Yard Operative

Trant Engineering Ltd.; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Company pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Trant Engineering Ltd. is looking for a Yard Operative to support the Plant and Transport Department in Southampton. You will help manage the yard, move and prepare plant and equipment, and ensure safe, compliant handling of materials on site.

The role requires experience in a yard or engineering setting, a good grasp of health and safety, and the ability to drive vehicles to sites or the MOT centre as needed. A strong team player with practical hands-on skills is ideal.

Qualifications

• Experience in yard, plant or engineering environments is essential.
• Strong awareness of health and safety practices.
• Good understanding of plant machinery and transport equipment.
• Applicants must be legally authorised to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship).

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, safe, and well-organised yard at all times.
• Assist with preparation of plant and equipment for site deployment.
• Plan plant and equipment logistics and move/secure vehicles within the yard.
• Carry out routine maintenance tasks under guidance and undertake driving duties to site or MOT.
• Follow health and safety procedures and use PPE as required.

Skills

Yard experience

Health & safety awareness

Plant machinery knowledge

Valid UK work eligibility

Job description

Yard Operative

Department: Administration

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Southampton

Reporting To: Plant and Transport Lead

Description

Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects.

Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. With over 1,000 employees and a £150m turnover, we’re growing—and now looking for a Yard Operative to play a key role in our project delivery teams.

The Role

The Yard Operative will support the efficient operation of the Plant and Transport Department by maintaining yard, handling plant and equipment and ensuring safe, organised and compliant movement of materials and machinery.

What You’ll Be Doing

Technical Responsibilities:

• Maintain a clean, safe and well organised yard at all times.
• Assist with preparation of plant and equipment for site deployment.
• Plan plant and equipment logistics.
• Move, position and secure vehicles within the yard.
• Clean plant, machinery and vehicles as required.
• Assist with minor maintenance tasks under instruction.
• Undertake driving duties when vehicles need to be taken to site or to the MOT centre.

Stakeholder Communication:

• Act in a timely manner to questions or queries from internal departments or external suppliers.

Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental:

• Follow all company Health and Safety procedures.
• Carry out tasks in accordance with risk assessments and method statements.
• Use correct PPE at all times.

Core Values: Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Experience working in a yard, plant or engineering environment.
• Good awareness of Health & Safety practices.
• Strong understanding of plant machinery, transport vehicles and equipment capabilities.
• Applicants must be legally authorised to work in the UK, as we are unable to sponsor work visas for this role.

Desirable

• Forklift or telehandler tickets.
• CSCS card.

Why Join Trant ?

At Trant Engineering, we deliver complex, high-value engineering and construction projects across the UK. From process and water treatment to energy infrastructure upgrades, we play a key role in delivering and protecting critical national infrastructure – shaping the systems that communities and industries rely on every day.

Our teams design and deliver full EPC solutions, combining technical excellence with practical, hands-on delivery. We offer end-to-end capabilities – from concept and design through to manufacturing, construction and commissioning utilising a continually evolving in-house expertise. This means you’ll work on projects that are varied, challenging and genuinely impactful.

Our multi-disciplinary teams bring together specialists in civil, mechanical, electrical, process, instrumentation, and control & automation engineering, alongside our in-house manufacturing of control panels, MCCs, PLCs and SCADA systems. With over 1,000 people and a strong, growing pipeline of work, it’s an exciting time to join Trant. We are committed to helping our people succeed through our Career Development Association, providing structured support, mentoring and clear pathways to help you reach your full potential.

Whether you’re starting out or looking to take your next career step, Trant offers the chance to develop, progress and make a real difference.

Our company benefits package includes:

• Competitive rates.
• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays).
• Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice.
• Company pension scheme.
• Employee assistance program.
• Discretionary annual bonus.

Join us and be part of something bigger.