Application Deadline: 31 May 2026
Department: Retail
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Frome
Reporting To: Ryan Twinney
Compensation: £13.25 / hour
We’re looking for a hands on and supportive Yard Team Leader to join our team. This is a key leadership role where you’ll help ensure the yard runs safely, efficiently and to a consistently high standard, while supporting and developing your team to deliver great service every day.
If you enjoy leading by example, working outdoors, and making a real difference for both customers and colleagues, we’d love to hear from you.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Hours of Work: 37.5 Hours per week, working 5 out of 7 days
As Yard Team Leader, you’ll work closely with the Yard Manager and wider store team to support the day to day running of the yard. You’ll be a visible and approachable leader, helping to maintain excellent standards of safety, organisation and customer service, while creating a positive and inclusive team environment.
Key responsibilities include:
• Supporting the daily operation of the yard, ensuring high standards of safety, organisation and presentation
• Leading by example to deliver excellent customer service and encourage proactive customer engagement
• Supporting, coaching and developing yard colleagues to build confidence and capability in their roles
• Ensuring company procedures are followed, including health & safety, fire safety and first aid requirements
• Completing daily, weekly and monthly operational checks accurately and on time
• Maintaining strong yard standards to support safe working practices for colleagues and customers
• Promoting product knowledge and supporting sales through great service and teamwork
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the site to achieve KPIs and share successes
• Experience leading or supporting a team in a yard, retail or operational environment
• A strong awareness of health & safety and safe systems of work
• Confident, approachable and able to communicate clearly with colleagues and customers
• A positive, calm and supportive leadership style
• Well organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks and adapt to changing demands
• A proactive, flexible and solution focused mindset
• Committed to teamwork, inclusion and continuous improvement
📈 Scottish Widows contributory pension – company will match up to 5%
🛍️ Up to 25% colleague discount in store
🚗 Free parking on site
🌴 33 days of annual leave, including bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time colleagues)
📚 Excellent training and development opportunities
🪜 Plenty of career progression opportunities
👨👩👧👦 Life Assurance
🗣️ Employee Assistance Programme with Retail Trust
🎁 Comprehensive colleague benefits
🚼 Enhanced Family Leave Policies
We may close this vacancy early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
We are the UK’s leading agricultural supply and rural retailing business. Since 1960, it’s been in our nature to support the future of UK agriculture. From a group of local farmers, to a community of 9,000 farmer shareholders, we’ve never lost sight of our shared purpose to work for the greater good of UK agriculture.
We’re 1,700 experts in our field - retailers, engineers, buyers and advisors - all focused on looking after our customers and developing in our careers. We’re trusted to work in the best way to get the best results and we challenge ourselves to be better and take every opportunity to get better.
Our colleagues are the most important part of our business and that’s why we put people above process. So, while you’re working hard to support UK agriculture, we’re working hard to make sure you’re supported too, from endless learning and development opportunities through to a range of health, wellbeing and financial benefits.
We're proud to have created an environment unlike anywhere else. We're there for each other, like any good team; and we're here to progress, like every good business, and that’s why we want to employ the best people and provide an environment where you feel welcome and supported.
If it’s in your nature to support the future of UK agriculture, take a look at our website today.
