Yard Operative

Job title: Yard Operative
Hours: rotating shifts - Monday to Friday
6am to 2pm / 2pm to 10pm
Some overtime available on nights and at weekends
Location: Belvedere / Erith
Salary after training: £34,728.00 pa inc shift allowance.
Benefits: 25 days leave + BH, health care, uniform, canteen, overtime + more
Starting money is – basic £25,103.90 + £5,194.00 shift allowance = £30,297.90 pa
One trained c3-6 months the basic money goes up to £29,534.00 + £5,194.00 shift allowance = £34,728.00 pa
Candidates must be:
* Willing to work outside in all weather conditions.
* Work at heights
* Computer literate
This is a physically demanding and sometimes dirty job.
Yard Operative job details:
Yard Operative will work in a small team and is responsible for the safe loading of finish products onto river vessels and bulk haulage trucks and the unloading of raw materials vessels from the river.
Health and Safety, food safety, environmental compliance as well as simple basic maintenance of operations will also be a requirement.
Yard Operative main responsibilities:
* Responsible for own personal safety and of that of people working in the area
* Ensure safe start-up, running and shutdown of plant and machinery
* Ensure product throughput and quality is maintained to required levels
* Maintain high standards of cleanliness following GMP guidelines in the production areas
* Perform small maintenance related jobs and liaise with maintenance department
* Reporting to shift superintendent, logistic superintendent and the production management
* Accurately maintain process records
* Liaise with other process departments to ensure the whole process is running smoothly
* Self motivated with a positive attitude
Yard Operative skills and experience:
* GCSE level of education
* Good written and verbal communication
* Good computer skills
* Good mathematical skills