Description:
As a General Operative, you will play a vital role in ensuring the efficient running of our Project Stores and Yard. Supporting the Project Stores Person and HGV Drivers, you will assist in the issue and receipt of a wide range of materials and equipment required for building and maintaining high voltage overhead transmission lines across the UK.
This role will be based between our Emmock and Hurlie projects along the East Coast of Scotland, so flexibility to work across sites is essential.
What you'll be doing
To assist with:
- The HGV driver with all duties
- The Stores Person of all duties.
- The co-ordination of plant & stock ensuring all administration procedures are
followed and ensuring accurate stock management.
- Liaise with operational Staff to ensure materials required for site are arranged
and accessible in line with operational needs.
- Unloading & loading of delivery vehicles.
- Check deliveries against advice notes and for quality, quantities & damage.
- Hiring, acceptance and off hiring of plant and equipment.
- Management of the calibration of tools & equipment (inc Lifting)
- Security of yard ensuring access is only permitted to authorised personnel.
- Ensuring yard(s) and store is always tidy.
- Take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and of others who may be affected by your actions or omissions whilst at work.
- Cooperate with BB in all matters pertaining to Health and Safety to enable the Company to carry out and enhance its legal duties and requirements.
- Do not recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety and welfare.
- Bring to the attention of your manager any perceived shortcomings in health and safety arrangements or situations that you consider to be serious or imminent danger to yourself or others.
- Do not undertake any safety critical work activity or activity for which a specific competence is required unless you have received the necessary training/instruction and/or assessment and hold the appropriate Certificate of Competence/Authority to Work. Do not instruct others to undertake such work if they do not hold the appropriate Certificate of Competence/Authority to Work.
Who we're looking for
The following qualities/experience are essential:
- Full clean driving licence
- Ability to work in a team
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Able to undertake work in high pressure situations
The following qualities/experience are desirable:
- Experience of working on a variety of construction project types.
- Knowledge of the Power industry (is an advantage)
- Valid Telehandler licence (will be an advantage)
- OHL Authorisations (will be an advantage)
- Emergency First Aid at Work