General Yard Operative

EMR UK Careers; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainable materials provider in London is seeking a General Yard Operative to handle various responsibilities including loading and unloading materials, conducting machinery checks, and providing excellent customer service. This role offers opportunities for training and progression in a collaborative environment, contributing to a greener future.

Benefits

Attractive pay rates

Bonus scheme

Cycle to work scheme

25 days annual leave

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Wellbeing Scheme

Employee Support

Financial Wellbeing Support

Online savings with retailers

Qualifications

• A 'can do' attitude.
• Enjoy working outdoors in all conditions.
• Good team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Loading, unloading, and transporting materials on site.
• Conducting regular checks on machinery.
• Assisting customers while offering excellent service.

Skills

Good customer service skills

Ability to work outdoors

Hands-on approach

Team player

Job description

Overview

Package Description:

• Attractive pay rates + Increased overtime rates
• Plus great benefits such as:
• Bonus scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with option to buy and sell leave each year
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Wellbeing Scheme through Health Shield, giving colleagues and dependents unlimited access to GPs and counselling, plus cash back on health and wellbeing treatments
• Employee Support including Life Assurance and critical illness pay
• 24/7 Colleague Assistance Programme and Financial Wellbeing Support – access to affordable loans, savings accounts, advanced earned pay, and financial education via salary finance
• Online savings with major retailers, utilities, entertainment and more

About Our Opportunity

Are you looking to have a sustainable career? While truly making the world better, fairer and greener for the next generation.

You will be a true hero in the eyes of future generations to come by playing a key part in our bold commitment to transform our business into a provider of net zero carbon sustainable materials by 2040. You truly will be making the world a better place to live for the next generation.

This role is bursting with opportunity for the right person. As a General Yard Operative, you will develop fundamental knowledge, skills and expertise throughout your career. We will support you with all the training you need to be successful, such as upskilling you to operate our plant. With the right attitude this will give you the opportunity to progress in your career.

What You Will Be Doing

This role has a variety of responsibilities to keep you busy throughout the day, including loading, unloading, processing and transporting various materials on site. Conducting regular checks on machinery and work areas. Assisting customers and clients on site while offering excellent customer service. Supporting depot management with day-to-day requirements.

About You

If you have a ‘can do’ attitude, you’re a good team player, you enjoy being hands-on, you have good customer service skills, and you enjoy working outdoors in all conditions in an industrial environment, then this role will be right up your street!

Who We Are

Our purpose is to create a future where the materials we use don’t need to be extracted from the planet.

At EMR, we give new life to unwanted materials. Each year, we recycle 10 million tonnes of metals and plastics, saving 19 million tonnes of carbon from entering the atmosphere, diverting waste from landfill and protecting resources and habitats. We’re proud to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth for our team members. We’re also recognised as a Great Place To Work, driven by our values: We Care and We Do.

• We Care
  • Integrity – our people are Respectful and Honest
  • Trust – our people are Collaborative and Genuine
• We Do
  • Accountable – our people are Determined and Responsible
  • Innovative – our people have a Growth Mind-set and are Progressive

If you want to be part of something bigger than yourself, have a role that really makes a difference and work with like-minded people towards the same purpose, click the link to apply.

Recruitment Agencies

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