Job Title: Yard & Machine Operative
Location: Aberdeen
Salary: £10.00-£14.00 per hour
Job Type: Full Time – Permanent.
The Company:
Established in 1994, Roy Cowie is a 65 strong a team of proud professionals dedicated to providing a first-class service in landscape construction projects, ground and garden maintenance, tree surgery, gritting and snow clearing, both private and commercial, in Aberdeen and the North-east.
We are an environmentally responsible company who utilise battery powered tools and who recycle all the materials generated by their business activities. Many employees have worked for the company in excess of 10 years.
Benefits:
- The chance to join a well-established company
- To join a fantastic team
- To showcase your knowledge and skill set
- 28 days’ holiday entitlement
- Discretionary ‘bonus’ extra days paid holiday on a nominated day each year.
- Auto-enrolment pension scheme with employer contribution.
- Due to the wealth of contracts the company have, full time and continued employment is guaranteed throughout the winter months.
- Sector leading pay rates.
- An early 3pm finish every Friday
- Enhanced overtime rated work carrying out gritting during the winter months is available.
- There is no requirement for weekend work other than optional gritting work during the winter.
- No work- related paperwork to complete.
The Role:
An exciting position has become available for a full-time Yard and machine Operative. The successful candidate will earn £10.00-£14.00 per hour. The position is based across the company’s three yard in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. A van will be provided for travel.
Following an Interview, successful applicants will be required to work a probationary period of 12 weeks before being offered a written contract for full-time employment Salary will be based on experience and ability.
Role/Responsibilities:
- General yard maintenance such as keep yards tidy, refuelling, greasing, sweeping etc.
- Operating machinery including tracked excavator, telehandler, tractors, screener.
- Processing and recycling materials.
- Collecting and delivering machinery, parts, materials.
- Carrying out a wide variety of tasks for the Directors and Contracts Managers of the company.
- Occasional site-based work.
- Adherence to safe working practices.
- Completing works within the given timescales and to a high standard.
Candidate Requirements:
- MUST HAVE A FULL UK DRIVING LICENCE. APPLICATIONS FROM NON-LICENCE HOLDERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
- Proactive and able to see what needs to be done next without constant direct supervision.
- Experience and knowledge of the operation and maintenance of machinery.
- Experience of manual outdoor work.
- Able to react quickly to changes in scheduled tasks.
- Strong communication skills.
- Physically fit.
- Strong ability to lead and/or work in a team.
- CV’S must include a full and dated employment history which is up to the present date.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and applications from all individuals will be considered.
To apply for this role, please click the APPLY button below and attach your CV.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Yard Man, Yard Woman, Builders Yard Operative, Machine Operator, Machine Operative, Production Operative, Production Machine Operator, Machine Operatives, Warehouse Machine Operator, Machine Handler, Machine Technician, Machine Engineer, may also be considered for this role.
