Driver and Workshop Assistant, Whitstable

Morris & Spottiswood are one of the leading providers of fitout, refurbishment, M&E, facilities management and construction services in the UK. A family firm, with a proud track record of excellence, we aim high, act responsibly and value our staff and customers.

Objectives

We are seeking a reliable and hardworking individual to join our joinery workshop team as a Driver and Workshop Assistant. This role combines driving duties, including transportation of materials and products, with labour responsibilities such as assisting with general workshop tasks and supporting our joinery team.

Key areas of responsibility

Driving Responsibilities:

  • Safely drive company vehicles to transport materials, equipment, and finished products to designated locations
  • Ensure timely delivery and pick-up of items, while maintaining accurate records of deliveries
  • Perform regular vehicle inspections and ensure the vehicle is maintained in good working condition
  • Comply with all road safety regulations and company policies during transportation

Workshop Responsibilities:

  • Assist with unloading, loading, and organizing materials such as timber, hardware, and tools
  • Maintain cleanliness and organisation of the workshop, ensuring tools and equipment are stored properly
  • Assist joiners with manual tasks during the production process as required
  • Ensure health and safety procedures are adhered to at all times in the workshop and during deliveries.

Qualifications and Person Specification

  • Valid clean driver’s license
  • Previous experience as a driver or in a manual labour role (preferred)
  • Good communication skills and ability to work well in a team
  • Reliable and punctual with a strong work ethic
  • Familiarity with health and safety regulations in a workshop environment.

Benefits

  • Competitive rate of pay
  • 31 days holidays including bank holidays
  • Company Pension
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee discounts platform

Voluntary Electric Car Salary Sacrifice and Cycle to Work Schemes

The Morris & Spottiswood Group has a portfolio of nine businesses, operating across the UK, with offices in Glasgow, Almondvale, Livingston, Warrington, London, Carlisle, Leeds, Whitstable, Huntingdon and Bristol. The Group offers end to end services for clients including construction, fit-out, retro-fit, refurbishment services, and M&E services, they also offer in-house architectural services; maintenance, space development and furnishing and a full range of carbon reduction solutions..

Valuing People

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

One of our core values is to ‘Value People’. We are passionate about investing in people and genuinely take care about what we do and how we do it. This ensures that the working environment, staff, suppliers and the communities we serve always remain at the front-of-mind.

Put simply, a diverse and inclusive workforce opens our business up to a much wider talent pool and greater innovation and creativity through teams with different experiences, backgrounds and education.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful team.

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