Driver and General Duties Assistant

The Job Role

If you are looking for a new challenge with a global market leader which designs and manufactures aerospace search and rescue equipment, HR Smith Group of Companies is the one for you. We are a family run business with over 6 decades of experience and are dedicated to finding the perfect solutions for our customers. Currently we are looking for a Driver/General Duties Assistant to join us at our Production Facility in Rotherwas.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collection of personal items for Directors as and when required
• Move items between departments with utmost urgency.
• Collect and deliver shipping boxes, goods and paperwork in a timely manner.
• Deliver packaging from the shipping warehouse to departments on our Rotherwas site.
• Conduct general vehicle maintenance checks on a weekly basis and collection and delivery of vehicles requiring service, MOT etc.
• Fuel and clean (inside and out) company cars, vans and Director’s vehicles.
• Deliver internal mail items to and from Street Court.
• Carry out internal mail deliveries across site according to internal mail rota.
• Take external mail items for despatch to post office as and when required.
• Collect and drop off milk, gas bottles, and laundry and bird seed to areas on site when required.
• Collect from all areas on site donations to the Hereford Food bank and drop off.
• Empty rubbish bins, remove cardboard, move pallets and oil drums to compound.
• Collection of shredding waste material for disposal.
• Collection of items and rubbish from Martha Trust and Sophie House as and when required.
• Collection of items for Purchasing from local sources.
• Couriering of items to external addresses.
• Basic manual labour duties, e.g. gardening when required.

Benefits

• Free refreshments (tea and coffee).
• Casual dress.
• Company social events.
• Opportunity for company bonuses.
• Cost of living reviews carried out annually by the Directors.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off (to be taken any time in the year).
• Long service holiday accrual scheme where you gain 1 extra holiday day per year from 5-10 years’ service up to a maximum of 26 days.
• Life Insurance Scheme – 3x annual salary.
• Health and wellbeing programme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
  
  We have a positive, professional and welcoming environment; you will have the opportunity to work within a fully integrated multidisciplinary business. We offer good job security and stability with career development opportunities for the right candidate.
• Full time position.       
• Hours are based on a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 4.30 pm with half an hour each day for lunch.  No weekend, evening or bank holiday working.
• Salary commensurate with experience.
• Free internal training provided as required.
• Opportunities to progress, promote internally and up skill.
  
  Due to the nature of the business being a manufacturing environment, working from home arrangements are not available.