Yard Person / Forklift Driver

Monday- Friday

Days - 10 - 12 hour shifts.

£13.00 p/h

In date Counterbalance required!

JOB DESCRIPTION PURPOSE

The Yard Person / Forklift Driver will be responsible for operating forklifts and moving goods around warehouses and other industrial sites..   

The Yard Person / Forklift Driver will be concerned with loading and unloading vehicles / trailers, assisting in production and supplying materials during production. Tasks associated with this position may require being outdoors to move goods; the post holder must be prepared to work in any weather conditions.

The Yard Person / Forklift Driver will be required to perform routine pre-shift inspections of forklift to ensure suitable working conditions of the equipment. Sorting, packing, wrapping, tying and labelling products as instructed by the Production Manager.

Other duties involved may include transporting unloaded goods to freezer or cooler depending on instructions, operating forklift and or pump truck in a dock area or inside a production line with limited space.

The post-holder is also expected to contribute towards the development and achievement of the company’s strategic and operational targets and overall business aims.

Specific Responsibilities and KPI's expectations will include, but not be limited to the following:

·      Accepting all incoming deliveries / equipment into the depot.

·      Ensuring that deliveries are fully checked on delivery against purchase orders, and Delivery Notes and GRN’s recorded and filed straight away.

·      Ensuring optimum quality of delivered products and rejecting and/or returning products if in poor condition or outside specification as appropriate (temperature, cleanliness, appearance, labelling, etc).

·      Helping to develop the inventory system to improve operation within the company.

·      Processing and inputting stores documentation and carrying out physical stock checks at agreed intervals in order to maintain efficient and cost-effective stock levels.

·      Storing received raw materials / products / packaging in an appropriate manner to ensure they do not deteriorate prior to use.

·      Issuing stock to different departments and sites as required and ensuring that stock levels are maintained to minimise operational disruption.

·      Using the fork lift truck to offload / load incoming and outgoing deliveries as required.

·      Maintaining high standard of tidiness in the yard, cold store and packaging store, by ensuring good housekeeping practices.

·      Recommending inventory items that need to be replenished to avoid insufficiencies by liaising with purchasing department as necessary.

·      Communicating excessive surplus of any inventory item in stock.

·      Ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed and working practices comply with Health and Safety Regulations.

·      Ensuring that all procedures and paper work comply with our BRC accreditation.

·      Working with senior managers to implement the company's policies and goals.

 AS A YARD PERSON / FORKLIFT DRIVER, YOU WILL ALSO BE EXPECTED TO:

• operate with a high level of enthusiasm, creativity and effectiveness in all aspects of the role
• consistently demonstrate resilience, tenacity and positivity
• actively support operational change whilst effectively minimising disruption to production and service
• be a team member who supports the total business goals
• be a Company ambassador, creating a welcoming atmosphere for all the visitors to site
• work in a pro-active and strategic manner in conjunction with other key operational teams to ensure a smooth operation
• be able to work at times under extreme pressure
• be a highly organised person and someone who can be trusted to work using their own initiative to negotiate and communicate effectively. 
• maintain a flexible approach to the role and provide suitable cover as and when required

If you are interested in this role, please apply with your CV.