Yard Person

November 3, 2022 | Comments Off on Yard Person

We're looking for a Yard Person to join our telecoms team based in Basingstoke. Within this role, you can enjoy progression opportunities and support in obtaining further qualifications and even more.

Location: Basingstoke

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Up to £10.50ph +OT (depending on experience)

Responsibilities

Working as a Yard Person on our Openreach contract, the role will be based at our Basingstoke depot. You will be supporting facilities management, maintaining a hazard free and environmentally safe depot, whilst ensuring excellent working relations with key interfacing areas and support functions.

  • Ensuring the depot is maintained to a high standard
  • Safe operation of forklift
  • Assisting with loading & unloading of deliveries/collections to & from the depot
  • Accurate reporting of stock movement including ordering, issues, returns / stock transfers to other locations
Who are we looking for?

The role of Stores Person is great for you if you have:

  • Proven experience in a similar construction delivery depot role
  • CPCS A14 / NPORS N009 card for operating forklift
  • Able to drive / has a valid UK driving licence
  • Demonstrate experience in MSDS storage and manual handling
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:


  • Support in obtaining further qualifications
  • New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • Green car scheme
  • Peppy - free healthcare app giving you access to clinicians and experts on fertility, pregnancy and baby, menopause and men's health
  • Additional two days' leave to take part in volunteering activities of your choice.
  • Flexible benefits and rewards
And so much more! You can read the full details of all our benefits on our website: https://www.kier.co.uk/reward-and-benefits-summary-operatives

Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 17th November 2022

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

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