Yard Operative / Driver

C&d Recruitment; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in non-mechanical plant and equipment is seeking a Yard Operative. The role involves picking, packing, and delivery driving, with a focus on health and safety. Full training provided, with opportunities for overtime and career progression.

Benefits

Private health care

Career progression

Christmas shut down

Social staff events

Accommodation and meals when staying overnight

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift up to 25kg.
• Full clean UK Driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Picking and packing of items in the yard.
• Delivery driving and installations around the UK.
• Quality checking and cleaning of products.

Skills

Physically fit

Can-do attitude

Willingness to learn

Tools

FLT Counterbalance licence

Job description

Thrive Recruitment Group are working with our client based near Wyboston in Bedford to recruit for a Yard Operative on a permanent basis. Our client is based in Begwary, which is near to Wyboston and St Neots (MK44 postcode area).

About our client:

A market leading supplier of Non-Mechanical Plant and Equipment both for Sale and Hire. Servicing the Construction, Civil Engineering and Utility sectors providing products such as Traffic Management Barriers, Hoarding and Fencing Systems, Temporary Access Mats and Portable Roadways, Height restriction Kits, Trench Covers and Trench Sheets and many more.

About the role:

As a Yard/Driver Person, you will be working in an established team, picking, and packing of small and large items, quality checking and cleaning of products, (wet work) in the external yard, manual handling of products, general upkeep of the yard to ensure all health and safety risks are eliminated.

FLT Counterbalance Driving on the Yard as part of your role on the yard.

Delivery Driving - you will be driving a flat bed or 3.5T transit to deliver stock.

Installations, will involve liaising with the internal customer base, installation of products on sites around the UK, whilst maintaining high health and safety standards.

Please note on occasions, there may be a requirement to stay away over night when completing some installations - accommodation and food paid for.

This would suit an individual who is physically fit, with a great can-do attitude and wiliness to learn and develop their construction-based knowledge.

Full training and PPE will be provided.

Hours of work:

Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm.

However, if you are delivering longer distance then you will be required to start earlier, as an example 6am.

Salary:

£26,500.

Overtime is available paid at time and a half.

Discretionary bonus scheme.

Private health care.

Career progression.

Christmas shut down.

Social staff events.

Accommodation if paid for as well as dinner and breakfast (when staying out over night).

Requirements for the role:

You must be willing to work outside on our clients yard as well as willing to stay out over night to complete installations when required.

This is not a warehouse role, there will be wet work required when stock comes back from hire and is required to be cleaned.

This is a physically demanding role, so must be able to lift up to 25kg.

FLT Counterbalance licence is essential, licences can be in-house.

Please note that due to our clients remote location, you will need to have your own transport.

Full clean UK Driving is essential, strictly no DD's, DR's, IN10's or TT99's, no more than 3 minor penalty points on licence.

How to apply:

Upload your CV and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Yard Operative

Picking

Packing

Quality checking

FLT Counterbalance

3.5T

Driver

INDSKEL