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Workshop Driver at The Royal Household
London, United Kingdom
Job Descrption
Master of the Household’s Office
Section / Branch
Craft
Location
Buckingham Palace
Contract/recruitment type
Permanent
Starting salary
£25,55.00 per annum
Hours of work
40 hours per week - Monday to Sunday (5 days out of 7)
About the role
It’s knowing everything’s in the right place, ready for the next big event.
It's the sheer variety of the challenges you'll face, and it's working as one to deliver exceptional results. This is what makes working for the Royal Household so different.
The Master of the Household's Department handles all aspects of hospitality across the Royal residences. The Crafts team is responsible for providing craft, conservation and restoration services to help maintain interior furniture and furnishings in regular use across royal residences.
Joining this dedicated and friendly team who work with in Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace you’ll be responsible for the timely and careful transport of furniture, works of art... and other items across residences.
You’ll also support our team of attendants with the smooth daily running of all residences activities.
Key responsibilities
• You’ll be responsible for all logistical aspects of a move, from loading checks, planning routes and timings, driving our vehicles between sites, through to delivery and unloading.
• Safety will be a priority; you’ll carry out regular service checks on vehicles, keep to driver regulations in terms of working hours and driving times, and always ensure safe driving on the road.
• Many of items you’ll transport will have particular conservation and protection needs. You’ll work alongside colleagues to cater for these varied requirements, ensuring that every item arrives safely and in good condition.
• You’ll be a key point of contact, keeping colleagues informed and up-to-date with journeys to support wider operations.
• When you’re not on the roads, you’ll support our attendants team with the activities of a busy working castle, including function setups, movement and organisation of tech and furniture, and general maintenance of equipment and storage areas.
Teamwork is at the core of our operations, and you'll be guided and supported to achieve the highest standards in all that you do.
This role will involve lifting and moving items of various sizes on a daily basis.
The post holder with need to be flexible to travel between Windsor Castle, London and other Royal Residences.
There may also be an infrequent need for some weekend working. Whilst this is a full time role, part-time applications will be considered (minimum 4 days a week).
About you
Essential Criteria
• You’ll have a full, clean UK Driver’s License, with previous delivery driving experience, ideally within a workshop or warehouse environment.
• Most important is that you're an outstanding team player who enjoys working alongside others every day. This, along with a helpful and supportive attitude, will be key.
• Friendly, outgoing and professional, you'll be confident communicating and working effectively with all kinds of people.
• Good time-keeping and planning skills will be important, and you can be relied upon to manage a daily workload to meet regular deadlines.
• And with a pro-active and a flexible approach to your work, you'll be happy to get involved and adapt in order to help colleagues across the organisation.
• You'll also have a good attention to accuracy and detail, and get satisfaction from a job well done, delivering work to a consistently high standard.
Benefits
We know that to deliver our best work; we need to feel at our best. That’s why at the Royal Household we offer a generous benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and life priorities.
Enjoy 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days pro rata (plus bank holidays) dependent on the length of time you have worked for us.
Our excellent non-contributory pension plan (we’ll contribute5% and you can contribute more if you wish) is highly valued by our employees, as is complimentary lunch on-site to keep you fuelled throughout the day.
We also offer a range of leave options to support your life priorities, such as parental pay and leave and volunteering days, as well as benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
Other perks include 20% off at our Royal Collection Trust Shops and complimentary admission tickets across all our locations, along with many more exclusive employee discounts.
Find out more about the full range of benefits available to our employees here
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