Yard Operative

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic person who will take ownership and responsibility by overseeing the day-to-day operations of the yard whilst maintaining Health & Safety, Environmental, Water Quality and Plant standards.

**What you’ll be doing as a Yard Operative**
- Engaging with the front-line operational teams to ensure that the issuing and returning of stock is in accordance with Thames Water Inventory & Supply Chain process
- Maintaining a clean, safe, and tidy working environment and following Thames Water’s Waste Management process
- Ensuring that all plant, equipment, barriers/signing & guarding and materials are correctly stored, secured, maintained, and accounted for and readily available for issuing out to the front-line operational teams
- Carrying out regular stock takes, inspections and audits highlighting any risks and starting resolution actions
- Ensuring that all vehicles within the yard and depot adhere to agreed Thames Water site safety and traffic management plan.
- Recording and reporting any discrepancies using Health and Safety reporting system
- Attending and have active involvement in team meetings, to discuss safe working practices, work towards achieving ‘site pride’ and develop continuous improvement processes

**We’re looking for you to**
- Be comfortable working outside in all weather conditions
- Enjoy repetition and working to a daily set routine
- Hold a full valid UK driving licence
- Be comfortable with manual handling up to 25Kgs and loading and off-loading vehicles
- An awareness of Health & Safety practices
- Be able to demonstrate you have a reliable, punctual and flexible attitude and work ethic

**Job Details**
- £27,000 to £29,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience
- 45 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 07.00am-17.00pm
- Based at Brixton with potential need to travel to other depots in South London
- Full-Time, Permanent position
- 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service (Plus bank holidays)
- Contributory pension - Thames Water will double your contribution up to a maximum of 12%
- Personal Medical Assessments - Open to all once a year
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing

**Who are we?**
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

**Working at Thames Wate**r**
At Thames Water we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complimentary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, background, and differences that each individual brings.

Find out more about working at Thames Water

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.