Yard Operative

Castle Employment Group; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£14.60 per hour

4-day working week

Overtime opportunities

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Private healthcare

Long-term progression opportunities

Stable manufacturing environment

Job summary

Castle Employment Group is recruiting a Yard Operative / Sideloader FLT Driver in Wetherby, West Yorkshire. You will load/unload steel, operate sideloader and counterbalance forklifts, move beams, and prepare materials for production while keeping the yard safe and organised.

This full-time permanent role offers a 4‑day week (Mon-Thu 7:00–16:45), a £14.60 per hour rate with overtime, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, a pension and private healthcare, plus opportunities for long-term

Qualifications

• Experience in a yard, steel stockholding or manufacturing environment.
• Experience operating sideloader and counterbalance forklift trucks.
• Confident handling of large or heavy materials.
• Overhead crane experience would be advantageous.
• Good understanding of safe lifting and material handling.
• Comfortable working outdoors in a busy industrial environment.
• Ability to work independently and follow health and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Loading and unloading structural steel materials from trailers.
• Operating sideloader and counterbalance forklift trucks.
• Moving and organising steel beams and materials within the yard.
• Sorting materials ready for production.
• Supporting the movement of steel into the cutting department.
• Using overhead cranes where required.
• Picking and preparing materials for manufacturing.
• Completing quality checks and relevant paperwork.
• Carrying out pre-use checks on equipment.
• Maintaining a safe, tidy and organised yard.

Skills

Sideloader operation

Counterbalance forklift

Heavy materials handling

Overhead crane experience

Outdoor/yard work

Tools

Overhead crane

Counterbalance forklift

Job description

Yard Operative / Sideloader FLT Driver

Location: Wetherby, West Yorkshire
Salary: £14.60 per hour
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 7am to 4.45pm
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

What's on Offer?

• £14.60 per hour
• Monday to Thursday working week
• 3-day weekend every week
• Regular overtime opportunities
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Long-term progression opportunities
• Stable manufacturing environment

The Role

• Loading and unloading structural steel materials from trailers
• Operating sideloader and counterbalance forklift trucks
• Moving and organising steel beams and materials within the yard
• Sorting materials ready for production
• Supporting the movement of steel into the cutting department
• Using overhead cranes where required
• Picking and preparing materials for manufacturing
• Completing quality checks and relevant paperwork
• Carrying out pre-use checks on equipment
• Maintaining a safe, tidy and organised yard

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience in a yard, steel stockholding or manufacturing environment
• Experience operating sideloader and counterbalance forklift trucks
• Confident handling large or heavy materials
• Previous overhead crane experience would be advantageous
• Good understanding of safe lifting and material handling
• Comfortable working outdoors and in a busy industrial environment
• Able to work independently and follow health and safety procedures
• Previous shunter experience would be beneficial

Experience working with structural steel, beams or large metal sections would be particularly relevant.

Interested? If you've worked in steel handling, manufacturing or industrial yard operations and are looking for a permanent role with a 4-day working week, we'd love to hear from you.