Weighbridge Operator

Job Purpose: Controlling and managing all vehicles coming onto site. Weighing lorries in via the weighbridge and ticketing loaded vehicles when leaving site. Ensure all vehicle drivers comply with the vehicle management plan. Completion of relevant inspections and entering data into the company digital system. Answering and making phone calls to relevant customers and order offices.

**Responsibilities**:

- Welcome customers to site, determine requirements, direct to correct locations and pass on relevant information to production team to ensure quick turn around times
- Liaise with delivery drivers and ensure where applicable both tare and gross weights are documented
- Completion and recording of pre work inspections via digital systems
- Identifying, recording and reporting defective fixed and mobile plant equipment
- Stock control of shop sales and ordering new items when needed
- Administration support for Depot Supervisor and Depot Manager
- Be able to cover mobile plant operation & asphalt mixing operations when required
- Support ongoing maintenance and housekeeping programs to ensure plant and equipment is kept in a safe and fit state for use
- To assist the Depot Supervisor at all times where required
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
- To control and maintain the Asphalt plant following company procedures
- To record all relevant information regarding daily production
- Ensure ex-works customers are dealt with in a safe and efficient manner
- To report near misses/dangerous occurrences
- To attend regular operational/safety/audit meetings / toolbox talks
- To assist with the production of risk assessments & safe systems of work
- To ensure risk assessments & Safe Systems of Work are followed

Accountability:

- To stop the use of plant for reasons of Safety, Quality, essential maintenance or environmental reasons

Tasks to be completed: - Weighbridge operations
- Mixing of asphalt
- Operation of mobile plant
- Plant housekeeping and maintenance

External relationships and communication:

- Visitors to company premises
- Ex-works customers
- Hauliers
- Contractors
- Internal and External auditors (third party accreditations)
- Local Authority and regulatory officers

Internal relationships and communications
- Depot Supervisor & Manager for all matters
- Quality Manager for Technical/Quality matters
- Commercial Manager for vehicle and material resource requirements

Key measures and targets:

- Customer turnaround times
- Wastage
- Energy Use
- Downtime

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and Experience
- Building of good customer relationships
- Operate a weighbridge
- Good telephone manner
- Knowledge of depot operational procedures
- Knowledge of raw materials and finished products
- Understanding of basic maintenance
- Understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental policies
- Ability to act quickly and efficiently when problems or changes occur
- Ability to operate mobile plant
- To communicate with other staff members

Education and Training

Desirable:

- IOSH Working Safely (or similar SHE competency)
- Weighbridge NVQ
- Loading shovel operations experience
- Weighbridge experience
- Asphalt Production Experience

Pay: From £32,000.00 per hour

Expected hours: 45 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
- Administrative experience: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 14/06/2024
Reference ID: Weighbridge Operator - East Peckham
Expected start date: 01/07/2024