Yard Operative

Prevent Group; Ossett; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading equipment rental provider as a Yard Operative, where your role will be crucial in maintaining the efficiency of the Service Centre. You'll prepare and clean equipment, ensuring everything is ready for customer hire while upholding safety standards. This position offers a chance to grow within a successful FTSE100 company, known for its commitment to employee development and well-being. With a flexible rewards package and a strong focus on teamwork and customer service, this is an exciting opportunity to build a fulfilling career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Life assurance

Retail discount scheme

Employee recognition awards

Company pension scheme

24-7 employee assistance helpline

Counselling services

Financial wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Physical fitness for daily tasks and ability to work as part of a team.
• Good customer service skills and a commitment to health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning and preparing equipment for customer hire.
• Maintaining a clean and safe yard and workshop area.
• Liaising with customers during loading and unloading.

Skills

Physical fitness

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Customer service skills

Flexibility

Health and Safety awareness

Spray Painting experience

Job description

About The Role

We’re looking for the very best people to join the Sunbelt Rentals Team as we continue to strengthen our market-leading position and provide an even better customer experience. Would you like to be part of this and develop a long-term career with a successful and growing company? Please read on and find out more about our vacancy for a Yard Operative.

In the role of Yard Operative you'll play a key role in the smooth and efficient running of the Service Centre. It will be your job to prepare the equipment to ensure that it is clean and ready for customers to hire. Your duties will include:

• Cleaning and preparing equipment
• Checking and storing off-hired equipment
• Maintaining a clean and safe yard, workshop and storage areas
• Liaising with customers on a day to day basis when loading and unloading job

What can we offer you in return? You’ll be joining a highly successful FTSE100 company, the UK’s largest equipment rental provider. We provide an Industry leading flexible rewards package including generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance, retail discount scheme, employee recognition awards and a great Company pension scheme.

About You

If you join the team we’ll provide you with everything you need and ensure you are equipped for success. We’ll talk to you about your training and personal development needs and what you’d like to do to further your career and support your future aspirations.

To succeed as a Yard Operative you will bring the following skill-set and behaviours:

• The physical fitness required to undertake your daily tasks
• Ability to work as part of a team
• An organised approach and able to complete job duties on time
• Good customer service skills
• A flexible approach and willing to undertake relevant training and development
• A commitment to and awareness of Health and Safety - knowledge of PPE requirements and COSHH is an advantage.
• Spray Painting experience (advantageous)

About Us

Sunbelt Rentals is the leader in equipment rentals in the UK, Ireland, US and Canada - as well as specialist operations in Europe. We provide a range of solutions to every market and sector, including construction, industrial, energy, infrastructure, government and events. Our teams make the impossible possible and the unthinkable doable. Turning what if into what is.

Our people are at the heart of our values and they’re our greatest asset. We rely on you to look after our customers so in return, we take good care of you. We recognise the value and uniqueness of our team-mates and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive Sunbelt Rentals, providing equality of opportunity and a culture of fairness and respect.

Your health, safety and wellbeing is really important to us. We’re raising awareness and providing support through initiatives such as our mental health awareness campaign and first-aider programme. You’ll also be able to access a 24-7 employee assistance helpline, counselling services and financial wellbeing support.