Yard and Waste Operative

PrepWorld; Northfleet; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wagestream

On site parking

Staff events

Staff restaurant

Fruit pots on Wednesdays

Brand new facilities

Supportive team

Job summary

PrepWorld in Northfleet is hiring a Yard and Waste Operative to join the Yard Team at our busy fresh cut fruit site. You will manage baling, waste streams, outside FLT duties and load/unload trailers and deliveries while maintaining tidy waste areas on site.

The role requires good English, basic Maths, excellent timekeeping and teamwork. Salary starts at £13.34 per hour, Sunday to Wednesday, 05:00–17:00, with on-site parking and staff facilities.

Qualifications

• Excellent timekeeping and reliability.
• Good level of English communication (speaking, writing and listening).
• Good level of Maths skills.
• Show good teamwork skills and be able to liaise to achieve team goals.
• First aid & Fire marshal training advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Look after all baling duties and ensure all waste is placed into the correct waste streams.
• Look after all compactor duties and ensure all waste is placed in the correct waste streams.
• Cover all outside FLT duties.
• Unload and correctly stack customer trays.
• Supply customer trays on request to the factory.
• Unload any packaging that cannot be unloaded on a loading bay and supply to the relevant area.
• Load bales of waste cardboard/plastics onto a stand trailer once bailed.
• Inform area Team Leader/Supervisor when a trailer is nearing full and requires a change over.
• Ensure all machinery start up checks are completed, and any defects reported to area Team Leader/Supervisor.
• When unloading deliveries check delivery against delivery note and inform area Team Leader/Supervisor of any discrepancies.
• Load and unload vehicles that arrive on site in a safe and controlled manner.
• Ensure waste areas outside are tidy and free from waste on the floor.
• Outside housekeeping, around the Waste management & packaging areas.
• Ensure any fruit waste tipping is carried out correctly following all H&S and working instruction procedures.
• Always follow instruction of the area Team Leader/Supervisor undertaking any requests they may have.
• Monitor the Seepex system to ensure fruit waste is filling all waste trailers correctly.
• Always work with H&S at the forefront of your mind.

Skills

Excellent timekeeping

Reliability

English communication

Maths

Teamwork

Job description

• Location: Northfleet, Kent, United Kingdom

Yard and Waste Operative

We are looking forYard and Waste Operativeto join our Yard Team here at PrepWorld - a busy fresh cut fruit factory with a brand new site based in Northfleet.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Look after all baling duties and ensure all waste is placed into the correct waste streams
• Look after all compactor duties and ensure all waste is placed in the correct waste streams
• To cover all outside FLT duties
• Unload and correctly stack customer trays
• Supply customer trays on request to the factory
• Unload any packaging that cannot be unloaded on a loading bay and supply to the relevant area
• Load bales of waste cardboard/plastics onto a stand trailer once bailed
• Inform area Team leader/Supervisor when a trailer is nearing full and requires a change over
• Ensure all machinery start up checks are completed, and any defects reported to area Team Leader/Supervisor
• When unloading deliveries check delivery against delivery note and inform area Team leader/Supervisor of any discrepancies
• Load and Unload vehicles that arrive on site in a safe and controlled manner
• Ensure waste areas outside are tidy and free from waste on the floor
• Outside housekeeping, around the Waste management & packaging areas.
• Ensure any fruit waste tipping is carried out correctly following all H&S and working instruction procedures.
• Always follow instruction of the area Team leader/Supervisor undertaking any requests they may have
• Monitor the Seepex system to ensure fruit waste is filling all waste trailers correctly
• Always work with H&S at the forefront of your mind

Who we are looking for:

• Excellent timekeeping and reliability
• Good level of English communication skills (Speaking and Writing and Listening)
• Good level of Maths skills
• Show good teamwork skills and be able to work/liaise together to ensure team goals/objectives are successfully achieved
• First aid & Fire marshal trained (advantageous)

What we provide in return:

• Wagestream (track your earnings and instantly access up to 50% of your money as you earn it, without waiting for payday)
• On site parking with electric charge points
• Fully paid for, Staff events
• Staff restaurant serving heavily subsidised hot and cold food
• Fruit pots on Wednesdays
• Brand new facilities
• A supportive team

Days and hours of work: Sunday - Wednesday 05:00am - 17:00pm

Salary:

Level 1 £13.34 depending on experiance