(YARD AND/OR SHIP LOADING)
This role involves the loading and unloading of HGV vehicles, the loading/feeding of shredders, shears
and balers, moving of materials into stockpiles and loading ships as and when required. Depending on
your experience and capability, you will be driving various heavy plant including 360 material
handlers, wheel loaders etc as used within the metal recycling industry.
LOCATION: Liverpool
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
HOURS: 07:45 - 17:00 Monday - Friday. Weekend and shift work will be required from time to time.
MAIN DUTIES:
- Picking up and moving a variety of material, sometimes in confined spaces
- Feeding the shredder, shears and balers as directed and in line with business requirements
- Loading and unloading materials from heavy goods vehicles
- Loading ships in a safe and orderly manner
- Working as an exemplar in guiding others through the protocols of ship loading
- Carrying out daily machine start-up and shut-down procedures
- Carrying out daily machine checks
- Completing machine checklists on a daily basis
- Ensuring work is of a high standard
- Complying with all equipment operating systems
- Making written and/or verbal reports to line managers as required
- Carrying out any additional duties that may be reasonably requested from time to time
- Complying with Company policies and procedures as defined in the Employee Manual and your
contract of employment
KEY COMPETENCIES:
• Ability to work safely and to maintain a safe
working environment in line with company
operating procedures and systems
- Ability to communicate with ships’ staff to
ensure ships are loaded/unloaded in
accordance with Masters’ requirements
- Ability to load deep sea vessels
• Ability to unload costal vessels
• Ability to organise and instruct staff to enable
the loading/unloading of ships in accordance
with company shipping checklists
- Ability to work as part of a team and to
communicate effectively with other team
members
- Ability to act as a role model and mentor to
other team members
- Ability to work on own initiative as and when
required
- Ability to identify changes in normal machine
operating characteristics
- Ability to report any issues or problems that
may be encountered with machinery or
vehicles
- Ability to carry out daily machine checks
• Wearing correct PPE (Personal Protective
Equipment) as instructed thereby ensuring
minimum risk to personal health and safety
- Excellent time keeping and attendance
• A flexible approach including the willingness
to work outside normal hours as and when
required
