Yard Shunter

**Cotteswold Dairy** are looking for an experienced **Yard Shunter** with a Class 1, Category C+E license to join our haulage team at our **Tewkesbury Depot.** You will be working on a **full-time, permanent basis** and in return, you will receive a **competitive salary of £681.35 per week** **plus benefits.**

**Working Hours: **48 hours per week, 5 day shifts, Monday - Sunday

Established in 1938, Cotteswold Dairy is one of the UK’s leading independent, family-owned dairies.We support local farmers and communities by delivering the freshest, finest quality products and first class customer service.

**The Yard Shunter role**:
As our **Yard Shunter,** you will be undertaking shunting work around the yard ensuring that the trailers are in the right place at the right time and that goods within the vehicles are properly secured and prepared for safe transportation.

**Responsibilities as our Yard Shunter**:

- Ensuring the safe operation of yard-shunter vehicles
- Monitoring and reporting damage to Company vehicles
- Checking fridges are running and electric cables are in good condition
- Ensuring vehicle wash and re-fuelling areas are kept clean, reporting any infringements

**Skills and attributes, we’re looking for in our Yard Shunter**:
**Essential**:

- The ability to demonstrate a positive, flexible attitude to work
- Possess excellent problem-solving skills
- A confident communicator
- A willingness to take on tasks in all weathers
- Committed to conducting your work to the highest standards, recognising this role is pivotal to ensuring a first class service to our customers

**Benefits you’ll receive as our Yard Shunter**:
We are committed to giving you the skills and abilities to carry out your role, providing opportunities to allow you to build a long-term relationship with the Company. In addition, we offer the following benefits:

- Competitive salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- 30 days’ holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays
- Refer a friend - potentially receive £500
- Additional day of holiday after 3 years’ service
- Employee shop - discounted products
- Group personal pension scheme
- Free car parking
- Health and wellbeing benefit

If you would like to join our team as our new **Yard Shunter**then please click ‘apply’ today - don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you