Yard & Warehouse Operative


Company:	TOTAL TIMBER (FORMBY) LTD
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	FORMBY, L37 8EG
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	17 Aug 2026
Closing date:	16 Sept 2026

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Summary

Key Responsibilities:

1. Goods Handling & Logistics

• Loading & Unloading: Safely load and unload timber and other building materials from delivery vehicles and hauliers, utilising forklift trucks, side loaders, and approved manual handling techniques.

• Stock Storage & Integrity: Move, stack, and organise stock within the yard and warehouse sheds. Ensure all materials are stored correctly and safely to prevent damage, minimise waste, and maintain stock integrity.

• Sorting & Grading: Inspect, sort, and grade timber and building materials according to quality, species, size, and type to ensure high standards of product control.

2. Warehouse, Picking & Inventory Duties

• Order Preparation: Assist with precise order picking, preparation, packaging, and accurate labelling for customer collection or company vehicle delivery.

• Stock Control: Conduct routine stock checks, monitor inventory levels, and maintain accurate records. Actively report low stock levels, damaged goods, or inventory variances to management.

• Technology Utilisation: Utilise handheld terminals (HHT), digital scanners, or electronic inventory systems where required to log stock movements and track custom orders.

3. Customer Service & Commercial Support

• Customer Assistance: Greet and assist trade and retail customers with their enquiries, locate specific stock across the yard and building supply sections and safely load products into their vehicles.

• Product Guidance: Provide helpful, professional, and knowledgeable advice to customers regarding timber products, treatments, and applications and building supplies.

• Trade Counters: Support the Trade Counters by accurately noting customer requirements, taking orders and passing leads to the counter team.

4. Machinery & Tool Operation

• Timber Processing: Subject to experience and training, safely operate cutting, cross-cut sawing, or processing equipment to prepare timber to exact customer specifications.

• Mechanical Handling: Competently and efficiently operate forklift trucks and other mechanical handling equipment in line with safety certifications.

• Site Branding & Improvement Support: Assist management and colleagues with physical site updates, including the arrangement of new stock layouts, moving racking, or installing updated company signage and point-of-sale displays as required during company transition phases.

5. Yard Maintenance, Labouring & Safety

• Health & Safety Adherence: Maintain an uncompromisingly safe working environment for staff and visitors by strictly adhering to company health and safety regulations, COSHH, and manual handling procedures.

• Site Housekeeping: Perform general site and yard clean-up, including sweeping, clearing debris, and ensuring all walkways, fire exits, and vehicle lanes remain entirely unobstructed.

• Maintenance & Labouring: Conduct basic maintenance and daily pre-use checks on tools, saws, and mechanical equipment. Assist tradespeople, colleagues, or management with manual digging, lifting, or extra site tasks as needed to support the business.

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