Yard Operative

**The Role**:Yard Operative

**Salary**:Starting Rate £11.50phr plus performance bonus of £0.25p per hour

**Location**:Long Buckby

**Shift: Days **40 hours per week plus overtime. Flexible around start time and days worked including weekends if preferred.

**Status**: Permanent

Fed up with working on a Production Line or in a Warehouse Picking or Packing every day? Ever fancied a change in environment working both in and outdoors and not being micromanaged? Working with a family who really do value their workforce, whereby everyone is on first name terms, mucking in to get the job done. Then take a look at the below. Skills can be trained, attitude can’t Therefore, the client is prepared to recruit staff with no or little experience on condition they are also committed employees

We're looking for **yard operators** to help operate a busy yard and stores on a small, friendly site. Agricultural or driving plant/machinery are both preferred but not essential. A full UK Driving licence is essential. The site is busy all year around with lots of liaising between the office, lab and external lorry drivers. Harvest (mid July-September) is the busiest time of year. The role is highly varied through different times of the year as well as day to day.

**The Role**:

- Loading lorries with a telehandler and assisting drivers to tip in the stores.
- Moving product from stores to processing plants using a telehandler or loading shovel.
- Sampling product and being responsible for using ventilation fans to maintain quality and correct store temperatures.

1. Liaising with your line manager to plan daily tasks.

2. Liaising with other departments on site (quality lab, production etc) as well as third party lorry drivers to coordinate day to day operations.

3. Hygiene and cleanliness task to keep the site in a good working order.

4. General yard duties including keeping the yard tidy at all times.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent. Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. Shift start time can be flexible (within reason). Overtime hours available.

**Benefits**:

- Lots of scope for additional responsibility/promotion for motivated, responsible individuals
- Training provided for driving telehandlers on site

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £11.50-£11.75 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Work Location: In person