About Michael Murphy Home Furnishing:
Established in 1974 and 100% Irish-owned, we pride ourselves on the community, our people, and providing great customer service. With stores in Airside and Sandyford, Newbridge, New Ross, and Wexford, our mission is to provide quality and stylish home furnishings designed and selected by our family for yours.
As a Furniture Warehouse /Delivery Driver you will be part of a delivery team consisting of you and a qualified driver/warehouse operative. You will assist with loading, unloading, assembling furniture, and working with your colleague to take a variety of beautiful, well-constructed home furnishings to the homes of our customers.
The role comes with the opportunity to earn extra through incentives - OTE Salary of €33k - €35k
Hours of work are 07:00 – 16:30 Mon-Fri
Responsibilities and Duties
* Prepares vehicles for loading, ensuring that the vehicle is empty and free of debris or other materials.
* Loads furniture and/or other merchandise onto vehicles, ensuring that items are arranged according to standard accepted practices and procedures to minimize shifting during transport; utilizes protective coverings and restraint devices, as necessary.
* Removes furniture and other merchandise from the vehicle by properly handling such items to prevent damage.
* Performs routine maintenance of the truck, as necessary; inspects truck equipment and supplies, including tyres, lights, brakes, fuel, oil, and water; reports maintenance needs to the Warehouse Supervisor & Deliveries Supervisor
* Enhance the customer's shopping experience.
* Consistently interact with our customersin a courteous and professional manner.
* Ability to handle stressful situations with professionalism.
* Learn and develop skills to assemble furniture in a customer's home as well as minor touch up and furniture repair.
* Consistently make good decisions with minimal supervision.
* Work safely in a customer-focused, fast-paced environment.
* Safely and efficiently move product within the warehouse area
* Operate powered equipment as needed such as forklift
* Receive and unload product from containers
* Handling of goods inwards
* Sorting and placing items on racks and shelves
* Performing warehouse inventory controls
* Organising transfers and loading goods onto delivery vehicles from stores
* Provide the highest level of picking standards of customer products
* Protect and handle all stock to ensure ZERO damage
* Understand your department’s action plans and support the goals and targets
* Use of handheld scanners, voice system
Qualifications and skills:
* A minimum of 1 year of experience driving long wheelbase vans.
* Counterbalance Forklift Licence
* Must have a valid driver's license – B license
* Must be comfortable reading maps and operating GPS units
* Ability to perform heavy manual labour for extended periods of time as necessitated by work assignments.
* Ability to consistently lift/move furniture, bedding, and accessories.
* Must have excellent communication and organisational skills.
Why Join the Michael Murphy Team?
• We are a well-established company with 50 years in business.
• We’re fun and have a positive work environment
• Provide staff discounts
• Culture of developing and promoting from within the company.
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