Location: Hull
Salary: £13.60 per hour
Hours: Flexible working hours between 6am and 10pm based on scheduling
*Own transport is essential due to location*
Manpower are currently recruiting for a reliable and hardworking Multi-Skilled Dock Operative / Stevedore to join their busy port operations team. This is a varied, hands-on role supporting cargo handling operations across vessels, quaysides, terminals, and storage facilities. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the safe and efficient movement of cargo while contributing to the smooth turnaround of vessels.
Key Responsibilities
- Work within vessel holds during cargo loading and discharge operations, maintaining constant visual oversight of cargo movements to ensure safe and efficient handling.
- Direct crane operators using agreed hand signals and radio communications, ensuring the accurate positioning, loading, and discharge of cargo.
- Support and coordinate cargo handling activities, allocating work where required and ensuring tasks are completed safely and efficiently.
- Liaise with supervisors, operators, vessel crews, and dockside teams to ensure operations are carried out in accordance with cargo plans and vessel requirements.
- Follow operational plans, shipboard procedures, and safe access protocols, ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations.
- Perform shore-side cargo handling operations across quaysides, terminals, storage facilities, and yard areas.
- Assist with the loading, unloading, transfer, securing, positioning, and storage of a wide range of cargo types.
- Support the movement of cargo between vessels, warehouses, storage locations, and onward transport.
- Undertake general dockside labouring duties as required to support operational demands.
Candidate Requirements
- Previous experience working within a stevedoring, port, logistics, cargo handling, warehouse, or similar operational environment is essential.
- Comfortable working in a physically demanding role involving manual handling and general labouring duties.
- Willingness to undertake and successfully complete the CHIPS qualification and any additional training required.
- Ability to work safely in fast-paced operational environments and follow strict health and safety procedures.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Flexible approach to working hours, including shifts between 6:00am and 10:00pm.
- Reliable, hardworking, and capable of working both independently and as part of a team.
What's On Offer?
- Overtime opportunities
- Weekend work available
- Full training and development opportunities, including CHIPS qualification
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