Stobart are the largest, most sustainable logistics provider in the UK.

Through our unique model, we operate the largest user shared network that ensures maximum capacity whilst guaranteeing service and quality. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, we specialise in the Retail, Consumer, E-commerce and Manufacturing sectors, working with some of the worlds well-known brands.

Stobart joined the Culina Group in 2021 and became part of the largest, market leading, privately owned logistics provider in the UK. With a turnover in excess of £2.2billion, a combined workforce of over 20,000 colleagues and a joint fleet of over 5,000 vehicles, they specialise in providing chilled, ambient, and industrial services solutions, covering the whole of the UK.

What’s the role?

Shift: Mon-Fri Days

Salary: £26,244 per annum. 

Stobart are looking for a Yard Operative to join their workforce! To supervise all yard activities. To supervise the site, ensuring compliance with H&S regulations, for all employees and site visitors, as well as keeping the site efficient and clean at all times. Ensure all returns are dealt with in line with ESL procedures and ensure that the good name and high standards of Eddie Stobart is always upheld.

Main Responsibilities & Objectives:

• To ensure that all items stored in the returns shed are done so in a neat and tidy manner and the shed is kept free of damage and clean and tidy at all times, as well as being secure. To make sure that all the returns paperwork is documented, controlled and distributed to the relevant personnel, as well as creating manifests to be created with each returns load
• To ensure that the all areas of the yard, car park and perimeter are kept free of litter at all times and all bins are emptied on a regular basis
• To ensure that all trailers and tractor units are parked in the correct locations in a neat and tidy system with wheels backed up to the sleepers
• To ensure that daily trailer checks are carried out each morning to show all loaded, empty and damaged / VOR trailers
• To ensure that all site maintenance (yard and buildings) is logged and where possible repaired
• To ensure that all drivers, staff and visitors wear the correct PPE at all times while in the yard area. To ensure that drivers, staff and visitors do not drop litter or leave equipment lying around the yard area

What kind of person are we looking for?

• Full UK driving licence
• LGV Licence
• FLT Licence
• Working knowledge of GTS and Isotrak

Benefits: 

• 28 Days annual leave
• Loyalty Bonus: 5 extra days holiday allowance after 5 years’ service / cash equivalent
• Free full Stobart company uniform
• Ongoing Training and Development opportunities
• Free Parking
• Pension Scheme – company 3% contribution
• Death in Service
• Colleague Performance Review Process 
• Onsite canteens (subject to depot)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted gym membership at PureGym
• Rewards App – discount on 100’s of brands
• Refer a friend bonus