using a forklift is ideal, but don't worry full training is provided
  • Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, your aim will be to ensure that our standards never slip, this means maintaining a tidy and safe working environment at all times.
What skills do you need?
One of TP’s strengths is the diverse backgrounds our customers and colleagues come from, this is a key management, sales and customer-facing role, we just need your transferable skills, we can teach you the rest.  

Does this sound like you?
  • Someone that is physically active as you will be lifting heavy building materials.
  • Passionate and an engaging leader, who has the ability to create a “one team” approach through collaboration and motivation.
  • Someone that is adaptable, resilient and tenacious with high levels of energy and drive.
  • Someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment
Being a Yard Supervisor in TP gives you a fantastic opportunity to excel and to continue to develop your career, if you choose.  As a new colleague, you will be encouraged to enroll onto a TP development scheme - which are available to colleagues and managers at all levels of our business. How will you know you are doing a great job and developing your career? Simple. We will support you with a development plan, that embraces our values.
 
You may not know much about Travis Perkins, but if you look a bit closer you might be surprised, despite our size, we have the values of a family run business and the mindset and ambition of a forward thinking Company.  We have over 28,000 colleagues across 20+ business and operate out of more than 2,000 outlets nationwide. 

If you said yes to all the above, Apply Now !

Closing date Friday 11th December.

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