Staffline is recruiting for a Night Yard Controller to join our client's Distribution Centre in Basingstoke.
Location: Basingstoke Distribution Centre
Shift: 12-hour shifts
Pattern: Two-week rolling shift:
1. Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
2. Week 2: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday
Pay Rate: £14.30/hr
Your Time at Work
The Yard Controller is responsible for managing the safe and efficient movement of vehicles and trailers within the Distribution Centre (DC) yard.
This role plays a critical part in maintaining smooth operations by coordinating with drivers, warehouse teams, and transport planners to ensure timely loading and unloading, bay allocations, and overall yard activity.
Our Perfect Worker
Key Responsibilities:
1. Direct inbound and outbound vehicle movements within the DC yard.
2. Allocate loading bays and communicate instructions with drivers in coordination with the warehouse.
3. Coordinate trailer movements and shunting operations to meet planned delivery schedules.
4. Maintain accurate records of trailer positions and vehicle movements.
5. Support the gatehouse team in checking documentation and ensuring security protocols are followed.
6. Effectively communicate with transport and warehouse teams to prioritise urgent loads.
7. Identify and resolve any yard-related delays or issues.
8. Carry out regular yard checks, temperature checks and ensure all vehicles are parked safely and correctly.
Key Information and Benefits
This is a temp-to-perm role offering genuine opportunities for career progression.
Full training will be provided.
About Staffline
Staffline is the biggest recruiter in the UK and Ireland, and we believe in putting people first. Every day, we help tens of thousands of people find work in logistics, food, transport, retail, and agriculture. We can do the same for you.
We listen to the needs of our workers and always aim to offer flexible shift work and opportunities for overtime, as we know these are important to you.
Each of our locations has dedicated 24-hour OnSite support, so you can always speak to a Staffline representative. Staffline is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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