Weighbridge Operator

Adecco; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A well established engineering company in Cardiff is seeking a Weighbridge operator for an ongoing role with immediate start. Responsibilities include weighing vehicles, issuing documentation, and ensuring safety compliance. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and basic Microsoft Office knowledge; experience is not essential as full training will be provided. This role operates on a shift basis, offering an hourly rate of £12.21.

Qualifications

• Experience is not essential.
• Can work as part of a team or alone.
• Full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Weighing vehicles and checking load weights.
• Issuing correct documentation.
• Communicating with drivers and internal teams.
• Using internal databases for documentation.
• Ensuring adherence to site rules and safety.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Basic Microsoft Office skills

Job description

Our client a well established engineering company based in Cardiff is seeking a Weighbridge operator to join their business on a temporary ongoing contract to start ASAP.

Producing products such as steel reinforcing bars, wire rods, and merchant bars. Their steel products are used in a lot of construction and engineering projects.

About the role

• Immediate start, Ongoing position
• Working hours: Shifts, DAYS AND NIGHTS - 4 on / 4 off
• The hourly rate is 12.21ph

  The job role:

  You'll be the point of contact for logistics in and out of site.

  • Weighing vehicles (lorries/trains) checking that the weight of the loads are correct
  • Issuing the correct documentation whether that's delivery documents, waste management documentation or scrap transactions.
  • You'll need to keep safety at the forefront of your mind and ensure that drivers follow site rules and have the correct PPE, and able to challenge when something is right.
  • You'll be a strong communicator as you'll be communicating with drivers as well as internal departments such as our planning team.
  • Using internal databases to ensure or documentation and records are accurate, you will need to someone is comfortable using Microsoft Office.
  • Managing customer requirements.
  • Liaising with many other departments within the company.
  • Aiding planners and loading staff with updates and/or amendments.
  • Ensuring vehicles and driver's strictly adhere to site rules and have correct PPE and maintain safe working practices at all times.

  You'll be joining a well established manufacturing company - we melt scrap metal and recycle it into new steel products. We're the largest producer of reinforcing steel in the UK and one of the largest metal recyclers, too. We're passionate about circular economy and working towards our target of becoming net zero carbon by 2030, you can be a part of helping us achieve this.

  About the candidate

  • Experience is not essential
  • We are looking for a individual with excellent communication skills
  • Can work as part of a team or alone
  • Basic Microsoft Office skills
  • Full training will be provided
  • If you are successful in the role, a medical including a drug and alcohol test must be completed.

  Once you have submitted your application, a member of our friendly recruitment team will be in touch with further information.

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