Steel Yard Operative & Sideloader Driver (4-Day Week)

Castle Employment Group; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£14.60 per hour

4-day working week

Overtime opportunities

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Private healthcare

Long-term progression opportunities

Stable manufacturing environment

Job summary

Castle Employment Group is recruiting a Yard Operative / Sideloader FLT Driver in Wetherby, West Yorkshire. You will load/unload steel, operate sideloader and counterbalance forklifts, move beams, and prepare materials for production while keeping the yard safe and organised.

This full-time permanent role offers a 4‑day week (Mon-Thu 7:00–16:45), a £14.60 per hour rate with overtime, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, a pension and private healthcare, plus opportunities for long-term

Qualifications

• Experience in a yard, steel stockholding or manufacturing environment.
• Experience operating sideloader and counterbalance forklift trucks.
• Confident handling of large or heavy materials.
• Overhead crane experience would be advantageous.
• Good understanding of safe lifting and material handling.
• Comfortable working outdoors in a busy industrial environment.
• Ability to work independently and follow health and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Loading and unloading structural steel materials from trailers.
• Operating sideloader and counterbalance forklift trucks.
• Moving and organising steel beams and materials within the yard.
• Sorting materials ready for production.
• Supporting the movement of steel into the cutting department.
• Using overhead cranes where required.
• Picking and preparing materials for manufacturing.
• Completing quality checks and relevant paperwork.
• Carrying out pre-use checks on equipment.
• Maintaining a safe, tidy and organised yard.

Skills

Sideloader operation

Counterbalance forklift

Heavy materials handling

Overhead crane experience

Outdoor/yard work

Tools

Overhead crane

Counterbalance forklift

Job description

Castle Employment Group is recruiting a Yard Operative / Sideloader FLT Driver in Wetherby, West Yorkshire. You will load/unload steel, operate sideloader and counterbalance forklifts, move beams, and prepare materials for production while keeping the yard safe and organised.

This full-time permanent role offers a 4‑day week (Mon-Thu 7:00–16:45), a £14.60 per hour rate with overtime, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, a pension and private healthcare, plus opportunities for long-term