Location: Unit A3, 17 Heron Road, Belfast BT3 9LE

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hrs/week, 5 days per week including at least one weekend day. Candidates should be flexible, as evening and weekend work may be required in the future.

Salary: Negotiable

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Help us deliver treasures to our customers and support our growing operations. Split your time between driving deliveries and warehouse work, perfect for someone who enjoys variety in their day.

We're looking for a pro-active and hands-on Driver/Warehouse Operative who isn't afraid to take ownership of this role. This is a position for someone who can use their initiative, stay organised and confidently get stuck in from day one.

Responsibilities

• Drive our company vehicles when requested
• Carry out deliveries and collections throughout Ireland and the UK
• Plan all journeys to ensure the shortest and most economical routes
• Adhere to schedules and deadlines for timely pickups and deliveries
• Liaise with customers to advise when en-route or to give an ETA for delivery or collection
• Deliver and pick up items, ensuring they are secure and remain in good condition during transport
• Load and offload deliveries of stock (includes moving and handling heavier items of furniture, etc.)
• Drive in inclement weather, although your health and safety will be prioritised and no unnecessary risks should be taken
• Assist customers with carrying items to their vehicles
• Assist with moving and handling of stock items at large house and building clearances
• Perform daily pre and post trip safety and operations checks on vehicles
• Conduct routine maintenance such as checking oil, tyre pressure and fuel levels
• Conduct routine maintenance and checks on forklifts such as water level checks
• Ensure forklift trucks are charged at all times
• Keep the interior and exterior of the vehicles clean and tidy
• Report any mechanical issues or damage to management immediately
• Run vehicles to garages for routine servicing
• Take vehicles to MOT
• Communicate with store and management regarding delays, issues or delivery status
• Ensure that all relevant paperwork such as insurance and breakdown contact details are kept in each company vehicle
• Provide excellent customer service at all times
• Receive and unload deliveries to the shop, sign for deliveries and unload goods manually or with equipment
• Inspect and check items as they are offloaded and unboxed, checking for damages or missing items against the shipping documents
• Store goods, moving them to the correct location in the shop or store
• Work with the shop and ecommerce teams to pick, pack and wrap for dispatch
• Maintain the warehouse, organising the existing space and continuing to keep it clean, tidy and organised
• Organise repairs and maintenance for other company equipment such as forklifts, telehandlers, etc.
• Carry out monthly ladder checks on ladders used in shop and warehouse. Ladders should have tags on them, be checked each month and marked up as safe. Any unsafe equipment should be reported and taken out of use
• This role can be physically demanding, involving driving and handling heavy goods