Job Description

Role Title: Material Handler

Location: Huddersfield

Pay Rate: £14.07 per hour

Working Hours: 40 hours per week - Shift worker

Contract Length: 6 Months

Role Purpose

The Day Support Material Handler provides essential support to this team by:

• Assisting chemical operations across the plant, including material handling, product packing, tanker loading, and container loading using a Forklift Truck.
• Supporting maintenance operations, including cleaning activities during outages.

The role requires working safely, efficiently, and flexibly across various responsibilities on the plant.

Accountabilities

• Perform activities such as:
• Final product tanker operations
• Final product drumming
• Waste management (support re-works, run-to-drains, routine/non-routine waste)
• Housekeeping and asset care duties
• HQ charging activities
• Delivery loading/offloading
• Outage support (cleaning vessels/equipment)
• Work largely unsupervised while collaborating with the wider R5 team.
• Provide clear handovers for Area Support CPTs.
• Co-operate with shift manufacturing teams through daily check-ins.
• Raise work-related issues early and discuss solutions professionally with the line manager.

Critical Success Factors & Key Challenges

• Achieve and maintain competencies for all activities related to raw materials, waste, final products, and ancillary units (training provided).
• Maintain accurate records for Aquinas/CBT packages and corporate online training.
• Exhibit positivity, agility, and willingness to learn new skills quickly.
• Demonstrate strong planning, organization, and decision-making abilities.
• Handle multiple issues concurrently under pressure with effective prioritization.
• Adapt readily to change and show initiative in driving results.
• Maintain flexibility to meet business demands.
• Physical fitness and good attendance record required.
• Must hold a current Forklift Truck (FLT) license.

Knowledge, Experience & Capabilities

Critical Knowledge

• HSE Standards & Procedures
• Awareness of chemical, fire, and explosion hazards
• Quality Assurance Procedures
• Understanding of Process Instructions and critical tasks
• Lean Manufacturing principles
• Safe systems of work
• Basic IT knowledge (VRS data, QPulse, Workday, Microsoft packages, Enablon, HSE4U)

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.