Yard Person

About the role

Location: St Davids Road, Swansea Enterprise Park, Swansea, SA6 8QL

Balfour Beatty Power T&D is looking for a motivated and reliable Yard Person to join our team supporting the NGED MTC Framework based from our Swansea depot.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK's leading infrastructure businesses, with full training provided and genuine opportunities for career progression within the Power Transmission & Distribution sector

What you'll be doing

• Maintaining the Swansea depot


• Organisation in the yard of plant and Materials


• Receiving and offloading deliveries


• Loading and unloading operatives vehicles


• Waste management in depot


• Adhere to all health & safety regulations and best practices.


• Work effectively as part of a team to deliver high-quality results.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a dynamic team working on essential electricity reinforcement and maintenance projects in the Swansea area.

• Carrying out checklist and relevant documentation prior to use of any plant


• Receiving deliveries


• Organising and maintaining the Swansea depot


• Ensuring depot compliance


• Loading and unloading operatives vehicles


• Operating a 180 JCB for offloading and loading


• Managing waste and liaising with Management


• To ensure personal safety, safety of other personnel and members of the public at all times


• Work within the guidelines of the Company Safety Policy, Quality and Security procedures


• Set personal examples in all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards


• Report all accidents, dangerous occurrences and near miss incidents to his/her superior


• Ensure all personal protective equipment is clean, serviceable and worn as required


• Report and not operate any unsafe plant, equipment or vehicles


• Maintaining personal cleanliness and hygiene


• Immediately inform a senior person of any hazard that places personnel or public at risk


• Only authorised persons use plant and equipment


• Cleanliness / Security of all vehicles, plant and equipment


• Maintain a clean, tidy and safe site


• To ensure that all work is carried out to meet Quality requirements


• Assist the team leader at all times

Interacts with:

• Direct team members and supervisors


• Third party providers including Sub Contractors


• National Grid


• External customers

Who we're looking for

Essential:

• Experience in working with manual handling/ physical environment


• General knowledge of health and safety requirements


• Ability to follow functional instructions in English language both spoken and written; carrying them out reliably and efficiently Experience of working in a team environment


• Flexible approach to activities on site

Desirable:

• Valid U.K Clean Driving Licence


• Construction Experience.


• 180 Excavator (JCB)

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.


• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)


• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave


• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit

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