At a Glance
- Tasks: Assist customers, manage stock, and operate various forklifts in a busy yard environment.
- Company: Established business in Reading with a focus on growth and teamwork.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, full training provided, and a supportive work culture.
- Other info: Full-time hours with opportunities for career advancement.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and build a long-term career in a thriving industry.
- Qualifications: Valid Counterbalance Forklift Licence and good communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 26550 - 32450 £ per year.
Salary: £29,000-£30,000 DOE
Job Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Monday to Friday. Shifts are either 7:00am-4:30pm or 7:30am-5:00pm, depending on business needs. 2 Saturdays per month on a rotating 2 on / 2 off basis.
About the Role: Our client is a well-established business in Reading looking for a reliable and hardworking Yard Operative to join their team. This is a great opportunity for someone with a valid Counterbalance Forklift Licence who wants a long-term career with a growing company.
Your Duties:
- Help customers choose and load building materials, providing good customer service and product advice.
- Pick and pack stock for company deliveries.
- Load company vehicles safely and accurately.
- Unload supplier vehicles, check deliveries and put stock away.
- Operate a range of forklifts, including diesel and electric FLTs, multi-directional and Teletruck forklifts, and loading shovel equipment.
- Complete daily forklift and plant checks.
- Keep the yard and warehouse clean, tidy and safe.
- Carry out weekly cleaning duties.
- Support other teams and help with the day-to-day running of the business.
Full training will be provided where needed.
What We’re Looking For:
- Valid Counterbalance Forklift Licence - essential.
- Full UK Driving Licence - essential.
- Previous experience in a yard, warehouse or builders’ merchant is preferred.
- Reliable, hardworking and willing to get stuck in.
- Good communication and customer service skills.
- Able to work safely and efficiently in a busy environment.
- A positive attitude and willingness to work as part of a team.
Please note: As you can appreciate we are currently overwhelmed with applications of individuals looking for both short term and permanent work and we can therefore only contact those applications that have relevant skills for positions that we currently have available. Should you not hear from us within a week, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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Source4 are an equal opportunities employer and complies with all relevant UK legislation. If you are successful in your application, you will be required to attend a full registration with one of our Consultants which will involve you providing a current passport, any relevant visas, a proof of address and completing relevant tests and a full competency based interview.
Yard Operative in Reading employer: Source 4
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