Yardhand - Lates

Countrywide LPG Limited; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading LPG provider in Sittingbourne is seeking a Yard Hand to manage LPG cylinder operations. This role involves filling and loading cylinders while ensuring safety standards. Ideal candidates possess teamwork and communication skills, with experience in handling dangerous goods preferred. Join a supportive team and enjoy benefits like a discretionary bonus, enhanced pension, and extensive discounts.

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Health plans and wellbeing support

25 holidays + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Ability to handle heavy cylinders.
• A commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing.
• Full driving licence is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Fill up LPG cylinders.
• Load cylinders onto vehicles and trailers.
• Supervise filling of bulk vessels.

Skills

Team spirit

Initiative

Ability to multi-task

Communication skills

Education

Experience in safe handling of dangerous goods

Counterbalance forklift truck licence

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Overview

Join us as at Flogas and we’ll do right by you with training, support, benefits, and lots of opportunities to develop in our 1,350 strong team. Flogas is powered by people who want to do energy right by customers in homes and businesses all across the country. From Drivers to Technicians, Customer Experience experts to Site Managers, Engineers to Electricians, we come together as a team of experts, to do more for our customers.

Responsibilities

How You’ll Power Our Business In Operations

As a Yard Hand at Flogas, you’ll power our whole business – as well as thousands of businesses and homes across your area. Working in a close-knit team at one of our depots, you’ll help keep our delivery drivers on the move, and our customers connected to the energy they need. Whether you’re filling up LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) cylinders, loading those cylinders onto vehicles and trailers, or supervising the filling of bulk vessels, you’ll put safety first every time. Because at Flogas, if it’s not safe, it’s not done. We can rely on you to get the job done. You can rely on us to treat you right.

Requirements

What we’ll need from you as a Yard Hand

• Lots of team spirit, plenty of initiative, and the ability to multi-task – so that everything gets sorted efficiently and safely for your colleagues and customers
• Ability to handle heavy cylinders
• A commitment to protecting everyone’s health, safety and wellbeing in all that you do
• A reliable, flexible and co-operative approach that sees you communicating clearly with your teammates and customers
• It would be ideal if you had experience of safe handling and storage of dangerous goods and a counterbalance forklift truck licence, but we can give you training in these areas if needed
• A full driving licence is desirable – but not essential

What You’ll Get From Us

What You’ll Get From Us

You matter. And at Flogas, we’ll do right by you with all the benefits, support, and training you need to thrive. And, of course, our safety-first approach, that protects your wellbeing, always.

• Discretionary Bonus
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• EAP (Employee Assistant Plan)
• Health plans, wellbeing support, free flu jabs and Eye Care Vouchers
• Extensive discounts from loved brands and major retailers
• 25 holidays + bank holidays with 1 additional volunteering day. *pro-rated based on contracted hours
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave

Flogas: Powered by people

At Flogas, we do energy right by hundreds of thousands of customers across Britain who live, work, relax or holiday off-grid. Powered by people like you, we connect them to the energy they need, when and where they need it. With the backing of the global Group DCC, we’ve grown over the last 35 years to become one of the largest suppliers of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country. Now we’re investing heavily in new infrastructure and innovations, so we can deliver 100% renewable energy to our customers by 2040 – and a career with a bright future to you.

Doing right by everyone

People matter at Flogas. We’re an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste) religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background. We’re committed to doing right by our people, so we all feel engaged, motivated and proud to work for Flogas.