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Warehouse Operative Apprentice

DOORDEALS LTD

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About the Role

Doordeals are an internet based Timber door retailer. Having had exceptional growth over several years we are now looking to recruit extra Warehouse operatives to join our fantastic team, focused on continuing impressive long term growth. An excellent opportunity to join a profitable company, passionate about delivering great customer service.

The role will include:

·        Lifting and moving bulky stock items

·        Picking and allocating stock

·        Packaging goods up for dispatch

·        Checking quality of goods

·        Loading and unloading vehicles

·        Checking products off against delivery notes (checking door sizes with tape measure, measuring glass apertures etc...)

·        Inputting data onto a computer system

·        Dealing with customers in person and over the phone, acting in a courteous, polite and professional manner with all customers

·        Stock checking

·        Maintaining a clean and tidy workspace

To consider: • Being able to keep a focus on the job to hand. • Energetic, enthusiastic, hard working, with a can-do attitude. • Work to time constraints, work under pressure and well organized • Someone who gets on with people at all levels on the phone and face- to-face • Able to understand and read metric and imperial measurements • Physically fit to move and carry heavy goods within a team

Senior staff started in the warehouse and have since progressed within the business.

Apprenticeship progression could include Safety Health & Environmental Level 3 or Improvement Technician Level 3.

About the Training

Training will all be delivered within the workplace, consisting of blended learning including online sessions and tutor visits. Working towards a Level 2 Supply chain warehouse operative apprenticeship standard, including Functional Skills if required.

 

About the Employer

At Doordeals we understand that our customers are our business, so we ensure that we treat every customer as we would like to be treated ourselves. We always try our best to meet your needs by offering help and advice on our complete range of internal and external doors. Thanks to many years in the industry, we have developed in-depth knowledge and expertise in all aspects of timber doors allowing us to answer any enquiry you may have and offer a “one-stop” shop for all your door needs. With roots going back to 1971 when our first store was opened in Sheffield, we’ve forged a reputation for good quality products, knowledgeable staff, fantastic prices and great customer service. Expanding further afield back in 2007 with the launch of our e-commerce website – continuing to focus on the same values that had served the family business so well - Doordeals is now one of the UK's leading independent online timber door retailers. With 2020 seeing further expansion with a relocation to a much larger showroom, offices and distribution centre on Broombank Road in Chesterfield, Doordeals continues to grow and deliver more and more orders across the entire United Kingdom and beyond!

Skills Required

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Training Provider

HIGH RIDGE TRAINING

Course/Training

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

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