Yard Person

Thames Water; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

24 days holiday increasing to 28

Pension scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Yard Person for our Kidlington Depot in Oxfordshire. You will support the Inventory and Supply team with storage, stock control, and safe yard operations.

The role involves handling equipment, ensuring proper labeling and documentation, and collaborating with front-line teams to issue and return stock. A forklift/Tele-handler aptitude is desirable, with a strong focus on health and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience in manual handling, stock control, depot & yard management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, safe, and tidy working environment within the yard.
• Ensure that all plant, equipment, and materials are correctly stored, secured, maintained, and always accounted for.
• Ensure that all plant, equipment, barriers/signing & guarding (S&G) and materials are clearly labelled and readily available.
• Engaging with the front-line operational teams to ensure that the issuing and returning of Thames Water stock is by our process.
• All waste is disposed of in accordance with Thames Waters Waste Management process.
• Carry out regular monitoring and reporting (including stock take, inspections and audits) on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Ensure that all vehicles within the yard and depot adhere to agreed Thames Water site safety and traffic management plan.
• Record and report any Health & Safety discrepancies.
• To engage and be part of team meetings, to maintain safe working practices, work towards achieving site pride and develop continuous improvement processes

Skills

Manual handling

Stock control

Depot management

Yard management

Health & safety awareness

Tools

Forklift

Tele-handler

Job description

We are looking to recruit a yard person to work at our storage and distribution site in Kidlington, Oxfordshire.

You will play an important role within the Thames Water Inventory and Supply team, who manage the storage and distribution of equipment, critical materials, field engineering parts & tools and mobile plant.

What you will be doing as a Yard Person

• Maintain a clean, safe, and tidy working environment within the yard.
• Ensure that all plant, equipment, and materials are correctly stored, secured, maintained, and always accounted for.
• Ensure that all plant, equipment, barriers/signing & guarding (S&G) and materials are clearly labelled and readily available.
• Engaging with the front-line operational teams to ensure that the issuing and returning of Thames Water stock is by our process.
• All waste is disposed of in accordance with Thames Waters Waste Management process
• Carry out regular monitoring and reporting (including stock take, inspections and audits) on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Ensure that all vehicles within the yard and depot adhere to agreed Thames Water site safety and traffic management plan.
• Record and report any Health & Safety discrepancies.
• To engage and be part of team meetings, to maintain safe working practices, work towards achieving site pride and develop continuous improvement processes

Location – Kidlington Depot, OX5 1QT

Working Hours – 45 hours per week, Monday to Friday

What you should bring to the role

• Experience in manual handling, stock control, depot & yard management.
• Desirable if you have a forklift licence and/or Tele-handler qualification
• Awareness of health and safety and possibly experience working in an environment where this is a priority.
• Good knowledge of safe operational practice, operation of vehicles and equipment and methods of loading and off-loading.
• Happy to work outside in all weather conditions

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £31,500 per annum, depending on experience and skills.
• 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.