Yard Operative - Stoke

Pickerings Hire; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier of temporary buildings is seeking an operations team member in Stoke-on-Trent. The role involves preparing buildings for delivery, including cleaning, minor repairs, and ensuring quality standards. Candidates should have practical experience in trades such as joinery, plumbing, and electrics, preferably in construction or modular building. The position offers an hourly rate of £14.95, plus benefits such as 33 holidays, pension schemes, and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

33 days of holidays

Company pension and life assurance schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in construction, property maintenance or modular building industry.
• Ability to meet deadlines and maintain safety standards.
• Comfortable with physically demanding outdoor work.

Responsibilities

• Prepare buildings for delivery, ensuring they are cleaned and furnished.
• Undertake minor repairs to walls and doors.
• Replace plumbing and electrical fixtures as needed.

Skills

Practical experience of industrial trades

Joinery

Plumbing

Electrical fixtures and fittings

Job description

As part of the depot's operations team, you'll be responsible for preparing our range of buildings for delivery, which will primarily involve ensuring the building is cleaned and furnished. You will also undertake minor repairs to walls and doors, replacement of plumbing and electrical fixtures and fittings and preparation of external walls in readiness for painting.

You'll have practical experience of industrial trades such as joinery, plumbing and electrics gained from working in construction, property maintenance or ideally the temporary or modular building industry. You'll be someone who strives to meet deadlines, whilst always working safely and maintaining quality standards and be able to work effectively with colleagues. Our work is physically demanding and takes place outdoors, so you should be prepared to be exposed to extremes of weather.

Pickerings is a leading supplier of high-quality temporary buildings. We design and supply solutions to a diverse customer base, including schools needing extra classrooms, commercial businesses needing additional office space and construction sites needing a complex of offices and welfare facilities.

In addition to an hourly rate of £14.95, you'll get:

• 33 days holidays, inclusive of public holidays and a festive shut-down period
• Company pension and life assurance schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme