BCS Group
General Operative - Yard

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Yard General Operative
The Role
To assist with loading and unloading vehicles and maintain a clean and safe yard area. Working as part of the depot operations team and providing full operational support to all areas of the business.
Key Responsibilities
Equipment Hire
- Load delivery vehicles using system generated paperwork.
- Ensure all external hauliers have the relevant paperwork and BCS drivers are loaded with allocated deliveries only.
Equipment Returns
- Receive off hired equipment into the depot, unloading and checking paperwork for accuracy of plant numbers, etc.
- Transfer information from the paperwork supplied to the returns register for processing, highlighting any queries or issues with the administration team.
- Check equipment for damage and highlight to the Workshop Team Leader.
- Ensure all equipment is returned into the correct returns area.
Service & Maintenance
- Prepare non-mechanical plant for hire; cleaning down, painting and checking ready for hire.
- Support all hire and Tunnelling operations with various duties including cleaning down equipment and painting.
Quality
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Ensure works are carried out in accordance with processes.
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Contribute to continuous improvement by providing suggestions and feedback to Management.
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Work to agreed timescales updating the Team Leader on progress.
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Maintain good communication with other Team Leaders and Management at all times.
HSEQ
- Complete tasks in accordance with risk assessments, notify the Team Leader of any potential non-compliance.
- Report accidents and Positive Interventions using the correct methods.
- Ensure the correct PPE is used in the depots at all times.
- Maintain excellent levels of housekeeping, ensure areas are free from waste and trip hazards, etc.
- Identify/Submit positive interventions where needed.
- Work in conjunction with HSEQ policies and procedures.
Key Relationships
- Wallow Lane depot Yard Team
- Team Leader
- Yard Operations Managers
- Team Leaders
- Workshop
- Fitters
- Fabricators
- Head of Hire
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Person Specification
Essential
- Previous experience loading and unloading vehicles
- Attention to detail and ability to follow procedures
- Ability to work well within a team, offering support to others
- Forklift licence
Desirable
- Previous experience working in a similar role in the plant or equipment hire industry
- Product knowledge of plant, tools, specialist kit, and tunnelling equipment
- Slinger/Signaller
About BCS Group
BCS Group, a subsidiary of Barhale Holdings Plc, is a privately owned company. We are a leading supplier of safety and construction products and services that has depots in both the Midlands and Scotland.
We pride ourselves on providing a first-class service to all our customers, ensuring the right product or solution is delivered to the right location on time. With over 5,000 items within our core range, BCS Group can fulfil any order and ensure it is delivered directly via our dedicated transport fleet or those of our partners.
Manufacturing
- Our capabilities include standard and bespoke signage, labels, temporary and permanent road traffic signs, and bespoke steel fabrication/installation, which includes footbridges, walkways, flooring, guardrails, ladders, and tunnelling products.
Extensive Stock Range
- Distributor of leading industry brands in PPE & clothing, traffic management, safety & lifting, and site equipment products. These include Bollé, Pulsar, Globus, Rock Fall, Progarm, Portwest, Melba Swintex, Oxford Plastics, JSP, Nissen, Carters, Orafol, Crowcon, Radiodetection, Dräger, Ridgegear, and Plant Nappy.
Safety Equipment Servicing
- Specialist safety & lifting repair, calibration, and inspection since 1999. We have our own purpose-built maintenance and calibration facility for gas detection, cable avoidance, breathing apparatus, and lifting equipment. Along with our fully equipped mobile calibration unit, this is where all maintenance and repairs are carried out. Our staff are trained and fully qualified in the maintenance, calibration, and inspection of a full range of specialist safety & lifting equipment.


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Our People
- With a direct workforce philosophy, the company culture is driven by our core values, which describe how we act day-to-day. We ensure all your needs are met through our national call centre and dedicated account management.
Triple Accreditation
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, and ISO 50001:2011 standards, which means our customers can have complete confidence that we have an ongoing commitment to be a safe, efficient, and responsible partner.
Caring and investing in you
As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.
From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by:
- Competitive salary
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical
- 25 days annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
- 8 hours volunteering
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological, and financial well-being
- Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
- Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
- Leadership & management training and coaching
- Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression. Development supported by internal and externally delivered training.
- Flexible working arrangements
- Annual salary review
- Continuous service awards
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