Thomas Hardie Commercials Ltd

Parts Advisor - Preston

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated, professional, and versatile individual to join the Parts Department based at our Preston site working an alternating shift pattern - Week 1: Monday to Friday inclusive from 6am to 3pm. Week 2: Monday to Friday inclusive from 7am to 4pm. Week 3: Monday to Friday inclusive from 9:30am to 6:30pm Week 4: Monday to Friday inclusive from 11am to 8pm. Plus, Saturday overtime from 7am to 2pm as required on a rota basis.

Reporting to the Parts Supervisor, with the emphasis on customer satisfaction, you will be responsible for offering any additional parts and accessories to customers and up-selling wherever possible. Identifying, locating, and picking parts for workshop staff and customers by means of acquired knowledge, parts catalogues, and computer stock lists.

• To receive stock into the department and correctly locate items.
• Recording deliveries and maintaining a signature for the receipt of goods.
• Collect returned goods and issue receipts.
• Perform internal & external stock checks with customers as required.
• Process & record all causal parts and core units.
• When driving on Company business, carry out vehicle checks as required.
• Collect parts from other depots as and when required.
• Maintain good housekeeping duties.
• Previous experience within a Parts role and/or within the industry, including customer service experience.
• Numeracy and literacy skills to a level to deal with parts documentation.
• The ability to identify parts from parts catalogues and electronic media.
• Understand basic commercial vehicle make-up.
• Excellent customer facing and interpersonal skills.
• Be competent in the use of a stock control system.
• Be well organised and confident and able to work well under pressure.
• Computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
• Experience of Parts AS400 or similar system is preferred.
• Full and current UK driving licence. A forklift licence would be advantageous.

We offer competitive rates of pay and Company benefits including Company sick pay scheme, personal pension with enhanced contributions and death in service benefit for pension members, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced paternity and maternity benefits, EAP, loyalty holidays and excellent personal development and training opportunities.

Contact our HR Department for further details on 0151 319 3269 or send a CV with a covering letter to HR@thardie.co.uk