Filling Operative

VIZIO. Inc.; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Bonus

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Plan

Health plans

Eye Care Vouchers

Extensive discounts

Holidays & volunteering day

Job summary

Flogas is seeking a Filling Operative in Gateshead to join our 1,350-strong team. You will safely fill LPG cylinders, load and unload them from vehicles, and help keep drivers on the move while prioritising customer connections to energy when and where needed.

We emphasise safety first, with training and development opportunities, an enhanced benefits package, and a supportive, collaborative team environment that values reliability and initiative.

Qualifications

• Ability to safely lift and handle LPG cylinders
• Willingness to follow health and safety regulations
• Experience with safe handling of dangerous goods is a plus
• Counterbalance forklift licence desirable; training may be provided

Responsibilities

• Safely fill LPG cylinders following procedures and regulations
• Ensure efficient stock control of LPG cylinders to support daily operations
• Safely load and unload LPG cylinders from vehicles and trailers
• Follow health and safety regulations and HSE guidelines
• Identify and report near misses and workplace hazards
• Handle heavy objects using proper manual handling techniques
• Communicate clearly with teammates and customers

Job description

As a Filling Operative at Flogas, you'll power our whole business - as well as thousands of businesses and homes across your area. Working in a close-knit team at one of our depots, you'll help keep our delivery drivers on the move, and our customers connected to the energy they need. Whether you're filling up LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) cylinders, loading those cylinders onto vehicles and trailers, or supervising the filling of bulk vessels, you'll put safety first every time. Because at Flogas, if it's not safe, it's not done. We can rely on you to get the job done. You can rely on us to treat you right. Here's what you'll be doing

• Safely fill LPG cylinders, following strict safety regulations and operating procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards
• Ensure efficient stock control of LPG cylinders, managing supply and demand levels to support smooth daily operations.
• Safely load and unload LPG cylinders from vehicles and trailers, ensuring secure handling and correct stacking procedures.
• Follow strict health and safety regulations, ensuring compliance with Flogas operating procedures and HSE guidelines.
• Identify and report 'near misses' and workplace hazards, promoting a proactive safety culture.
• Handle heavy objects using correct manual handling techniques and lifting aids where necessary.
  Lots of team spirit, plenty of initiative, and the ability to multi-task - so that everything gets sorted efficiently and safely for your colleagues and customers
• Ability to handle heavy cylinders
• A commitment to protecting everyone's health, safety and wellbeing in all that you do
• A reliable, flexible and co-operative approach that sees you communicating clearly with your teammates and customers
• It would be ideal if you had experience of safe handling and storage of dangerous goods and a counterbalance forklift truck licence, but we can give you training in these areas if needed
• A full driving licence is desirable - but not essential
  Join us as at Flogas and we'll do right by you with training, support, benefits, and lots of opportunities to develop in our 1,350 strong team.
• Flogas is powered by people who want to do energy right by customers in homes and businesses all across the country. From Drivers to Technicians, Customer Experience experts to Site Managers, Engineers to Electricians, we come together as a team of experts, to do more for our customers
  You matter. And at Flogas, we'll do right by you with all the benefits, support, and training you need to thrive. And, of course, our safety-first approach, that protects your wellbeing, always.
• Discretionary Bonus
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• EAP (Employee Assistant Plan)
• Health plans, wellbeing support, free flu jabs and Eye Care Vouchers
• Extensive discounts from loved brands and major retailers
• 25 holidays + bank holidays with 1 additional volunteering day. pro-rated based on contracted hours
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave
• Flogas: Powered by people At Flogas, we do energy right by hundreds of thousands of customers across Britain who live, work, relax or holiday off-grid. Powered by people like you, we connect them to the energy they need, when and where they need it. With the backing of the global Group DCC, we've grown over the last 35 years to become one of the largest suppliers of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country. Now we're investing heavily in new infrastructure and innovations, so we can deliver 100% renewable energy to our customers by 2040 - and a career with a bright future to you.