Sideloader & Yard Operative – Steel Materials Handler

Castle Employment Group; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3-day weekend every week

Regular overtime opportunities

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Private healthcare

Long-term progression opportunities

Stable manufacturing environment

Job summary

Castle Employment Group is recruiting a Yard Operative to join an established steel manufacturing business near Wetherby, West Yorkshire. The role involves loading and unloading steel, operating sideloader and counterbalance forklifts, and moving materials safely around a busy yard.

You will be responsible for organising beams and materials, assisting production, and ensuring safety procedures are followed in all tasks.

Qualifications

• Experience in a yard, steel stockholding or manufacturing environment.
• Experience operating sideloader and counterbalance forklifts.
• Ability to handle large/heavy materials.
• Overhead crane experience would be advantageous.
• Good understanding of safe lifting and material handling.
• Comfortable working outdoors in a busy industrial environment.
• Able to follow health and safety procedures.
• Shunter experience would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload structural steel materials from trailers.
• Operate sideloader and counterbalance forklift trucks.
• Move and organise steel beams and materials within the yard.
• Sort materials ready for production.
• Support the movement of steel into the cutting department.
• Use overhead cranes where required.
• Pick and prepare materials for manufacturing.
• Complete quality checks and relevant paperwork.
• Carry out pre-use checks on equipment.
• Maintain a safe, tidy and organised yard.

Skills

Forklift operation

Manual handling

Health and safety procedures

Outdoor work

Tools

Sideloader forklift

Counterbalance forklift

Overhead crane

Job description

Castle Employment Group is recruiting a Yard Operative to join an established steel manufacturing business near Wetherby, West Yorkshire. The role involves loading and unloading steel, operating sideloader and counterbalance forklifts, and moving materials safely around a busy yard.

You will be responsible for organising beams and materials, assisting production, and ensuring safety procedures are followed in all tasks.