General Yard Operative

6 days ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom European Metal Recycling Full time

About our opportunity:
The purpose of this role is to efficiently perform all required site yard operative duties, within a customer site, to ensure all service level agreements and KPIs are met in full.

What you will be doing:

- Ensure all operational equipment is in good working order. Daily Pre Use Check Sheets are completed in full and any defects reported to your Shift Team Leader in a timely manner.
- Ensure effective communication is in place with daily liaison with your Shift Team Leader/Operations Manager as and when necessary to ensure client contract/KPIs are facilitated as required.
- Ensure all EMR employees/ contractors/ visitors are following the safe working practices as detailed in EMR & JLR HS&E procedures whilst on site (Ensure COVID 19 controls at the Site are in place and being adhered to).
- Ensure all daily and periodic equipment checks are completed in full.
- Complete basement TEMs, including the safe filling of lube units
- Completing daily documented basement cleaning audits to ensure the basement area is in a clean condition.
- Work with colleagues to ensure that all machine defects are captured and actioned accordingly (Event Log/Action Log should be used and updated as and when necessary).
- Collecting and emptying all Press Shop Line scrap bins, panels, metal finish rejects and any ad-hoc scrap particles from the line.
- Loading scrap materials onto articulated vehicles from site based Ro-Ro bins. (360 Crane)
- Trimming of overloaded trailers to ensure weight and height compliance. (360 Crane).
- Conducting regular checks on machinery (inc mobile plant where applicable) and work areas, reporting any problems.
- Empty trailers picked up and weighed. Full trailers picked up and weighed, paperwork completed ready for dispatch
- Control room, monitoring of CCTV, material changes, trailer fill and movement requirements.
- Basic maintenance including unblocking chutes and searching and recovering lost panels along with basic vehicle maintenance such as changing bulbs, fuses etc.
- General housekeeping and keeping the working area clean and tidy including waste oil and water collection and removal from the basement cleaning operation.
- You will be required to work in other areas of the operational depot when needed.
- Contributing as part of a team working as a departmental unit to achieve a common goals
- To actively participate in the promotion of a positive relationship with the Client
- To take reasonable instruction form your Team Leader/Operations Manager

About you:

- Previous experience of plant and machines, such as 360 Cranes, FLT and Shunt Vehicle would be preferred.
- General understanding of different grades and types of metal.
- General awareness of the importance of a positive health, safety and environment culture.
- Aptitude for practical hands on work.
- Honest and trustworthy
- Learn by doing
- Strong work ethic
- Team player
- General awareness of the importance of a positive health safety and environmental culture.
- Deal with the customer in a positive, courteous and respectful manner.

Who we are?
European Metal Recycling is a global leader in sustainable materials with physical operations in the UK, USA, Germany and the Netherlands. Our core business is the recycling of metal and plastics from a range of public, commercial and industrial waste streams. Our recycling activities generate around 10 million tonnes of sustainable materials every year, saving over 10 million tonnes of CO2.

Our mission is to have great people serving our customers with dependable recycling solutions. EMR is still privately owned, with family values at its core. It’s a place where we care about our people, our customers, our workplace and our communities. We offer diverse and exciting career opportunities where individuals can make a difference and are recognised and rewarded for their hard work.

It goes without saying that you will need the correct licences or certificates for a variety of our roles.

**We Care**
- Integrity - you are Respectful and Honest
- Trust - you are Collaborative and Authentic

**We Do**
- Accountable - you are Determined and Responsible
- Innovative - you have a Growth Mind-set and you are Progressive

If we all carry out our roles in line with these Behaviours, we will achieve success as One Team. If you embody our Behaviours, we want to hear from you

Package Description
Continental shift pattern: 4 12 hour days - 2 days off - 4 12 hour nights - 6 days off

Some flexibility will be required to meet the business needs


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