Operations Assistant

Location: Edinburgh, GB, EH1 3

Employment Type: Full Time

Start Date: 2026-10-08

Application Deadline: 2027-01-08

Company: William Wilson Limited

Salary: £26,695 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

About Us

We are William Wilson, a part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do - and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

In addition to the £26,695 salary, our benefits include:

Annual leave (increasing with length of service)

A generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%)

Potential to earn bonuses

Enhanced maternity / adoption leave

Access to a range of online and high street discounts

Free healthcare access

YuLife app

Cycle to Work scheme

And more

Job Responsibilities

General Warehouse duties

Picking and packing stock, involving heavy lifting and manual handling of items like boilers, radiators, toilets, etc.

Loading/unloading vehicles safely

Delivery driving a 3.5t van, making customer deliveries

Ensuring the workplace is tidy and adheres to health and safety procedures

Position Details

Full-time, permanent role

40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 07:30-16:30

Alternate Saturdays 08:00-12:00 after probation

Candidate Requirements

Experience working in a warehouse or similar environment

Full UK manual driving license is essential

Ability to handle physically demanding tasks

Excellent communication skills and confidence in customer interactions

Dependable team player with a strong work ethic

Eagerness to learn with a positive and enthusiastic attitude

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Experience working in a warehouse or similar environment.
Full UK manual driving license is essential.
Able to handle a physically demanding job.
Excellent communication skills and confidence in customer interactions.
Dependable team player, prepared to support in all areas of the branch with a strong work ethic.
Eagerness to learn, with a positive and enthusiastic attitude.

£26,695 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Operations Assistant - Edinburgh - William Wilson
So, who are we? We are William Wilson, a part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do - and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

Also, did we mention? In addition to the £26,695 salary, there are also benefits on tap - including...
Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.
We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more.
As a Operations Assistant based in Edinburgh, you'll be responsible for:
General Warehouse duties.
Picking and packing stock, which will involve heavy lifting and manual handling of heavy items like boilers, radiators, toilets etc.
Loading/unloading vehicles safely.
Delivery driving 3.5t van, doing customer deliveries
Ensuring the workplace is tidy and adheres to our health and safety procedures., The role is full time, permanent position, 40hrs per week, Monday-Friday 07:30-16:30. Alternate Saturdays 08:00-12:00 after probation.

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