Peel Ports
Material Handling Operative

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Material Handling Operative
Are you excited by the opportunity to develop your skills and work on a range of plant and machinery? Do you want to work for one of the UK's leading shipping and freight forwarding companies? We are seeking a Material Handling Operative to join our Peel Ports Logistics team and help keep the world moving!
Your Role
This is a varied role where you will have the opportunity to work on multiple operations across the site, operating the company’s plant and equipment in a safe and efficient manner in line with safe systems of work. You will clean company plant and equipment, ensuring that all checks, audits, and other paperwork are completed accurately and on time. You proactively look for hazards, recording and actioning immediately and as safely as possible within H&S systems.
You will build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships with various external parties such as vessel crew and agents, as well as internal teams, communicating with engineering departments over fault rectification. You will ensure all health and safety rules are followed whilst adhering to TASCC regulations.
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What you’ll bring
- Have experience in an industrial or operational environment, ideally port operations;
- Have experience working with heavy plant and machinery, ideally including crane operations;
- Have excellent communication and teamwork skills, along with the ability to multi-task and prioritize workload effectively and be adaptable to change in a fast-paced environment;
- Have a commitment to maintaining Health and Safety standards, as well as demonstrating compliance to safety policies and procedures;
- A full valid driving licence is essential for this role
Who are we?
As one of the UK’s leading shipping and freight forwarders, we provide a comprehensive portfolio of services by land and sea, including chartering, agency, logistics, customs, forwarding, and marine services throughout the UK. We take pride in the service we offer to meet the individual needs of our customers.
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In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers. Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:
- 27 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays)
- Up to 10% Matched Contribution Pension
- Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, Critical Illness insurance, Gym Membership Scheme, Retail Vouchers, plus more!
- Commitment to learning and personal development – Last year we supported over 50,000 hours of training and personal development!
- We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our Employee Assistance Programme when required
If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you!
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