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Are you based in the Reading area? Do you have a passion for working with people?
Jewson a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Tool Hire Assistant who's as passionate about great service as we are.
We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 33 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
Hours – 7.30 – 5.00 Monday to Friday and every other Saturday morning 8-12
Key Responsibilities
* Delivery and collection of tools and equipment using a 3.5t vehicle, talking customers through how to use them on site
* Carry out basic maintenance and cleaning of our tool hire equipment in the workshop
* Develop great relationships with new and existing customers, understanding their needs, and providing advice and solutions so that you can deliver the best experience possible
* Use our in-house systems to process customer orders, organise tool hire delivery and collection, keeping customers updated throughout their journey
* Working according to Health & Safety compliance
What’s in it for you?
* Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) – with Legal & General
* Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
* WorkPerks – A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
* Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
* Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
* Employee Discount
* Refer a Friend scheme
* Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
* New Reward and Recognition programme – launching soon!
Required Skills And Experience
* Previous industry experience preferred but not essential
* Stellar communication and people skills
* Customer focussed individual
* Full driving licence, held for a minimum of 1 year (manual transmission)
About Us
At Jewson, we're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.
If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!
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Administrative
* Industries
Wholesale Building Materials
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