Yard Operative (Cold Store / Forklift / Van Driver) Buckie

Yard Operative (Cold Store / Forklift / Van Driver) Buckie Associated Seafoods

Location: On site / Buckie, UK

Job Type: Permanent / Full-time

Sector and subsector: Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry and Food Processing General Operative

Hourly Salary range: from £ 13.36 to £ 14.42

Job Title: Yard Operative (Cold Store / Forklift / Van Driver)

Site: March Road, Buckie

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday (6:00 am to 2:30 pm, 40 hours per week, flexibility required)

Pay Rate: From £13.36 per hour to £14.42 per hour and x 1.5 OT

Job Overview

We are seeking a reliable, experienced, and motivated individual to join our team in Buckie. This is a hands on role with a heavy focus on Cold Store operations, where you will play a crucial part in managing, loading, and rotating stock in a temperature controlled environment.

Forklift experience is essential for this role. As an integral part of our daily operations, you will be expected to operate a forklift confidently from day one to handle stock safely and efficiently across our multiple sites, alongside driving the company van.

Key Responsibilities

• Cold Store Operations: Managing inbound and outbound stock within the cold store, ensuring strict adherence to temperature controlled storage protocols.
• Forklift Operations: Safely and efficiently operating forklifts to load outbound vehicles, unload deliveries, and move heavy stock daily.
• Stock Management: Unloading, allocating, and rotating stock to designated storage locations, including conducting weekly stock takes.
• Site to Site Transit: Driving the company van to safely transport goods between our multiple storage areas and production sites.
• Site Maintenance: Baling and disposing of paper/corrugate waste for recycling and conducting daily safety checks on vans and forklifts.
• Safety & Compliance: Adhering to all health and safety guidelines, including strict ASL nut and sesame policies to maintain a nut free site.

Required Skills and Experience

• Forklift Experience: Proven experience operating a forklift is essential and a core requirement for this role.
• Valid Driving License: Essential for the van driving aspects of the role.
• Communication Skills: Good communication skills to work effectively within a multilingual environment.
• Resilience: Comfortable working in cold store environments (sub zero temperatures), outdoor settings, and undertaking heavy lifting.
• Independence: Ability to work efficiently during long periods of lone working with minimal supervision.
• Strong Numeracy Skills: Accurate record keeping for stock control and management.

Additional Information

• This position involves significant time spent working in the Cold Store and outdoor environments, meaning you will be exposed to varying and low temperatures.
• The role involves a high degree of lone working.