Yard Person

Job Title: Yardman / Workshop Assistant (Counter balance forklift license with side loader)

Location: Milton Keynes

Job Overview

We are seeking a reliable, hardworking, and safety-conscious Yardman to join our busy steel fabrication team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the outdoor yard and indoor workshop spaces, handling heavy steel materials, and ensuring a safe, organized environment for our fabricators and welders.

Key Responsibilities

Material Handling: Load, unload, and move steel sections, plates, and finished fabrications using forklifts, overhead cranes, or manual handling.

Inventory Control: Receive incoming deliveries, verify packing slips, and organize steel stock neatly by size and grade.

Workshop Support: Safely operate basic machinery such as band saws, grinders, and drills to prep materials for fabricators.

Housekeeping: Maintain a clean, hazard-free workshop and yard by clearing scrap metal, managing waste skips, and sweeping work areas.

Logistics: Assist with prepping, packing, and securing finished structural steel products for dispatch and site delivery.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Experience: Previous experience working in a steel fabrication yard, engineering workshop, or heavy manufacturing environment is highly desirable.

Hourly rate:

£18p/h CIS/PAYE Umbrella (equivalent to £13.55p/h PAYE direct)

(Based on a 8 hour day)

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