Shunter Operator

Shunter Operator

Start your career with Avara Foods and join the driving force behind our success and earn a minimum of £460 per week.

As one of the UK''s largest food businesses, we are playing a critical role in keeping the nation fed. We are continuing to operate and are looking for motivated people to join our team as a/an insert job title. With ambitious growth plans, we are continually investing in our facilities and our people, with opportunities to develop and build your career with us.

What''s in it for you?
• Hourly pay rate: £11.52
• Paid weekly
• Guaranteed hours and opportunities for overtime
• Employee benefits include a competitive pension and access to lifestyle and wellbeing resources
• A safe dynamic working environment
• Training and development opportunities from day one

Purpose of the role
To facilitate the movement of trailers around site ensuring our product is moved safely, as well as adhering to all driver regulations at all times.

Key responsibilities will include:
• Movements of trailers on and off despatch and intake bays.
• Following all safe and standard operating procedures to ensure fridge units are set to the right temperature and the relevant controlled documents completed.
• Liaison with security officers to allocating parking bays to all inbound LGV traffic.
• Carrying out pre use inspection checks on TUG vehicle, and refuelling as required.
• Monitoring the trailer fleet by conducting regular yard checks which are documented.
• Supporting the yard operatives in their role by assisting with FLT operations, unloading of trailers, and general yard hygiene to help develop a working environment that welcomes and promotes team work, which will involve manual handling.
• Documented 2 hourly yard check.
• Updating system with hours for WTD collation

What we are looking for:
• Possession of a LGV C&E vocational licence.
• Knowledge of road haulage, operator licence legislation and transport Health and Safety requirements.
• Professional team player who has worked in a busy yard environment.
• Excellent communicator, with a good work ethic and personal values in tune with ours.
• Ability to engage with others to help improve efficiencies with a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Good organisations skills, with the ability to provide neat and legible reports.

Working Hours: Sunday to Thursday 22:00 - 07:00

A little about us:
Avara Foods supply chicken and turkey to the nation''s most popular supermarkets and restaurants. We are a fully integrated business controlling the whole product supply chain, which include feed mills, farms, hatcheries and factories with associated transport and logistics functions that employ more than 7000 people.

All our facilities are Covid secure, with protective measures and precautions in place to keep our people safe:
• Daily temperature screening
• Social distancing measures - including floor markers and 2m separation where possible
• Screens and barriers installed at workstations and canteens
• PPE and face coverings required in all shared spaces
• Additional facilities and amenities to reduce congestion
• Increased cleaning regimes across sites

If you''re ready to work in alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer