Assistant Site Operations Manager

Are you based in the DURHAM area?

Do you have Warehouse/Transport Management experience?

Do you have a Driving Licence and Forklift Licence?

Do you have management experience leading teams of up to 20 staff?

Jewson Major Build Solutions in DURHAM is now recruiting for an Assistant Site Operations Manager .

Location:

60 Damson Way, Dragonville Industrial Estate, Durham, DH1 2YN

HOURS OF WORK

Monday to Friday 6am to 6pm

What will I be doing?

Our Assistant Site Operations Managers are an important contributor to the teams shared success and an essential part of our Customers positive experience with us.

• Managing team of 10 Warehouse Operatives and 11 Drivers

• Producing monthly reports
• Achieve Safety and Wellbeing culture and targets
• Embed Stark principles of Decency, Pride and Passion into working environment and behavioural standards
• Identify individual and team training needs
• Create a performance culture and high colleague engagement
• Communicate Company plans, goals and individual objectives.
• Support the team with day-to-day queries
• Act as first line support to Site Operations Manager
• Ensure your team are set up for the day, including delivery drivers
• Help to process and prepare customer orders - load and unload customer and supplier vehicles using a forklift truck to minimise manual handling (training will be provided!)
• Work as a direct support the Site Operations Manager team and act as a keyholder when needed
• Keep the branch looking clean and tidy and make Health & Safety a priority
• Participate in stock management process
• Ensure delivery of customer orders is optimised to achieve the highest level of return on sales vs cost Safeguard Company’s stock, money and all other Company assets
• Manage conflict, be passionate about Customer Service and EHS
• Constructively challenge, delegate effectively and have vision to improve
• Create and maintain positive relationships with the team
• Empower each team member to reach high level performance

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive Basic Salary
• 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!

Preferred background:

• Warehouse Management experience of up to 20 staff
• Full driving licence
• Forklift Licence
• Backgound working with building materials is desirable
• First class leadership ability

This role is working with Jewson MBS (Major Build Solutions) part of STARK Building Materials. We are a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe. We connect suppliers of heavy building materials with the professional craftsmen who build, renovate, and maintain the cities of tomorrow.

At STARK Building Materials UK, we have a strong culture that is built on passionate and dedicated people who thrive in taking responsibility and challenging status quo. We are convinced that our continued success relies on the diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds that our employees bring to their everyday work.

The value of equal opportunity is embedded in the way we do business and retain talent groupwide. In our commitment to diversity, we welcome everyone with respect and an open mind.

We’d love to hear from you, hit apply! And a member of our Internal Recruitment team will be in contact with you.