Yard Shunter

13 Minutes ago • All levels • $34,840 PA - $34,840 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Fowler Welch, a multi-award winning logistics provider, is seeking a full-time Yard Shunter. This role involves ensuring timely trailer movements, managing the yard safely, and supporting warehouse operations. Key responsibilities include placing trailers, maintaining yard rules, conducting safety checks, reporting defects, managing fridge temperatures and fuel, and adhering to health and safety legislation. The position requires a C+E entitlement, LGV driving experience, and previous shunting experience.
Must have:
  • Place trailers in the required areas as per instruction
  • Undertake effective yard management ensuring all Site Rules are adhered to
  • Support the continuity of Warehouse operations and processes
  • Maintain contact with areas of the operation as necessary
  • Ensure all safety checks are carried out as designated by the Company
  • Ensure that defects, accident damage and any incidents are reported as soon as they are found
  • Ensure fridges are set at the correct temperature, in line with loaded product temperature requirements
  • Ensure fridge diesel tanks have adequate fuel at all times
  • Report any breaches in speed limits by drivers and sub contractors to the office
  • Keep vehicle parking area layouts as they should be and report any issues of debris to the office
  • Ensure that Company standards of hygiene and housekeeping, are maintained at all times
  • Adhere to Health & Safety legislation
  • Full C+E entitlement with an in-date CPC and Tacho Card
  • Working with and driving LGV’s
  • Previous shunting experience
  • Manual Handling procedures
  • Knowledge of basic vehicle maintenance
  • Fridge knowledge
  • Ability to work to challenging deadlines in a pressurised and time-critical environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
Perks:
  • Fowler Welch ‘Collision Free Year’ awards and associated yearly prize draws
  • Free Fowler Welch Healthcare Cash Plan
  • Free Life Insurance as a Fowler Welch employee equal to three times your basic salary
  • Competitive Pension Scheme
  • Recognition schemes for our exceptional employees – monthly winners receive £100 of shopping vouchers

Job Details

Company Description

Fowler Welch – a multi-award winning logistics provider who deliver a range of products and services to retailers and wholesalers across the nation. We live by a simple set of values: to delight our customers, maximise our efficiency, be socially responsible and promote being an employer of choice.

We are now recruiting for a Yard Shunter to join our Team on a Permanent and Full time position.

Job Description

Shift:

  • 4ON 4OFF Nights - 18:00pm-06:00am.

Salary: £34,840 per annum

  • Basic Monday-Friday - £16.53 per hour.
  • Overtime & Saturday - £19.84 per hour.
  • Bank Holidays and Sundays - £25.42 per hour.

To ensure timely trailer movements, on and off of loading bays, and to ensure the yard is managed correctly and safely at all times, with all vehicle movement being controlled in line with Company standards and operational requirements**.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Place trailers in the required areas as per instruction
  • Undertake effective yard management ensuring all Site Rules are adhered to
  • Support the continuity of Warehouse operations and processes
  • Maintain contact with areas of the operation as necessary
  • Ensure all safety checks are carried out as designated by the Company.
  • Ensure that defects, accident damage and any incidents are reported as soon as they are found.
  • Ensure fridges are set at the correct temperature, in line with loaded product temperature requirements.
  • Ensure fridge diesel tanks have adequate fuel at all times.
  • Report any breaches in speed limits by drivers and sub contractors to the office.
  • Keep vehicle parking area layouts as they should be and report any issues of debris to the office
  • Ensure that Company standards of hygiene and housekeeping, are maintained at all times
  • Adhere to Health & Safety legislation

Qualifications

  • Full C+E entitlement with an in-date CPC and Tacho Card.
  • Working with and driving LGV’s
  • Previous shunting experience
  • Manual Handling procedures
  • Knowledge of basic vehicle maintenance
  • Fridge knowledge
  • Ability to work to challenging deadlines in a pressurised and time-critical environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication

Additional Information

In return, we offer:

  • Fowler Welch ‘Collision Free Year’ awards and associated yearly prize draws
  • Free Fowler Welch Healthcare Cash Plan
  • Free Life Insurance as a Fowler Welch employee equal to three times your basic salary
  • Competitive Pension Scheme
  • Recognition schemes for our exceptional employees – monthly winners receive £100 of shopping vouchers

When our staff have passion for what they do they work with more care and attention which is reflected to our clients, Click APPLY NOW to #JoinOurWinningTeam and begin your career today

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