Yard Operative

FM Conway is currently recruiting for a Yard Operative to work within our Plant and Workshop Division our Yard Operative you will ensure that the depot is kept clean and tidy, and all equipment is stored securely. This is a full-time permanent role based from our Dartford depot in Kent.

The duties of the Yard Operative role will include:

- Checking stock and allocating plant numbers for hires

- Assisting drivers and customers with loading and unloading plant

- Securing plant, equipment and assets within the yard and depot areas

- Moving plant and equipment around the yard into correct storage areas

- Liaising with the plant workshop foreman & plant hire co-ordinator regarding daily run sheets, required plant for delivery and plant being returned to the yard

- Assisting with holiday and sickness cover on the wash bay as required

- Undertaking weekly asset stock audits around yard and depot

- Driving and operating a forklift

- Running machines weekly to avoid the batteries going flat, We manufacture a comprehensive range of high-quality aggregates, asphalt and concrete products to serve our clients and we have developed a portfolio of specialised manufacturing plants and a large fleet of delivery HGV and LGV vehicles. Our Plant and Workshop division are an essential part of our projects, without the correct plant or HGV/LGV vehicles we wouldn't be able to transport our materials from our depots to our sites. Our team work hard maintaining our wide range of heavy plant and small tools which include Excavators, Dumpers, Rollers, JCB's, Bulkers, Low Loaders, Grabs, Tippers, Bitumen Tankers, Relocate lorries, Volumetric Mixers Pavers and Planers.

We are looking for candidates who have experience working within the highways or construction industry. You will be a strong team player, with good communication skills and the ability to recognise hazards within a busy yard. A forklift ticket will be desirable however this is not essential.

FM Conway is a family run business with over 60 years' experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.