Yard Operative in Huddersfield

Are you a customer focused, enthusiastic individual who enjoys working in a busy trade environment? We have an opportunity for an experienced Yard Operative to join our team in Huddersfield on a full-time, permanent basis. Applications for this Yard Operative role are invited from individuals who:

• Are enthusiastic with a positive attitude.
• Enjoy working with customers in a busy trade environment.
• Have a desire to progress further with their careers.
• Are adaptable with a desire to learn and develop with the business.
• Have knowledge of building products or timber sales or related trades.
• Are customer focused.
• Enjoy working as part of a team.
• Fork lift truck experience would be an advantage although training will be provided.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of the MBTS sales and margin targets whilst maintaining a value proposition for the customer.
• Contribute to a proactive culture of H&S, ensuring everyone in the team complies with the Company HSE policies and procedures.
• Take direction from the Yard Supervisor on all matters relating to yard activities and keep them informed of any matters that may impact the branch.
• Maintain stock in the yard ensuring all paperwork is completed accurately and in full.
• Maintain safe and efficient yard operations to ensure a consistent high standard of appearance, safety and security.
• Flow of traffic.
• Unloading, loading and despatch.
• Equipment and plant inspections.
• Housekeeping.
• Maintain display areas in the yard in order to maximise customer engagement and sales.
• Liaise proactively with customers on a day to day basis and undertake relevant yard duties in order to fulfil customers’ needs.
• Identify and act on opportunities for increasing sales, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
• Communicate efficiently with all members of the team.
• Seek and continuously develop product knowledge.
• Any other reasonable duties which may be required by the Company from time to time, as instructed by or under the direction of your line manager.

Skills and Attributes

• Must be PC literate.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight schedules.
• A professional attitude, demeanour and experience in customer service.
• Must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Must be self-motivated, with a ‘Can Do’ attitude.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills and can solve problems at source.
• Must possess excellent organisational skills and good time management.
• Must be self-driven, genuine with a positive attitude and clear focus.
• Must be sufficiently mobile and flexible to work beyond the call of duty to achieve results.
• Ability to operate mobile plant as required.
• Have a suitable health and fitness level to conduct work appropriately.

The successful candidate will receive a competitive rate of pay plus fantastic benefits including:

• Excellent holiday allowance (including a day off on your birthday) which increases with length of service up to 28 days, plus bank holidays.
• Buy or sell holiday allowance.
• Pension scheme.
• Training & development programs to help meet your career ambitions.
• Staff discounts at our builders merchant stores.
• Access to our employee assistance program 24/7.

Please apply online or email your CV to.