Driver & Warehouse Lead

Overview
The new Driver and Warehouse Lead will head up our small warehouse and van scheduler and drive our vans. This is a wide\-ranging role, perfect for someone who enjoys a busy and varied day, who can bring the energy and enthusiasm to keep a team motivated and on\-task.

We encourage you to apply if you meet most but not every point on the job description; while you will need the fundamental skills to do the role, your passion, transferable skills and personal attributes are really important to us too.

You will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team who care deeply about what they do, and you will be making a huge difference to people’s lives.

To apply, download the full job pack from our website and apply via our online form: https://emmausbristol.org.uk/vacancies/driver\-and\-warehouse\-lead/

What You'll be Doing

• Lead our House Clearance and MoveIt! enterprises to meet targets


• Manage daily warehouse logistics, schedules, bookings, customer communication,


• and resources


• Organise and/or carry out furniture and goods collections and deliveries with companions or volunteers


• Plan each day’s activities with the team to keep things running smoothly


• Become an expert on what items we can accept


• Report weekly and quarterly warehouse income


• Handle goods waste and recycling across sites and coordinate logistics for new


• projects


• Drive the vans whenever needed to collect and deliver goods in Bristol and surrounding areas


• Coach companions and volunteers working in warehouse\-related roles


• Provide induction and training for new starters in relevant work areas


• Lead by example, demonstrating best working practice and a strong work ethic

Experience

• Experience of driving Light Goods Vehicles


• Several years working in a busy industry (such


• as retail, warehousing, hospitality, events,


• face\-to\-face customer service)


• Dealing with customers and delivering


• excellent customer service

• Strong time management and organisation skills, with the ability to self\-manage and prioritise workload


• Able to participate in safely lifting and moving goods and other manual tasks working alongside others


• Able to carry out basic vehicle safety checks (training can be provided)


• Friendly and positive, even when having challenging conversations


• Highly adaptable with resourceful problem solving skills


• Effective written and verbal communication


• Timely record keeping


• Demonstrable IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and G\-suite


• Qualifications


• Maths and English Language GCSE Level 5 or equivalent


• Driver with full, clean UK compliant driving license

• Empathy for Emmaus Bristol’s mission and values


• Committed to equality of opportunity, diversity, inclusion and anti\-discriminatory practices


• Leading by example to demonstrate best practice at work, especially for individuals with an experience of homelessness


• Enthusiastic and can\-do attitude


• Demonstrable understanding of workplace health \& safety


• Great at working face\-to\-face with people to achieve positive experiences


• Team player

Benefits:

• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme

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