Delivery Driver/ Handyman - Garden Centre Team Member

Delivery Driver/ Handyman -Garden Centre Team Member

Part Time – 16 Hours Per Week – Including Weekends

British Garden Centres is a well-known large UK retailer known for its high-quality customer service, plants and restaurants. As a growing family business, we are driven to have the best quality customer service in our Garden Centres.

We are currently looking for a Delivery Driver/ Handyman for our Hitchin Garden Centre. As a team member you will play a fundamental role in ensuring customers receive orders in a timely manner with a high level of customer service. You will also be responsible for some of the ground maintenance for the Garden Centre sites.

This role will be for a minimum of 16 hours a week and you will be working two days in a week. One day will be in from working in Hitchin and the other will be working in Stevenage.

Experience in retail is essential to the role as is good customer service.

Full clean driving license essential.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold a full, clean driving licence.
• Be comfortable driving large vehicles.
• Be experienced in a retail environment.
• Have a friendly and positive attitude, providing a great customer experience at point of delivery.
• Have some experience doing handyman work.

Duties will include:

• Loading of customer orders on the van in a safe and timely manner ensuring products are wrapped and secured efficiently.
• Planning of routes beforehand.
• Stock/fixture transfers between stores when required.
• Maintenance and due diligence check of delivery van.
• Other duties as required around the Centre.
• Assisting the plant area with maintaining the outdoor areas.
• Merchandising stock.

What we offer:

• Free Car Parking
• Staff discount at our Garden Centres and Restaurants.
• Discount at Woodthorpe Leisure Park

If you would like to join our family run business and bring your ideas and talents to our fast-growing company and forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you.

To apply:

Please send your CV to:

Gareth Hampson, Garden Centre Manager ghampson@britishgardencentres.com

Applications close – Friday 28th June 2024

If you’re application is successful, someone from the management team will be in touch with you.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Expected hours: No less than 16 per week

Benefits:

• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Delivery driver experience: 1 year (preferred)
• Driving: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 28/06/2024