Driver and Warehouse Operative - Midlands

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Driver and Warehouse Operative - Midlands cover - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Full Job Description: Full Job Description

📍 Location: Midlands

🕒  Hours: 37.5 per week

 Benefits: Benefits Table

We’re on the lookout for a Driver and Warehouse Operative to support the Midlands Region.

If you’re looking for more than a job, motivated by purpose and ready to make a real impact to an organisation that is committed to saving lives every day, then this may be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

What We Offer:

• Enhanced annual leave, with even more added as your service grows
• Additional annual leave purchase options
• Enhanced sick pay
• Life assurance
• Blue Light Card eligibility and access to generous discount schemes
• A supportive, purpose-driven team
• Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

✨ What You’ll Be Doing:

• Deliver and collect donated stock and furniture from donor homes, retail shops, banks, and warehouses in a safe, timely, and professional manner.
• Provide excellent service when visiting donor homes and shops, acting with care, courtesy, and respect.
• Ensure vans are clean, roadworthy, and meet safety checks daily, report defects promptly.
• Complete delivery logs and paperwork accurately, ensuring traceability and compliance.

🚀 What We’re Looking For:

• Assist with the organisation and safe movement of stock within the warehouse.
• Adhere to systems for processing incoming goods and preparing stock for sale or onward distribution.
• Check, weigh, and log stock data to ensure accurate recording for invoicing and reporting.
• Work proactively with the Workflow & Volunteer Hub Team Leader to meet daily/weekly objectives.
• Provide occasional cross-support to other departments, including retail, when requested.

💛 What’s In It For You:

At TAAS, you’ll be part of a passionate and committed charity that’s making a real difference every day. We value professionalism, compassion and teamwork — and we’re proud of our inclusive, supportive culture. 

Whether it’s supporting emergency services from behind the scenes or helping shape the future of our leadership, you’ll play a crucial role in helping us save lives. 

The Air Ambulance Service isn’t just a place to work; it’s a place to build a meaningful career.

Click “Apply Now” and help us keep our helicopters flying and saving lives.

Compliance Responsibilities

In addition to specific compliance requirements within your area of expertise, you also hold responsibility in your specialism for:

• Health & Safety and Environment
• Safeguarding
• Data Protection
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Quality

You are expected and encouraged to raise and escalate appropriately any potential breaches or areas for improvement regarding the above.

The role is subject to a Basic DBS check.

Environment

TAAS is an inclusive working environment where Equality, Diversity and Human Rights are guiding principles, individuals are respected and a value of having a diverse workforce is recognised. The recruitment, employment and development of people are based on qualifications, experience and competency to do the job, eliminating personal bias or prejudice.

As an organisation, TAAS are committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of children and vulnerable adults involved in any of our activities. Our commitment applies to all acting on our behalf, i.e., employees, contractors, volunteers, supporters, patient, donors and visitors, meaning that all have a responsibility towards safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they have contact with. Any new staff starting with the organisation will need to be committed to Safeguarding, complete relevant Safeguarding training and report any concerns they may have. TAAS operate a safer recruitment process, as part of our Safeguarding policy, which includes identifying and rejecting anyone who may be a risk to vulnerable people. 

*Please note that we reserve the right to close this before the stated date, should the hiring manager deem there to be enough suitable applicants. We are currently recruiting for this role directly and do not require agency assistance at this time.