Nights Shunter
Established in 1975, our company has been competitively serving the steel industry for over 40 years.
We offer a wide range of products for the construction and engineering industries. Our growing range of steel processing services includes cut to length, drilling, shot blasting and profiling, ensuring we can meet a varied range of customer specifications.
Forming part of a National Group we are one of the largest structural steel stockholders and processors in the UK, with just over 440 employees.
The company prides itself in being a fast paced and consistently improving company where our employees are our most valuable assets, and with 13 branches across the country, we’re always looking for people to join us.
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Applicants should be self-motivated and capable of working on their own initiative. Experience in a similar environment is advantageous, but not required.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The shunter driver is required to ensure all lorries and trailers are driven safely to required destination within the company grounds within the Vanguard estate.
Driver responsibilities is transporting material between warehouses, and ensuring all material is delivered safely by following the correct safety guidelines that should always be followed whilst on the industrial site. This work can be of a mental physical nature and involves driving in all year different weather conditions. Be able to operate tractor tugs to lift and move trailers around the site. We expect all driving to be maintained to the highest safety levels and to report any incident or accidents to a manager. The objective is to increase efficiency, profitability, and customer satisfaction at all times
DUTIES
· Transport material to the production warehouse in a timely manner.
· Ensure all production ticket/notes are passed back to the respective lorry.
· Deliver orders to the designated warehouse located on the Vanguard Way industrial site.
· Ensure we do our upmost to help assist the warehouses so we can achieve 100% customer satisfaction in all warehouses.
· Transfer material to and from warehouses to ensure we complete order deliveries.
· Always follow the safe working practices when carry out any movement of lorries or trailers.
· Ensure that you do your job as you have been trained and not take short cuts.
· Report any accidents or incidents that may occur on shift and assist with any inquiries regarding any accident.
· To comply with the dress code, HSE and quality standards agreed within the company.
· To ensure all lorries or tugs in your control is always operated in line with the published SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) .
· Conduct ‘Before Use Checks’ and report all faults to the maintenance department.
· Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing other tasks as specified by your line manager.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
· Teamwork
· Organisation
· Time Management
· Dependability
· Hold a valid driving license
· Good experience of driving lorries and able to use tugs to assist with movement of trailer empty and fully loaded