Warehouse Driver & Assistant

Historic Royal Palaces is the independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House, Kew Palace and Hillsborough Castle & Gardens.

Departments   Commercial Services Home Palace   Warehouse Croydon Status   Established/Permanent Salary   £30,405 (plus £3378 AHS allowance 4 hours) per annum Salary Rate   Per Annum Days/Hours of work   Your hours of work will be from 7.00 am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday (with some weekend overtime available) About the role and about you  

Warehouse Driver & Assistant 

Full time 40 hours 

Based at HRP Distribution Centre, Croydon 

Who are we 

We are the independent charity that loves and looks after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world. The palaces are the setting for the stories that shape us all, and we’re bringing them to people in ways that mean more to them. We want everyone to find themselves in the spaces and stories we share.

About the role and our team 

Our small, friendly, and dedicated warehouse team provide an essential support service to our retail shops and ecommerce business located in these iconic landmarks in and around London and Northern Ireland. 

As a Warehouse Assistant, you will work as part of a close team to help ensure our deliveries arrive on time and 100% intact to the palace shops, this is a key part of the role on offer, so experience in driving up to and including a 3500kg van would be essential. You would also ensure our ecommerce business is running smoothly.  You will assist with picking and packing for the shop orders and e-commerce orders, together with any general housekeeping. It will also see you completing system-based admin associated with these tasks, answering queries, and alerting the warehouse manager to any problems so that they can be quickly solved. 

 

You will also be required to drive the delivery van through central London delivering to our 3 main sites 

Benefits include: 

• Competitive Pay
• Annual bonus and pay reviews
• Generous employer contributed pension scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Family friendly policies and benefits
• Financial support services
• Staff discounts and access to all palaces
• Family membership to all palaces
• Complimentary tickets (up to 2 for your friends and family)
• Cycle to work scheme 

About you 

You will have a full clean drivers license, the ability to demonstrate competence in both accuracy and numeracy will be a key requirement including basic PC skills. Good communication, both written and spoken, will be essential and previous warehouse experience would be an advantage. You should work well under pressure and be calm and flexible in your approach and work well as part of a team.  

Your hours of work will be from 7.00 am to 3.30pm  Monday to Friday (with some weekend overtime available) 

Please note that this role will be based at our Retail Distribution Centre: Stafford Cross Industrial Estate, Croydon, CR0 4TU. 

Salary: £30,405 (plus £3378 AHS allowance 4 hours) per annum 

Closing date:  23:55pm 16th February 2025

Find out more and apply by visiting www.hrp.org.uk/work-for-us 

Historic Royal Palaces is a registered charity (No.1068852) and an equal opportunities employer. Applications are welcome from all candidates regardless of sex, racial, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, sexuality or responsibilities for dependents. We value a diverse workforce and celebrate our differences. 

 

Additional Information   2025-01_Job Profile Warehouse Driver & Assistant.pdf – 156KB Opens in a new window Historic Royal Palaces is an equal opportunities employer and truly values a diverse workforce.  Applications are welcome from candidates regardless of their background.