Advanced Yard Operative

Location: St Ives
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Are you an experienced Yard or Warehouse Operative looking for your next opportunity? We are seeking a reliable and proactive Advanced Yard Operative to join our busy operations team in St Ives.

This hands‑on role is ideal for someone with warehouse or yard experience who enjoys working in a fast‑paced environment. You'll play a key part in ensuring equipment and materials are received, maintained, prepared, and dispatched efficiently while maintaining the highest standards of safety and housekeeping.

A valid Forklift Licence is essential for this position.

As an Advanced Yard Operative, your duties will include:

• Receiving and checking stock deliveries against delivery notes
• Sorting equipment and materials into component parts and storing them correctly
• Reporting damaged, missing, or faulty items
• Preparing, dismantling, and assembling equipment ready for dispatch
• Carrying out basic maintenance tasks including cleaning, painting, sanding, and minor repairs
• Completing pick sheets, job sheets, and stock checks accurately
• Assisting with stock counting and inventory management
• Loading and unloading vehicles when required
• Supporting the picking and packing of customer orders
• Maintaining excellent housekeeping standards throughout the warehouse, yard, and communal areas
• Following all health and safety procedures and wearing required PPE
• Supporting different departments as business needs require

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Previous warehouse, yard, logistics, or operational experience
• Valid Counterbalance Forklift Licence
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Strong understanding of health and safety practices
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good attention to detail and organisational skills
• Reliable, hardworking, and willing to learn
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Experience with stock control and inventory management
• Experience in goods‑in, goods‑out, or distribution operations

This is an active role involving:

• Lifting, carrying, bending, stretching, and reaching
• Working both indoors and outdoors
• Standing and moving around for extended periods

We offer a competitive salary and a great benefits package, including: