Yard Operative

Reflect Recruitment Group; South Kesteven; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned agricultural business in South Kesteven is seeking a Warehouse Operative to join their team. This full-time position offers a competitive salary of £29,835 to £31,271 annually, depending on experience. Responsibilities include maintaining a clean work area, unloading goods, and assisting with various tasks in the warehouse. Ideal candidates will have a forklift license and a cheerful disposition for working in an agricultural setting. Benefits include holiday, profit sharing, and a workplace pension.

Benefits

20 days holiday

Profit sharing

Workplace pension scheme

Stocked staff canteen

Qualifications

• Strong sense of loyalty, drive, and energy.
• Cheerful disposition with the ability to work under variable weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a clean, safe, and tidy work area daily.
• Unloading lorries and managing stock allocation through IT systems.
• Performing cleaning and maintenance tasks in the warehouse.

Skills

Counterbalance Forklift license

Rough terrain telehandler license

Ability to work in an agricultural environment

Job description

Our client has a vacancy for a Warehouse Operative, on a full‑time permanent basis.

My client is a family‑owned agricultural business with 3 sites across Lincolnshire and takes great pride in supplying agricultural equipment worldwide.

They are looking for an individual who can work independently and as part of a well‑established team at their site on the outskirts of Bourne.

This role is offered with a full‑time salary between £29,835 and £31,271 per annum dependant on skills and qualifications with working hours of Monday to Friday 07:30 am to 17:00 pm – Lunch break is 1 hour (unpaid). There is on‑site free parking available, but please note you must have your own transport, and that this site is a non‑smoking site due to health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a clean, safe, and tidy work area daily.
• Unloading lorries, goods in and out; stock allocation through IT systems, rolling stock take as required.
• Cleaning, maintenance, and tidying as required, along with other miscellaneous workshop tasks as part of a busy team (such as preparing container load for export and other yard operations).
• Working in the warehouse.
• Assisting and covering other roles within the warehouse as required.
• Complying with training requirements and safe operating methods.

Requirements

• Ideally, we require a Counterbalance Forklift and rough terrain telehandler licence. Training and refresher programmes will be provided for the right candidate.
• Strong sense of loyalty, drive, and energy, with a cheerful disposition and ability to work in an agricultural environment with exposure to the Great British weather.

What's on offer

• Competitive annual salary of £29,835 to £31,271 depending on experience.
• 20 days holiday (4 of these are used toward Christmas shutdown) and 8 days bank holiday.
• Profit sharing – shares in the success of the company after a qualifying period.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• Stocked staff canteen.

If you are experienced within the agriculture sector or looking for a role that values staff and prides itself on a high retention rate, please submit your CV to Craig quoting J10379.

Reflect Recruitment Group are acting as the Employment Agency under the Employment Agency Act 1973.