Depot Operative
Listed on 2026-10-15
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Supply Chain/Logistics
Delivery, Driver
PPG | Maidstone
Full Time | Permanent
Working within a busy and growing depot your duties would vary from day to day ranging from:
- Office based activities such as processing orders via phone or over the trade counter.
- Working within the paint mixing area which may include using colour tools to identify colours and provide an accurate match. Then processing the colour formulation and producing the required colour.
- During peak times you may be picking orders or replenishing stock via a warehouse management system.
- Maintain key customer relationships and ensure expected standards are met.
- Assist with daily vehicle logistics and route planning.
- Occasional driving for customer site visits or deliveries may be required.
- Full training will be provided with ongoing training plans put in place to provide the opportunity for personal growth and career development.
- 40 per week annualised Shifts between 7.00 - 18.00
- Monday - Friday (No weekends)
- 25 days Holiday (3 days allocated for Christmas) + Bank Holidays
- Ensure a high level of accuracy is maintained when picking customer orders.`
- Work effectively between differing roles as required
- Maintain a level of efficiency and utilisation as set by the picking performance criteria.
- Adhere with health and safety regulations, always maintain safe-working practices and undertake any required training.
- Communicate to build open working relationships with all colleagues, and act as a role model for the PPG values and behavioural indicators.
- Pick items as required for deliveries.
- Coordinate deliveries in a timely, efficient manner and to keep records as required.
- Provide excellent customer service and maintain existing customer relationships.
- Report any problems that may arise from goods or services supplied by the company to the relevant Branch management in a timely manner.
- Collect payment from customers, as advised by the Branch management, and then keep safely as per procedure.
- Full UK Driving Licence essential (Maximum 3 points)
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to use relevant I.T equipment and complete required training programme and ongoing competence assurance training.
- Structured in approach to tasks and ability to meet customer ETA’s.
- Passion for delivering high quality customer service and driving business growth
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