Logistics Operative - Trainee Loader (Nights)

Severfield plc; Thirsk; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Minimum 7% employer pension

Job summary

Severfield plc is seeking a Logistics Operative - Trainee Loader (Nights) at our Dalton, Thirsk site. The role involves using a remote overhead crane to move materials, assembling packs, and preparing loads for trailer transport. Training will run for 3–6 months with emphasis on safety, numeracy, and accuracy.

We offer a 44-hour week on nights, with opportunities to develop within a leading UK structural steel group and a competitive benefits package including pension and holidays.

Qualifications

• Strong numeracy and communication skills with attention to detail.
• Training will be provided; no prior experience required.
• Willingness to undertake a 3–6 month training programme.

Responsibilities

• Operate a remote overhead crane to move materials from production lines and assemble into packs.
• Ensure packs are safe and stable for transport around site by side loader.
• Load packs onto trailers for delivery to sites within trailer constraints.

Skills

Numeracy

Communication

Attention to detail

iPad

Tools

iPad

Job description

Logistics Operative - Trainee Loader (Nights)

Company Severfield Commercial & Industrial Limited Location name Dalton (Severs house, Dalton Airfield Ind Est, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, YO7 3JN) Contract Type Permanent Career Level A Contract weekly hours 44 Hours per Week Posting End Date 27 Aug 2026 Job number SUKIE00878

Vacancy Summary

This is a Nightshift Position and The working hours for this role will be 44 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 7:10pm - 6:40am

At Severfield, we’re creating better ways to build for a world of changing demands.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Logistics Operative - Trainee Loader (Nights) to join the team at our Dalton, Thirsk site.

Our competitive advantage is our people, and we’re always looking for talented individuals to join us as we continue to transform skylines across the UK & Europe. A career at Severfield presents the opportunity for you to develop, grow, and to feel part of something special, after all, we are all in it together! Our Commercial & Industrial division designs, fabricates and constructs structural steelwork for a variety of different sectors including commercial offices, stadia & leisure, industrial & distribution, data centres, retail and health and education.

The division has manufacturing sites in three locations: Dalton, Lostock, and Enniskillen. Each has full-service capabilities and modern manufacturing processes enabling us to provide a high-quality product to a variety of different sectors. Each of our sites has its own strong reputation in the market and between them cover a wider geographical area, including Europe. They continue to set the bar high in their highly complex market!

We are looking for candidates who will be willing to undertake an extensive training programme over a 3-to-6-month period dependent on your progression where you will work closely with industry experts to start your new career in logistics.

As a trainee loader, your role will be to use a remote overhead crane to move materials off a production line and build the material into packs. Built in a way so they are safe and stable to be transported around our site by a side loader and then onto a trailer for delivery to site. They need to be built so they are in the confines of a trailer’s limitations. No two loads are the same so you will always need to be thinking on your feet!

No experience is necessary as training will be provided, but we are looking for candidates that have strong numeracy and communication skills as well as attention to detail and who are comfortable with using an iPad.

What We Offer

At Severfield, we’re all about doing the right thing, so as you’d expect, we offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits packages.

We are an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets to apply. We value the unique perspectives that come from different life experiences and are committed to building an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, religion, or faith. At Severfield, we believe that a diverse team drives innovation and success, and we are eager to hear from all who want to contribute to our dynamic workplace.

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

We look forward to receiving your application!

About Us

Severfield is the largest structural steelwork Group in the UK and among the biggest in Europe. We have been involved in the UK’s highest profile structural steel projects and we have the design and engineering capabilities to deliver the UK’s largest, most complex projects.

Today, with multiple sites in the UK, Europe, and our joint venture in India, we have an annual capacity to produce around 300,000 tonnes of fabricated steelwork.

Please click on the image below to watch our capabilities video on YouTube.

Acting on behalf of our clients, our project portfolio includes world-class stadia, bridges, national infrastructure, as well as shaping city skylines across the UK and further afield.

Looking after our employees means both their physical and mental wellbeing.We’re proud to offer a range of benefits including:

• 25 days holiday
• Minimum 7% employer pension contributions