About us
We are a specialist civil engineering and highways contractor serving local and transport authorities throughout the North West of England. Our aim is to deliver sustainable projects within the North West, enhancing infrastructure and accessibility of communities, whilst minimising environmental impact and reinvesting locally.
With over 75 years of experience working on North West highway projects, we have gained a distinguished reputation for delivering hugely successful schemes. Our multi award-winning collaborative and proactive methods guarantee the best level of service for our clients.
The business provides a wide range of civil engineering and highway construction services, utilising its highly skilled internal workforce and a network of subcontractors. Its area of expertise lies in executing intricate and challenging projects, including but not limited to drainage schemes, intersection enhancements, and public infrastructure development.
The Role
The role is based at our Head Office in Farnworth, Bolton. The hours of work are 7am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. We provide a workplace pension, an annual profit-related bonus, 29 days annual leave (including bank holidays), and accident and life cover (after a successful probationary period).
Duties
- Open and close the yard. Opening – inspect the area to ensure it is safe and secure, deactivate alarms and unlock the premises. Closing – Ensuring all company property is locked and secure and all alarm and monitoring systems are activated.
- Provide and maintain accurate records, both paper and electronic, for all materials, plant and equipment brought into and taken out of the yard.
- Comply with all statutory legislation for the safe storage, handling and disposal of materials.
- Maintain optimum stocks of equipment and materials required to operate sites effectively at all times.
- Management of stock levels and distribution of PPE equipment to all employees and sub-contractors, ensuring accurate up to date records are maintained at all time.
- Be responsible for loading and unloading, either by hand or forklift, fuelling, and localised movement of vehicles within the yard.
- Ensure all vehicles including welfare units are cleaned, emptied of effluent (where necessary), are well maintained and fully stocked with Health, Safety and Welfare materials and equipment on a daily basis.
- Collect and/or deliver materials and documents as required by the management of the company.
- Assist with the implementation of the company’s Quality Management and Environmental procedures.
- Policing of the yard safety rules and ensuring all operatives leave for site on time.
- Reporting to Senior Management any breaches of Health & Safety or company rules.
- Be a registered First Aider.
- Attend all necessary training courses in fire safety and assume role of Fire Marshall.
- Undertake minor structural repairs and maintenance to the yard and buildings.
- Monitor and respond to all electronic correspondence (e-mails, etc.) and ensuring you have basic computer literacy skills.
- Ensure that all vehicles are reversed into parking bays.
- Report any faults to plant and vehicles to head office.
- Co-ordinate with site to get plant vehicles back for repair.
- Provide cover for Bredbury yard as and when necessary.
Candidate Requirements
Essential
- Working knowledge of the construction industry
- Strong communication skills
- Positive attitude
- Good attention to detail
- Basic IT skills in Microsoft Office
- Full manual UK driving license
- Multi-tasker (able to co-ordinate plant, vehicles, materials, delivery schedules)
- Ability to use own initiative
- Efficient and organised
- Able to manage own workload
- Reliable and punctual
- Highly motivated with a desire to succeed
- Team player
Desirable
- Forklift Counterbalance License
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £15.40 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
