7.5T Driver/ Warehouse Operative
Elliotts is a family-owned builders merchant that’s been helping the south build since 1842. We’re in the business of doing great work with great people. Become part of our incredible team!
Job Type : Full time
Location: Southampton Distribution Centre (William Street)
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:00 – 16:30 (occasional weekend support may be requested)
Salary: £27,000 - £30,000
Ready to Drive Your Career Forward?
We’ve been named “Employer of the Year 2024” at the Solent 250 Business Awards so we’re clearly doing something right!
We’ve been around for over 180 years – Our core purpose is to help our customers build, but we couldn’t do it without our people. From our drivers to our operations team and everyone in between. We’re one big team. We have over 300 people working for Elliotts. Our CEO, Tom is the great-great-great grandson of our founder!
Still chosen by customers in a crowded market – Customers continue to choose us because we provide anything they need to build a house. But they choose us because we treat them like human beings, creating a strong relationship and building loyalty.
Values that reflect our business – We look after our team. We care. We listen. We try to help. We work harder than anyone else to put things right if they go wrong. We think about the long term, not just the here and now. These aren’t just words on a wall, they’re the way we show up, every day.
To succeed you’ll be a great team player with a can-do attitude, and you’ll be right at home.
About the Role
Our drivers are the face of our business and are on the frontline when it comes to our customers. They're a friendly bunch, passionate about giving a great customer experience. We are looking for a reliable and proactive 7.5T Driver / Warehouse Operative to join our team at our new Southampton Distribution Centre. This is a dual-role position involving both professional driving and warehouse responsibilities, playing a key part in ensuring timely and accurate deliveries to our valued key account customer sites.
Key Responsibilities
- Safely operate a 7.5T vehicle to deliver joinery products to customer locations.
- Pick and compile customer orders with accuracy and efficiency.
- Receive, check, and store incoming goods.
- Maintain cleanliness and organisation of the warehouse.
- Perform general warehouse tasks as needed to support the team.
- Assist with loading/unloading vehicles and preparing orders for dispatch.
- Ensure compliance with health & safety and company procedures at all times.
Preferred Experience & Skills
- Valid 7.5T driving license with CPC and Tacho Card.
- Previous experience in a warehouse or logistics environment.
- Forklift license is desirable but not essential – training can be provided.
- Good attention to detail and time management skills.
- Team player with a positive and flexible attitude.
Who are you?
At Elliotts the customer comes first, and we take ownership. We believe everyone who works here should demonstrate our core behaviours:
- Friendly
- Enthusiastic
- Professional
- Interested
- Attentive
- Helpful
What’s in it for me?
- Annual profit share scheme
- Good work life balance - no late evenings and no need to work every Saturday
- 24/7 wellbeing support
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
- Unlimited training
- Staff discounts
- Christmas Hamper
- Christmas shutdown
- Monthly Pizza on us
- Company pension
- Team
- Drivers
- Locations
- Southampton
Southampton
Perks of the job
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Unlimited training
There’s no cap on how much we’ll invest in your career. Join Elliotts and you’ll take ownership of your own development, with endless opportunities to learn, grow and develop. -
Profit Share
We run this business together, so when we do well, so do you! -
Family friendly
We offer our team enhanced pay for maternity and paternity leave. You’ll get 6 months full pay for maternity and 4 weeks full pay for paternity, going above and beyond the statutory requirements. We’ll even send you a baby hamper to celebrate the occasion.
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Wellbeing
The wellbeing of our teams is important to us and we provide a range of benefits to support you, including 24 hour access to GPs, confidential mental health support, physiotherapy as well as financial and wellbeing support when you need it.
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Team Trust Fund
We’ve also established a Team Trust Fund which aims to assist staff with a wide range of issues in a private and dignified manner, the door is always open and we support as much as we can. Whatever life throws at you, we’ve got your back.
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Pension contribution
We contribute 5.5% of salary to your workplace pension (2.5% above the government minimum)
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The little things
We’re running out of space…but whether it’s long service awards, payday pizza, recognition for a job well done, our famous Christmas hampers, staff discount or simply the friendly culture, we go the extra mile so you feel like a valued member of our incredible team.
What's it like at Elliotts?
One word comes up all the time. Friendly.
We’re not big on bureaucracy. But we ace ambition.
And when you need help, you’ll have some of the brightest, friendliest people at hand.
About Elliotts
Elliotts is a family-owned builders merchant that’s been helping the south build since 1842.
We’re in the business of doing great work with great people.
Become part of our incredible team!
7.5T Driver/ Warehouse Operative
Elliotts is a family-owned builders merchant that’s been helping the south build since 1842. We’re in the business of doing great work with great people. Become part of our incredible team!
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